Bulls vs Rockets: head-to-head
21 meetings since 2015-16
Chicago Bulls8wins
Houston Rockets13Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Bulls and the Rockets have met 21 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Rockets lead the series 13-8.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Bulls won 2 and the Rockets won 4. The most recent game, on March 23, 2026, ended Bulls 132-124.
The home team won 12 of the 21 games (57%). These matchups averaged 228.1 total points, with a typical winning margin of 12.4 points; 6 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for December 13, 2026 in Chicago.
Next meetings
| Dec 13, 2026 | Rockets @ Bulls | 6:00 PM EST | HOU 76% |
| Apr 4, 2027 | Bulls @ Rockets | 4:00 PM EDT |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Bulls | CHI 120 – 100 HOU · 2021-02-22 |
| Rockets | HOU 143 – 107 CHI · 2024-11-17 |
2025-26 CHI 1 – 1 HOU
| 2026-03-23 | HOU 124 – 132 CHI | Final |
| 2026-01-13 | CHI 113 – 119 HOU | Final |
2024-25 CHI 0 – 2 HOU
| 2025-03-15 | CHI 114 – 117 HOU | Final |
| 2024-11-17 | HOU 143 – 107 CHI | Final |
2023-24 CHI 1 – 1 HOU
| 2024-03-21 | CHI 117 – 127 HOU | Final |
| 2024-01-10 | HOU 119 – 124 CHI | Final/OT |
2022-23 CHI 1 – 1 HOU
| 2023-03-11 | CHI 119 – 111 HOU | Final |
| 2022-12-26 | HOU 133 – 118 CHI | Final |
2021-22 CHI 1 – 1 HOU
| 2021-12-20 | HOU 118 – 133 CHI | Final |
| 2021-11-24 | CHI 113 – 118 HOU | Final |
2020-21 CHI 2 – 0 HOU
| 2021-02-22 | CHI 120 – 100 HOU | Final |
| 2021-01-18 | HOU 120 – 125 CHI | Final |
2019-20 CHI 0 – 1 HOU
| 2019-11-09 | HOU 117 – 94 CHI | Final |
2018-19 CHI 0 – 2 HOU
| 2018-12-01 | CHI 105 – 121 HOU | Final |
| 2018-11-03 | HOU 96 – 88 CHI | Final |
2017-18 CHI 0 – 2 HOU
| 2018-03-27 | CHI 86 – 118 HOU | Final |
| 2018-01-08 | HOU 116 – 107 CHI | Final |
2016-17 CHI 0 – 2 HOU
| 2017-03-10 | HOU 115 – 94 CHI | Final |
| 2017-02-03 | CHI 117 – 121 HOU | Final |
2015-16 CHI 2 – 0 HOU
| 2016-03-31 | CHI 103 – 100 HOU | Final |
| 2016-03-05 | HOU 100 – 108 CHI | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.