8:05 pm
December 1

Bulls @ Rockets

Who will WIN this matchup?

Chicago Bulls (5-18)

@ Houston Rockets (10-11)

 

Current odds:

Chicago Bulls: (+750)

Houston Rockets: (-1,200)

 

• The line for the game is Houston by 12 points.

• Rookie forward Wendell Carter Jr. was the bright spot against Detroit as he scored a season-high 28 points on 11-of-18 shooting. It was the second time Carter – the seventh overall pick – topped 20 points, the other being a 25-point effort against the Denver Nuggets on Oct. 31. “Wendell was hot, so I had to get him the ball,” Chicago shooting guard Zach LaVine (season-low eight points) told reporters. “He had a career night with all those points and with good defense, but the rest of us didn’t play well enough to win.”

• Point guard Chris Paul (hamstring) returned from a three-absence and contributed 14 points and 10 assists in the dismantling of the Spurs. “When I’m out, we’re a different team,” Paul told reporters afterward. “When James (Harden) is out, Eric (Gordon) is out, any of us are out, we’re a different team. I think we get a chance to alleviate a little bit of pressure on each other, and we played the right way.” Harden recorded 23 points and 10 assists while the red-hot Gordon made seven 3-pointers and scored 26 points, and is averaging 26.8 points and connected on 23-of-48 3-point attempts over the past four games.

• The Rockets have won the past five meetings, including 96-88 on the road Nov. 3.

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