National Basketball Association
Chicago 113, Sacramento 109
When: 10:00 PM ET, Monday, March 4, 2024
Where: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
Officials:
#55 Bill Kennedy, #50 Gediminas Petraitis, #28 Mousa Dagher
Attendance:
17832
By Field Level Media
Coby White capped a career-best scoring effort with game-tying and go-ahead hoops in the final 1:32 Monday night, completing a huge Chicago Bulls comeback that produced a 113-109 victory over the host Sacramento Kings.
After squandering all of an early 14-point lead, the Kings appeared to take command with a 33-point flurry over an eight-minute, third-quarter stretch that gave them a 91-70 advantage. Domantas Sabonis had four dunks, three assisted by De'Aaron Fox, in a three-minute spree in the heart of the uprising.
Seeking a win in the opener of a four-game Western swing, the Bulls spent the next 13 minutes chipping away at the deficit, finally drawing even at 109-all on a White layup with 1:32 to go.
After a Kings turnover, White misfired on a 3-point attempt, but Nikola Vucevic retrieved the offensive rebound and found White for a short jumper that gave the visitors the lead for good with 47.6 seconds remaining.
Fox had a chance to grab back the lead for the Kings, but couldn't connect on a 3-point attempt with 38 seconds left. After Sacramento retained possession when the rebound went out of bounds, Fox turned the ball over with a bad pass, setting up two DeMar DeRozan clinching free throws with 3.5 seconds to go.
White finished with 37 points, bettering by one his previous career-high total established in a visit to Sacramento in January 2021. He shot 14-for-19 overall and 5-for-9 from 3-point range.
DeRozan had White's back with 33 points, while Ayo Dosunmu chipped in with 20 points and Vucevic had 10 points to complement a team-high 13 rebounds. Alex Caruso tied White for team-high assist honors with seven to go with four steals.
Sabonis snatched a game-high 21 rebounds to complete his nightly double-double with 18 points for the Kings, who lost for the third time in their past four games.
Returning from a two-game absence caused by knee soreness, Fox paced Sacramento with 20 points and a game-high 10 assists. Kevin Huerter added 12 points, Keegan Murray and Malik Monk 11 apiece and Harrison Barnes 10.
The Kings lost despite outrebounding the visitors 51-32.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Chicago |
|
Sacramento |
|
Coby White 37 |
Scoring |
De'Aaron Fox 20 |
|
Alex Caruso 7 |
Assists |
De'Aaron Fox 10 |
|
Nikola Vucevic 13 |
Rebounds |
Domantas Sabonis 21 |
|
DeMar DeRozan 11 |
Free Throws Made |
Keegan Murray 4 |
|
Alex Caruso 4 |
Steals |
Domantas Sabonis 2 |
|
Onuralp Bitim 1 |
Blocks |
Keegan Murray 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Chicago
|
113 |
50.0 |
11-32 |
18-22 |
28 |
32 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
| Sacramento
|
109 |
44.6 |
11-37 |
16-18 |
29 |
51 |
6 |
6 |
18 |
Upcoming Games
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Sacramento will play their next game on the road against L.A. Lakers. The Kings have a W/L % of .543 after a win and .600 after a loss.
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Chicago will play their next game on the road against Utah. The Bulls have a W/L % of .321 after a win and .606 after a loss.
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