The NBA Belt · rivalry
Chicago Bulls vs. Houston Rockets
14Belt meetings
7Bulls wins
7Rockets wins
5Title changes
Chicago Bulls and Houston Rockets have met 14 times with the NBA belt on the line, from November 29, 1968 to March 27, 2018. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. The belt series is level at 7–7.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,881 | Nov 29, 1968 | Chicago Bulls beat San Diego Rockets 110–89 | Defense |
| 2,266 | Jan 4, 1973 | Chicago Bulls beat Houston Rockets 111–97 | Defense |
| 2,289 | Feb 18, 1973 | Chicago Bulls beat Houston Rockets 110–99 | Defense |
| 2,333 | Oct 26, 1973 | Chicago Bulls beat Houston Rockets 121–113 | Defense |
| 2,334 | Oct 27, 1973 | Chicago Bulls beat Houston Rockets 102–92 | Defense |
| 2,475 | Feb 28, 1975 | Houston Rockets beat Chicago Bulls 102–87 | Title change |
| 2,528 | Dec 2, 1975 | Houston Rockets beat Chicago Bulls 91–77 | Defense |
| 2,739 | Feb 8, 1978 | Houston Rockets beat Chicago Bulls 105–101 | Title change |
| 3,529 | Feb 1, 1986 | Chicago Bulls beat Houston Rockets 132–122 | Title change |
| 4,356 | Nov 17, 1994 | Houston Rockets beat Chicago Bulls 106–83 | Defense |
| 4,589 | Jan 11, 1997 | Chicago Bulls beat Houston Rockets 110–86 | Defense |
| 4,593 | Jan 19, 1997 | Houston Rockets beat Chicago Bulls 102–86 | Title change |
| 5,671 | Feb 24, 2008 | Houston Rockets beat Chicago Bulls 110–97 | Title change |
| 6,702 | Mar 27, 2018 | Houston Rockets beat Chicago Bulls 118–86 | Defense |