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The Houston Rockets (40-25) take on the Chicago Bulls (27-39) at United Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:00 PM EST. Houston Rockets average 114.2 points per game while Chicago Bulls put up 115.9 per contest. On the injury report for this matchup — Houston Rockets: Alperen Sengun (Day-To-Day), Jae'sean Tate (Out), Steven Adams (Out), Fred Vanvleet (Out), Dorian Finney-smith (Day-To-Day); Chicago Bulls: Guerschon Yabusele (Day-To-Day), Patrick Williams (Day-To-Day), Jalen Smith (Day-To-Day), Anfernee Simons (Out), Collin Sexton (Out), Isaac Okoro (Day-To-Day), Jaden Ivey (Out), Zach Collins (Out), Noa Essengue (Out), Matas Buzelis (Day-To-Day), Josh Giddey (Day-To-Day). Follow this NBA game live on SportBusy for real-time scores, odds updates, and full box score coverage.
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Rosters & Player Stats
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Rockets announced Wednesday that Adams has undergone season-ending left ankle surgery, per Shams Charania of ESPN. | 22.8 | 5.8 | 8.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 32 | 11 |
| 13.0 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 43 | 1 | |
| 18.8 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 62 | 29 | |
| 12.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 59 | 1 | |
Finney-Smith is out for Wednesday's game against Denver due to left ankle injury management. | 17.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 29 | 0 |
| 36.4 | 25.9 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 62 | 62 | |
| 33.4 | 20.2 | 8.9 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 58 | 58 | |
Tate has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 MCL sprain in his right knee and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, Vanessa Richardson of Space City Home Network reports. | 8.4 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 34 | 0 |
| 5.2 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 7.4 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 25 | 0 | |
| 37.0 | 17.7 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 63 | 63 | |
| 34.8 | 15.4 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 61 | 61 | |
| 25.8 | 13.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 65 | 10 | |
| 26.3 | 10.8 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 43 | 29 | |
| 6.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 11 | 0 |