Who won Chicago Bulls vs Houston Rockets?

The Houston Rockets beat the Chicago Bulls 119-113 on January 13, 2026.

Tre Jones scored 34 for the Chicago Bulls; Kevin Durant scored 28 for the Houston Rockets with 10 rebounds.

Chicago Bulls at Houston Rockets

2025-26 · Regular season Tue, Jan 13, 2026 · 8:00 pm EST · All results that day · Chicago Bulls vs Houston Rockets head-to-head · Chicago Bulls schedule · Houston Rockets schedule

Final

Away

Houston Rockets

119

Venue: Toyota Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Houston Rockets beat the Chicago Bulls 119-113 at home on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at Toyota Center. Kevin Durant had 28 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for the Houston Rockets. Tre Jones had 34 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists for the Chicago Bulls.

The Houston Rockets trailed 60-57 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 29-24. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Kevin Durant (double-double, Houston Rockets), Alperen Sengun (double-double, Houston Rockets). Bench points: Chicago Bulls 23, Houston Rockets 23. Alperen Sengun had 23 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Chicago Bulls vs Houston Rockets?: The Houston Rockets beat the Chicago Bulls 119-113 on January 13, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Tre Jones scored 34 for the Chicago Bulls; Kevin Durant scored 28 for the Houston Rockets with 10 rebounds.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Chicago Bulls	24	36	28	25	113
Houston Rockets	29	28	33	29	119

Game leaders

Chicago Bulls

Points: 34 Tre Jones
Rebounds: 9 Jalen Smith
Assists: 7 Tre Jones

Houston Rockets

Points: 28 Kevin Durant
Rebounds: 10 Kevin Durant
Assists: 11 Alperen Sengun

Kevin Durant double-double (28 PTS, 10 REB) · Alperen Sengun double-double (23 PTS, 11 AST)

Chicago Bulls
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Nikola Vučević starter	37:04	14	7	5	1	2	0	7-19	0-3	0-0	3	-10
Matas Buzelis starter	36:39	19	6	2	0	0	2	7-14	2-7	3-4	3	-13
Jalen Smith starter	36:18	14	9	1	0	0	1	5-13	0-5	4-5	5	+0
Tre Jones starter	27:09	34	2	7	1	0	2	11-12	5-6	7-8	0	+2
Isaac Okoro starter	24:46	9	4	1	0	0	0	3-9	2-4	1-2	4	-4
Kevin Huerter bench	29:14	11	4	2	2	1	0	4-10	1-3	2-2	2	+1
Ayo Dosunmu bench	22:41	7	4	3	0	0	0	3-8	1-2	0-0	0	-6
Patrick Williams bench	17:39	0	1	2	0	0	1	0-6	0-5	0-0	0	-3
Dalen Terry bench	8:30	5	3	1	1	0	1	1-3	1-2	2-2	2	+3

Not available: Zach Collins, Noa Essengue, Josh Giddey, Julian Phillips, Yuki Kawamura, Coby White

Houston Rockets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Amen Thompson starter	42:26	23	5	2	2	0	3	6-10	1-2	10-10	3	-2
Kevin Durant starter	39:40	28	10	4	0	0	3	12-23	1-5	3-4	2	+4
Alperen Sengun starter	36:09	23	7	11	0	1	3	10-18	0-1	3-4	4	+19
Jabari Smith Jr. starter	34:25	18	7	0	0	0	0	6-13	2-7	4-6	1	+2
Josh Okogie starter	12:50	4	3	0	1	0	0	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	+2
JD Davison bench	24:42	9	7	4	0	1	0	3-6	1-2	2-3	2	+14
Reed Sheppard bench	22:14	8	1	1	0	0	0	3-8	2-5	0-0	3	-1
Steven Adams bench	18:12	4	7	1	2	0	0	2-5	0-0	0-2	2	+9
Clint Capela bench	4:47	2	2	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	-7
Jae'Sean Tate bench	4:35	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	-10

Not available: Dorian Finney-Smith, Fred VanVleet, Tari Eason

Team statistics
Chicago Bulls	Stat	Houston Rockets
19/23 (82%)	Free throws	22/29 (75%)
29/57 (50%)	2 pointers	38/64 (59%)
12/37 (32%)	3 pointers	7/24 (29%)
41/94 (43%)	Field goals	45/88 (51%)
40	Rebounds	50
26	Defensive rebounds	38
14	Offensive rebounds	12
24	Assists	24
7	Turnovers	9
5	Steals	5
3	Blocks	2
19	Fouls	18
7	Max points in a row	10
15:22	Time spent in lead	24:31
4	Biggest lead	9

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Houston Rockets ahead)

Largest margin: 6 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 35
Times tied: 19
Largest lead · Chicago Bulls: 4 Q2 7:01
Largest lead · Houston Rockets: 9 Q4 0:10
Longest run: 10-0 Houston Rockets · Q1 3:03 to Q1 0:31

Scoring plays

Q1 · 24 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Chicago Bulls	Houston Rockets
11:32	Chicago Bulls	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	2	0
10:51	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	2	2
10:29	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones 3-pt field goal	5	2
10:12	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	5	3
10:12	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	5	4
9:27	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	5	6
9:02	Chicago Bulls	Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal	7	6
8:38	Houston Rockets	Josh Okogie 2-pt field goal	7	8
8:25	Chicago Bulls	Isaac Okoro 3-pt field goal	10	8
8:00	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	10	10
7:34	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones 3-pt field goal	13	10
7:18	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal	13	13
6:39	Chicago Bulls	Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal	15	13
6:22	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	15	15
5:58	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	15	17
5:44	Chicago Bulls	Isaac Okoro 2-pt field goal	17	17
4:31	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal	19	17
3:49	Houston Rockets	Steven Adams 2-pt field goal	19	19
3:23	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal	21	19
3:03	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	21	21
2:45	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal	21	24
2:16	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal	21	27
0:31	Houston Rockets	JD Davison 2-pt field goal	21	29
0:00	Chicago Bulls	Kevin Huerter 3-pt field goal	24	29

Q2 · 38 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Chicago Bulls	Houston Rockets
11:43	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones 2-pt field goal	26	29
11:08	Chicago Bulls	Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal	28	29
10:54	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	28	30
10:54	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	28	31
10:47	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones 3-pt field goal	31	31
10:27	Houston Rockets	Clint Capela 2-pt field goal	31	33
10:00	Chicago Bulls	Dalen Terry 3-pt field goal	34	33
9:44	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	34	35
9:10	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	34	37
9:04	Chicago Bulls	Dalen Terry Free throw	35	37
9:04	Chicago Bulls	Dalen Terry Free throw	36	37
8:39	Chicago Bulls	Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal	38	37
7:48	Chicago Bulls	Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal	40	37
7:36	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	40	38
7:01	Chicago Bulls	Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal	42	38
6:51	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	42	40
6:18	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	42	42
6:02	Chicago Bulls	Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal	44	42
5:50	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	44	43
5:50	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	44	44
5:30	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	44	46
5:20	Chicago Bulls	Kevin Huerter 2-pt field goal	46	46
4:57	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	46	48
4:24	Chicago Bulls	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	48	48
4:01	Houston Rockets	JD Davison Free throw	48	49
4:01	Houston Rockets	JD Davison Free throw	48	50
3:46	Chicago Bulls	Kevin Huerter Free throw	49	50
3:46	Chicago Bulls	Kevin Huerter Free throw	50	50
3:24	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	50	51
2:59	Chicago Bulls	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	52	51
2:24	Chicago Bulls	Kevin Huerter 2-pt field goal	54	51
2:08	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	54	53
1:56	Chicago Bulls	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	56	53
1:44	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 2-pt field goal	56	55
1:13	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	56	57
0:46	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones 2-pt field goal	58	57
0:08	Chicago Bulls	Jalen Smith Free throw	59	57
0:08	Chicago Bulls	Jalen Smith Free throw	60	57

Q3 · 35 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Chicago Bulls	Houston Rockets
11:06	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis Free throw	61	57
10:46	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	61	59
10:14	Houston Rockets	Josh Okogie 2-pt field goal	61	61
10:04	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones 2-pt field goal	63	61
9:56	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	63	63
9:44	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones Free throw	64	63
9:44	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones Free throw	65	63
9:30	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	65	65
8:54	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	65	67
8:45	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones 3-pt field goal	68	67
8:17	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	68	69
8:02	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal	70	69
7:33	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	70	71
6:40	Chicago Bulls	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	72	71
5:55	Houston Rockets	JD Davison 2-pt field goal	72	73
5:43	Chicago Bulls	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	74	73
5:33	Houston Rockets	JD Davison 3-pt field goal	74	76
5:06	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis Free throw	75	76
5:06	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis Free throw	76	76
4:44	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	76	78
4:32	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal	79	78
4:18	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	79	80
3:48	Chicago Bulls	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	81	80
3:38	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	81	82
2:52	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	81	84
2:13	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones Free throw	82	84
1:53	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	82	86
1:44	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones 2-pt field goal	84	86
1:17	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones Free throw	85	86
1:17	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones Free throw	86	86
0:51	Houston Rockets	Steven Adams 2-pt field goal	86	88
0:14	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	86	89
0:14	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	86	90
0:04	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones Free throw	87	90
0:04	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones Free throw	88	90

Q4 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Chicago Bulls	Houston Rockets
10:46	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	88	92
10:13	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal	90	92
9:55	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	90	93
9:55	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	90	94
9:14	Chicago Bulls	Jalen Smith Free throw	91	94
9:14	Chicago Bulls	Jalen Smith Free throw	92	94
8:30	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	92	96
7:54	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	92	97
7:54	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	92	98
7:31	Chicago Bulls	Isaac Okoro Free throw	93	98
6:36	Chicago Bulls	Isaac Okoro 3-pt field goal	96	98
6:02	Chicago Bulls	Ayo Dosunmu 3-pt field goal	99	98
5:37	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 3-pt field goal	99	101
5:15	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal	102	101
4:54	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	102	102
4:54	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	102	103
3:51	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal	104	103
3:24	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	104	105
3:10	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones 2-pt field goal	106	105
2:52	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	106	108
2:29	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	106	109
2:29	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	106	110
2:12	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones 2-pt field goal	108	110
1:51	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	108	112
1:27	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	108	115
1:05	Chicago Bulls	Kevin Huerter 2-pt field goal	110	115
0:40	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	110	117
0:10	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	110	118
0:10	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	110	119
0:00	Chicago Bulls	Tre Jones 3-pt field goal	113	119

2025-26 season series

After this game: Houston Rockets 1-0. Final series: tied 1-1.

Jan 13: Chicago Bulls 113 at Houston Rockets 119 (this game)
Mar 23: Houston Rockets 124 at Chicago Bulls 132

Highlights

Rockets 119 - 113 Bulls — Full Highlights (YouTube)
Rockets 119 - 113 Bulls — Tre Jones Was BALLING vs Rockets (YouTube)

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