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Bulls veteran DeMar DeRozan fouls Rockets hotshot Jalen Green, leading to bigger brawl involving Dillon Brooks
Jalen Green scored 26 points, Dillon Brooks added 23 and three reserves scored in double figures as the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to seven games with a 127-117 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls on Thursday March 21 (Friday March 22). , Manila time).
Brooks shot 10 of 13 before being ejected as the Rockets (34-35) shot 50.5 percent from the floor.
Jock Landale added 17 points and 12 rebounds while Aaron Holiday had 15 points and Jeff Green 14 points and 7 rebounds off the Houston bench.
After losing almost all of a 19-point lead in the second quarter, Houston regained control following an altercation between Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan and Brooks just before the midway point of the third quarter with the Rockets ahead of nine.
DeRozan committed a serious foul on Jalen Green at 6:02, and as Green rolled on the floor in pain, Brooks and DeRozan locked arms, leading to a larger brawl.
Both players were ejected and the Rockets immediately found another gear, closing the period with three-pointers from Fred VanVleet, Jeff Green, Jalen Green and Holiday. VanVleet added a second line during the run.
Chicago couldn’t find an answer in the fourth. Jalen Green followed his steal with a transition dunk for a 114-103 lead, and when the Bulls closed to within seven late, Landale grabbed an offensive rebound and scored thanks to a foul. The three-point play increased the lead to 10 with 69 seconds left.
Ayo Dosunmu scored a career-high 35 points to lead the Bulls (34-36), who saw all five starters score in double figures, including Nikola Vucevic (16 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists).
Coby White returned from a three-game injury absence and scored 13 points in 29 minutes off the bench. Chicago had won three of its previous four games.
A physical first quarter changed with the entry of Holiday. He made consecutive three-pointers and added a pull-up before Brooks followed with a steal and transition dunk that lifted the Rockets to a 38-24 lead with 1:11 left in the period.
The surge was part of a 12-0 run that allowed the Rockets to open a 16-point margin, with Chicago razed to 42-28 early in the second.
After Houston pushed its lead to 50-31, Dosunmu led a Bulls comeback. He scored 13 points in the second quarter and his three-pointer pulled Chicago within 56-53 with 3:36 left in the first half.
The Rockets missed 10 of 13 attempts from behind the arc in the period, but late 3-pointers from Jeff Green and Jalen Green allowed Houston to maintain a 68-61 halftime lead. – Rappler.com
