1月11日NBA常规赛，休斯顿火箭队客场119-124不敌芝加哥公牛队。 In the absence of LaVine, the Bulls are very integral, and gradually gain a foothold in the east, steadily rising. On the other hand, the Rockets' recent performance has been much worse, and they are still plagued by injuries, this game Dillon, Eason, the two core players are still unable to play, which has a greater impact on both offensive and defensive ends of the team, although the team's young players have good potential, but the performance is not stable enough, lack of continuous output ability. 不过，他们也有一些亮点，比如申京和新秀惠特莫尔，他们都有着出色的得分能力和进步空间。 The Rockets' biggest weakness is still on the road, and their performance at home is much better than on the road, which also shows their lack of experience and mental quality. Facing the Bulls, who are on the rise, this is an opportunity for the Rockets to prove themselves. Let's take a look at the starters of both sides.
Both starters:
Bulls: White, LaVine, DeRozan, Caruso, Vucevic
Rockets: VanVleet, Jalen Green, Tate, Smith, Shin Kyung
At the beginning of the game, the Rockets quickly got into the groove, VanVleet scored 5 points alone, Green hit a fast-break layup, and the Rockets opened the game with a 7-0 lead over the Bulls.
火箭越打越热，格林中路起飞欲扣，随后被拉文干扰换成上篮得手，这核心力量太强了！
Not to be outdone, Zach LaVine dribbled to the front court with a sudden cold arrow, the basketball bounced into the basket, and the Bulls overtook him.
The two sides went back and forth, and at the end of the first quarter, the Bulls led the Rockets 28-24.
比赛进入第二节，火箭开始发力，杰夫-格林突破内线，无视防守起飞单臂飞扣，这球太劲爆了！
Then the Bulls began to exert their might, and Vucevic blocked and received a pass from his teammates and hit a small jumper, and the Bulls took the lead again.
The Bulls got braver and braver, and White countered to receive a pass from a teammate and hit a three-pointer.
Caruso hated Shen Jing, White hit a three-point shot against Shen Jing, and the Bulls led the Rockets by 8 points.
半场战罢，公牛62-54领先火箭。
After returning from the break, the Bulls continued to play steadily, and the starting four guards all played well, using shots to stabilize the situation on the court again and again, and the point difference also hovered around 10 points, and the Bulls entered the final quarter with an 11-point advantage.
In the final quarter, Shen Jing's state finally recovered and scored 14 points.
VanVleet and Smith Jr. also contributed 3-pointers to stop the bleeding, and the Rockets repeatedly launched counterattacks to finally erase the gap in the final half minute.
In the decisive moment, DeRozan and Smith Jr. missed respectively, and the game went into overtime.
In the overtime battle, Shin Kyung first assisted Whitmore to open the scoring with a dunk, and then scored 5 points in a row, and the Rockets took the lead.
At the critical moment, LaVine used a 2+1 and a three-pointer to help the Bulls reverse the decline. With White hitting a three-pointer and Caruso hitting one of two free throws, the Bulls led by five points, and the game lost suspense.
In the end, the Bulls narrowly defeated the Rockets 124-119 in overtime to win the game.
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