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Chicago Bulls at Sacramento Kings

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30-40, 17-18 Away
Final
128 - 116

35-34, 18-16 Home

Coby White scores 35 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 128-116 win over the Sacramento Kings

Chicago Bulls vs. Sacramento Kings: Game Highlights

Kevin Huerter scored 25 points while adding five rebounds, seven assists, and four steals. Nikola Vucevic shot 9 for 14, including 4 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 24 points.

Malik Monk led the way for the Kings with 34 points and five assists. Sacramento also got 22 points and six rebounds from Trey Lyles.

The Bulls entered halftime down 64-55. Vucevic paced the team in scoring in the first half with 11 points. An 11-0 run in the third quarter turned a five-point deficit into a six-point lead for the Bulls. They outscored the Kings by 21 points in the final two quarters, as White led the way with 31 second-half points.

Takeaways Bulls: Chicago took advantage of Sacramento center Domantas Sabonis sitting out with a sprained right ankle. The Bulls got a strong offensive performance from Huerter, who scored one short of his season high on 10-for-16 shooting. It was his highest point total since Dec. 8.

Kings: Sacramento followed a surprise win over East-leading Cleveland on Wednesday with a poor defensive effort against the Bulls. The Kings allowed Chicago to shoot 52.3% from the field.

Key moment Huerter’s driving layup with 8:15 remaining gave the Bulls the lead for good.

Key stat The Bulls shot 42.9% from the 3-point line (15 for 35).

Next up The Bulls travel to take on the Lakers in their next game on Saturday night. The Kings play host to the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 128 - 116
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 128 - 116
4th 19.1 shot clock turnover 128 - 116
4th 40.2 Julian Phillips defensive rebound 128 - 116
4th 44.1 Trey Lyles misses 25-foot three point jumper 128 - 116

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/chi.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCHI https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/sac.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originSAC
45-86 FG 41-86
52 Field Goal % 48
15-35 3PT 15-39
43 Three Point % 38
23-26 FT 19-23
88 Free Throw % 83
40 Rebounds 36
12 Offensive Rebounds 9
28 Defensive Rebounds 27
32 Assists 27
9 Steals 4
2 Blocks 5
12 Turnovers 11
2 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 12
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
1 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 20
23 Fast Break Points 8
60 Points in Paint 48
19 Fouls 22
12 Largest Lead 19
Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dylan Cardwell, C Out Oct 15
Maxime Raynaud, C Out Oct 15
Precious Achiuwa, F Day-To-Day Oct 14
Ben Simmons, G Day-To-Day Oct 13
De'Andre Hunter, F Day-To-Day Oct 13
Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Isaac Okoro, F Day-To-Day Oct 14
Tobe Awaka, F Day-To-Day Oct 14
Zach Collins, F Day-To-Day Oct 13
Nic Claxton, C Day-To-Day Oct 5

Game Information

Golden 1 Center

Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 16,960 · Capacity:

2026-27 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 2 1 .667 - W1
Chicago 2 2 .500 0.5 W1
Cleveland 1 2 .333 1 L1
Indiana 1 2 .333 1 L2
Milwaukee 1 3 .250 1.5 L2

2026-27 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Clippers - 1 W1 0.6666667 2
Golden State - 2 W2 0.6 3
LA Lakers 0.5 2 L1 0.5 2
Phoenix 1.5 3 L1 0.25 1
Sacramento 2.5 4 L4 0 0
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