45pts
Michael Jordan
CHIvsHOU
Jan 18, 1998
NBA head-to-headCross-Conference
Chicago Bulls vs Houston Rockets Head-to-Head
Houston Rockets lead the all-time record 77-74 across 151 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
The widest margin between these two is 53 points: the Chicago Bulls beat the Houston Rockets 129-76 on February 1, 1983.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026CHI
74
vs
HOU
77
151 meetings
All-time
HOU lead 77-74
Recent form
CHI 4-6 over the latest 10
Last meeting
CHI won 132-124 on Mar 23, 2026
Closeness
3 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 11.6 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Mar 23, 26
CHI 132-124 HOU
CHIJan 13, 26
HOU 119-113 CHI
HOUMar 15, 25
HOU 117-114 CHI
HOUNov 17, 24
CHI 107-143 HOU
HOUMar 21, 24
HOU 127-117 CHI
HOUJan 10, 24
CHI 124-119 HOU
CHIMar 11, 23
HOU 111-119 CHI
CHIDec 26, 22
CHI 118-133 HOU
HOUDec 20, 21
CHI 133-118 HOU
CHINov 24, 21
HOU 118-113 CHI
HOU| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2026 | CHI | HOU | 132–124 | CHI |
| Jan 13, 2026 | HOU | CHI | 119–113 | HOU |
| Mar 15, 2025 | HOU | CHI | 117–114 | HOU |
| Nov 17, 2024 | CHI | HOU | 107–143 | HOU |
| Mar 21, 2024 | HOU | CHI | 127–117 | HOU |
| Jan 10, 2024 | CHI | HOU | 124–119 | CHI |
| Mar 11, 2023 | HOU | CHI | 111–119 | CHI |
| Dec 26, 2022 | CHI | HOU | 118–133 | HOU |
| Dec 20, 2021 | CHI | HOU | 133–118 | CHI |
| Nov 24, 2021 | HOU | CHI | 118–113 | HOU |
Last Meeting
Mar 23, 2026Final
CHI
132
HOME
HOU
124
AWAY
Bullswon by8
Game 151 of all-time series
Matchup context
Houston Rockets have won 6 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Houston Rockets lead the complete decided record 77-74. The 11.6-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1967 to 2026
- 58 seasons
- Average margin
- 11.6 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 0
- No playoff meeting is present in the source
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
74W
77W
CHI
HOU
49%51%
Chicago BullsHouston Rockets
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season151 games
74
77
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Chicago Bulls Biggest Win
129–76+53
Feb 1, 1983
Houston Rockets Biggest Win
123–78+45
Mar 26, 2000
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | CHI ↕ | HOU ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
26-49
CHI
AWAY
28-48
HOU
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Chicago Bulls won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 11.6 pts on average
11.6pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
CHI-Neutral
Last 1040%
All-Time49%
HOU-Neutral
Last 1060%
All-Time51%
Last 10 Results
CHI / HOU
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 42 of 151 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
4
CHI OT Wins
2
HOU OT Wins
2
Biggest OT Game
108-109 on Jan 20, 2006 (2OT)
Largest Leads
CHI Biggest Leads
+40pts
Mar 27, 2018
#2:+31 pts·Feb 22, 2021
#3:+27 pts·Nov 14, 2000
HOU Biggest Leads
+49pts
Mar 26, 2000
#2:+33 pts·Mar 14, 2003
#3:+32 pts·Nov 3, 2003
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
14
Nov 3, 2018
Average per Game
5.6
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
17
Jan 26, 2003
Average Ties per Game
5.0
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
24,209
Jan 18, 1998
Lowest
3,025
Feb 22, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
18,554
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
CHI44.5%
HOU46.3%
HOU +1.8 pp
3P%
CHI39.5%
HOU36.0%
CHI +3.5 pp
FT%
CHI77.5%
HOU75.4%
CHI +2.1 pp
TS%
CHI52.7%
HOU55.8%
HOU +3.1 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
CHI Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach LaVine | 225 | 9 | 25.0 | 36 |
| Luol Deng | 167 | 11 | 15.2 | 24 |
| Ben Gordon | 151 | 8 | 18.9 | 37 |
| Michael Jordan | 143 | 4 | 35.8 | 45 |
| Kirk Hinrich | 139 | 12 | 11.6 | 22 |
| Derrick Rose | 119 | 5 | 23.8 | 33 |
| Coby White | 110 | 7 | 15.7 | 24 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 101 | 4 | 25.3 | 31 |
| Jimmy Butler | 92 | 5 | 18.4 | 24 |
| Elton Brand | 76 | 4 | 19.0 | 24 |
| Andres Nocioni | 75 | 7 | 10.7 | 17 |
| Taj Gibson | 75 | 8 | 9.4 | 20 |
| Joakim Noah | 68 | 8 | 8.5 | 15 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 66 | 5 | 13.2 | 22 |
| Scottie Pippen | 65 | 4 | 16.3 | 23 |
HOU Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 203 | 8 | 25.4 | 42 |
| Eric Gordon | 167 | 11 | 15.2 | 31 |
| Tracy McGrady | 163 | 6 | 27.2 | 35 |
| Yao Ming | 149 | 8 | 18.6 | 30 |
| Luis Scola | 134 | 7 | 19.1 | 27 |
| Steve Francis | 129 | 6 | 21.5 | 28 |
| Cuttino Mobley | 123 | 7 | 17.6 | 37 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 104 | 5 | 20.8 | 32 |
| Trevor Ariza | 95 | 7 | 13.6 | 21 |
| Clint Capela | 75 | 6 | 12.5 | 18 |
| Juwan Howard | 72 | 5 | 14.4 | 30 |
| Kenny Thomas | 72 | 5 | 14.4 | 24 |
| Christian Wood | 69 | 3 | 23.0 | 30 |
| Walt Williams | 69 | 5 | 13.8 | 24 |
| Patrick Beverley | 68 | 6 | 11.3 | 22 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
44pts
Jalen Rose
CHIvsHOU
Mar 16, 2002
42pts
James Harden
HOUvsCHI
Feb 3, 2017
40pts
Michael Jordan
CHIvsHOU
Apr 5, 1998
37pts
Ben Gordon
CHIvsHOU
Nov 16, 2006
Rivalry Fingerprint
Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.
Quarter scoring pulse
44 games with complete quarter lines
CHIHOU
How they create points
38 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Points off turnovers: CHI +3.2 points38 games
CHI highest-scoring quarter
Q4 · 26.8
HOU highest-scoring quarter
Q4 · 26.0
Widest fingerprint gap
CHI +3.2 points off turnovers
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.
Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.