After tearing apart the NBA's No. 1 scoring defense, the Houston Rockets are looking for a repeat performance against top defensive team. The Rockets will try to duplicate their fast-paced formula on Christmas Day when they visit the Chicago Bulls, who hope to get back on track following their second-worst loss of the season. While the Bulls are 7-0 all-time at home on Christmas, they'll first have to find a way to slow down the league's top offense...
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Daily Leaders

Pts | Reb | Ast | FGM | FTM | 3PM | Blk | Stl | TO

Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Wed 11/21	Hou	Hou 93-89
Tue 12/25	Chi	Hou 120-97

Player 2012-2013 Stats

Injury Report

Rockets Date Player Injury 5/3 C. Delfino, GF Fractured right foot 11/3 R. White, SF Migraines

Bulls Date Player Injury 5/2 L. Deng, SF Flu-like symptoms 4/29 K. Hinrich, G Bruised calf 10/5 D. Rose, PG Torn ACL

Player News

Rockets Carlos Delfino (HOU - Guard-Forward) News: Delfino's (foot) $3 million guaranteed option for 2013-14 won't be picked up by the Rockets, the Houston Chronicle reports.  (RotoWire - June 16, 2013) Francisco Garcia (HOU - Guard-Forward) News: The Rockets have told Garcia that they will not be exercising his $6.4 million option for 2013-14, the Houston Chronicle reports.  (RotoWire - June 16, 2013) Aaron Brooks (HOU - Point Guard) News: Brooks has been told by the Rockets that the team will not pick up his $2.5 million contract option for the 2013-14 season at the end of the month, the Houston Chronicle reports.  (RotoWire - June 16, 2013)

Bulls Vladimir Radmanovic (CHI - Forward) News: Radmanovic intends to play in the NBA next season, the Wasserman Media Group reports.  (RotoWire - Sat. June 15, 2013) Derrick Rose (CHI - Point Guard) News: Rose has been deemed 100 percent returned to full health after being worked out by coach Tom Thibodeau, ESPN reports. "Watching the way he's moving now, there's a confidence," Thibodeau said. "[Reporters] may not have been able to see the total work he was putting in. But he was putting in an enormous amount of work each and every day. He just never got to the explosiveness he was comfortable with. I think he's there now. He feels great, and that's the most important thing."  (RotoWire - Thu. June 13, 2013) Luol Deng (CHI - Small Forward) News: Deng has built up enough strength following the side effects of his spinal tap during the playoffs that he is currently traveling throughout Europe, the Chicago Tribune reports.  (RotoWire - Tue. June 11, 2013)