Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Sports News

NBA: Chicago 104, Houston 97

|
|
 
  
Published: Jan. 24, 2010 at 2:33 AM

HOUSTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Brad Miller stepped into a starting role Saturday and responded with 25 points that helped lift the Chicago Bulls to a 104-97 road win over Houston.

Replacing Joakim Noah, who was bothered by an injured foot during warm-ups, Miller hit a season high in scoring and grabbed a key rebound in the closing seconds.

Derrick Rose added 20 points for the Bulls, who won their second consecutive game. Taj Gibson had 16 points and 14 rebounds.

Carl Landry came off the bench to lead Houston with 22 points. Aaron Brooks and Luis Scola each scored 20.

The Bulls led the entire game, but a late rally cut the margin to 99-97 with 1:36 to play.

Chicago missed a couple of late shots that would have put the game away, but Miller nabbed a rebound that resulted in a key jumper by Rose with 30 seconds to play.

Topics: Brad Miller, Carl Landry, Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson
© 2010 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
  
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
Linsanity The Daytona 500 Cheerleaders of 2012
Additional Sports News Stories
1 of 27
Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego wins Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
View Caption
Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler
fark
LA police officer sets Ferris wheel ride record. 'I'm used to sitting on my ass all day'
Better luck next time, gravity
How do you deal with the possibility of a rise in sea level? a) Change building codes, b) build...
Woman faces life in prison for taking blame for a) murder, b) armed robbery, or c) husband's speeding...
Two ugly-ass endangered Amur leopards born at Minnesota Zoo, just in time for Caturday
Dick Beals, known as the voice of Gumby and many other animated characters dies at the age of 85,...