The Bulls went to Houston and they had the problem.
It was the Rockets with a blast of three pointers and their passing and shooting game that sent the Bulls plummeting in a 118-86 loss to the Rockets.
It wasn’t much of a contest from the start even with the Rockets resting their certain league Most Valuable Player James Harden. Eric Gordon had 31 points and eight threes in fewer than 30 minutes as the Rockets took a 40-point lead midway through the third quarter. The Rockets opened the game with a 14-5 lead, but the Bulls responded and Houston led 31-23 after one quarter. But the Rockets exploded from there with a 60-39 halftime lead and then a 23-4 start to the second half. Houston was 18…
