However, they flipped the script in the first half of their matchup with the Bulls, shooting 9-for-16 from beyond the arch for a sizzling 56.3 percent. The Rockets went from a team shooting over 30 three-pointers a game to some games not even surpassing 20 attempts for an entire game.įor most of the season, the Rockets were also at the bottom of the rankings in three-point percentage. Their three-point attempts have dropped significantly since the beginning of the season. The Rockets’ bad three-point shooting has been well-documented over the season. The Rockets finished with a 40-point quarter and had an eight-point lead heading into the final frame. In the third quarter, the Rockets had their best stretch of the game as they continued to move the ball and put the Bulls on their heels.

The Rockets went back and forth with the Bulls in the third quarter as they continued to move the ball and had 26 assists heading into the last quarter. It continued in the second quarter as the Rockets finished the half with 18 assists on their 21 made baskets. Tate had three assists in the first, and even when he didn't get an assist, he would initiate the offense and get players easy shots. Jae' Sean Tate came in and made several great reads. The Rockets had 13 made baskets in the first quarter, and out of the 13, they had 11 assists. That wasn't the case at to start off Saturday's night game. They have been at the bottom of the league for most of the season in assists. The Rockets have struggled throughout the season with ball movement. Here are a few things that stood out to me in the Rockets’ loss to the Bulls. The Rockets couldn't miss in the first three quarters and couldn't buy a shot in the fourth as they fell to the Bulls 119-111. Unfortunately, the same issues that have plagued the Rockets all year came back in a significant way in the fourth quarter.

The Rockets had only 16 games left in the season coming into this game and had a great chance at a win. had a season-high 36 points, and the Rockets recorded one of their rare double-digit wins of the season in their last matchup with the Bulls. The Rockets were going for a sweep of the Bulls, as they defeated them 133-118 a day after Christmas.

The Houston Rockets coming off a tough overtime loss in Indianapolis to the Pacers, returned to the Toyota Center to face the Chicago Bulls in the first of five straight at home.

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