It was the debut for Drew Gooden and Larry Hughes playing for the Bulls after they were traded from Cleveland in the deal that sent Ben Wallace and Joe Smith to the Cavs, but we will need to wait for future matches to see them performing at their best since both got little playing time against the Rockets, who beat Chicago 110-97. Both finished with a combined 25 points.
Tracy McGrady was the man of the night with 24 points and 8 assists for Houston, it seems like McGrady is an essential piece in the game balance of the Rockets, since this is their 12 straight win and they've fallen only once in 17 matches since he came back from an injury that left him out for 11 games, at which time the Rockets were 7-4.
This is the longest winning streak for Houston since the 93-94 season, and the game also served as the debut for another player that was recently traded, Bobby Jackson, who is coming from New Orleans, he scored 5 straight points just entering the court and finished the game with 14, while Luis Scola contributed with 17 and Rafer Alston ended up with 13 for the Rockets. While on the Bulls, Tyrus Thomas had 18, Andres Nocioni put up 12.
Even though they won, the Rockets remain 7th in the West conference but are getting far more closer to the leaders, the Spurs and the Hornets.
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