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Tue Mar 1, 2005 · 8:30 PM
Houston RocketsRockets
116
away
Chemistry Tense
Chicago BullsBulls
114
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Chemistry Hot

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Houston RocketsRockets 26 36 28 26 116
Chicago BullsBulls 31 30 18 35 114

After Action Report

The Rockets survived the Bulls 116-114. Shots fell that probably shouldn't have, and the Rockets cashed in. The Rockets owned the glass, generating extra possessions; Rockets' defenders refused to give up clean looks. The Rockets bench chemistry carried them.

What tipped it

  • Bulls · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Rockets · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Rockets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.