After six straight games on the road, the Chicago Bulls played their first game at the United Center in over two weeks against the Houston Rockets on Monday. They had just snapped a four-game losing streak in Dallas on Sunday and were looking to keep the momentum going, even with Patrick Williams (hip) and Otto Porter Jr. (back) sitting out.
The Bulls indeed picked up where they left off and got a brilliant offensive effort from the entire team. Zach LaVine led seven Bulls in double digits with an efficient 33 points on 11-of-16 shooting, and Lauri Markkanen’s dagger 3-pointer after the Rockets pulled within three in the final minute gave him 18 points and Chicago 20 triples.