Florio lays out what has to happen for the Texans to trade Deshaun Watson

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Monday on NBC Sports, Mike Florio and Chris Simms react to a report from Yahoo's Charles Robinson that the Dolphins are the front-runners for a possible Deshaun Watson trade. Florio discusses all the scenarios that could lead to a Watson trade, and shares why the Texans might be tempted to take pennies on the dollar and trade him sooner rather than later. Which would most likely involve Cal McNair and/or Jack Easterby not wanting to pay Watson over $10 million to not play in 2021.

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Jalen Green led the way for Houston! Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images.

Jalen Green scored 28 points and the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to six straight games with a 117-114 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.

Green also added six rebounds for the Rockets. Alperen Sengun scored 24 points while adding 15 rebounds. Fred VanVleet shot 8 for 20 (5 for 14 from 3-point range) and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 23 points.

Coby White led the way for the Bulls with 23 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Tre Jones finished with 19 points and six assists for Chicago.

VanVleet put up 18 second-quarter points for the Rockets, who trailed 65-60 at halftime. The Rockets took the lead for good with 5:52 remaining in the fourth quarter on a 3-pointer from Green to make it a 100-98 game.

Takeaways

Bulls: The loss snapped a four-game winning streak. ... It was the opening game of a six-game road trip. ... Josh Giddy, day to day with an ankle injury, was out. But White (toe) started.

Rockets: With Tari Eason out because of injury management for his lower leg, Jabari Smith Jr. moved into the starting lineup. ... The Rockets improved to 25-10 at home. ... VanVleet had 21 first-half points for Houston, including a fadeaway 3-pointer at the buzzer to end the half.

Key moment

Green hit a 3-pointer that gave Houston a 100-98 lead with 5:52 left in the game, then followed it up with a layup and the Rockets never trailed again.

Key stat

The Rockets outrebounded the Bulls by 18 (54 to 36).

Next up

The Rockets will host the 76ers on Monday.

The Bulls visit the Jazz on Monday.

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