Game ID: 22300700
Sacramento Kings @ Chicago Bulls
Saturday, February 3, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
United Center, Chicago, IL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHI 25 27 29 34 115SAC 32 39 20 32 123
CHI vs SAC ScoutingCHI vs SAC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
CHI availability going into 1/25 · 2 days' restOUT Craig missed 18 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 38 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Williams back 1/18 after 2, 27 min since (100% of 27)
BACK Carter back 1/13 after 2, 12 min since (89% of 14)
CHI availability going into 1/28 · 2 days' restOUT Craig missed 19 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 39 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Williams back 1/18 after 2, 26 min since (97% of 27)
CHI availability going into 1/30 · 1 day's restOUT Craig missed 20 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 40 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Williams back 1/18 after 2, 26 min since (97% of 27)
CHI availability going into 1/31 · back-to-backOUT Williams missed 2 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 21 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 41 since 11/06, out tonight
CHI availability going into 2/03 · 2 days' restOUT Williams missed 3 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 22 since 12/18, returns tonight: 14 min (71% of 20)
OUT Bitim missed 42 since 11/06, out tonight
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 34 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 2/06 · 2 days' restOUT Williams missed 4 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 43 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Terry missed 2 since 1/31, out tonight
BACK Craig back 2/03 after 22, 14 min since (71% of 20)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Caruso 29 to 34 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Williams missed 5 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 44 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Terry missed 3 since 1/31, out tonight
BACK Craig back 2/03 after 22, 18 min since (91% of 20)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Caruso 29 to 34 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Williams missed 6 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 45 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Terry missed 4 since 1/31, returns tonight: 12 min (102% of 12)
BACK Craig back 2/03 after 22, 17 min since (88% of 20)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 35 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Williams missed 7 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 46 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Craig back 2/03 after 22, 18 min since (92% of 20)
BACK Terry back 2/10 after 4, 12 min since (102% of 12)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Caruso 29 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Drummond 17 to 22 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 2 since 1/22, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 1/22 after 3, 19 min since (122% of 15)
BACK Duarte back 1/25 after 4, 3 min since (22% of 12)
NEW Huerter 24 to 32 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 3 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 1/22 after 3, 16 min since (105% of 15)
BACK Duarte back 1/25 after 4, 3 min since (22% of 12)
NEW Huerter 24 to 31 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 4 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Duarte missed 2 since 1/27, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 3 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 1/22 after 3, 16 min since (105% of 15)
NEW Huerter 24 to 33 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 2/02 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 5 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Duarte missed 3 since 1/27, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 4 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 1/22 after 3, 15 min since (100% of 15)
NEW Barnes 29 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Huerter 24 to 33 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 2/03 · back-to-backOUT Ellis missed 6 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Duarte missed 4 since 1/27, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 5 since 1/25, out tonight
NEW Barnes 29 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Huerter 24 to 34 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 7 since 1/22, returns tonight: 3 min (19% of 17)
OUT Duarte missed 5 since 1/27, returns tonight: 3 min (26% of 12)
OUT Vezenkov missed 6 since 1/25, out tonight
NEW Barnes 29 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Huerter 24 to 31 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Vezenkov missed 7 since 1/25, returns tonight: 6 min (45% of 12)
BACK Ellis back 2/05 after 7, 3 min since (19% of 17)
BACK Duarte back 2/05 after 5, 3 min since (26% of 12)
NEW Barnes 29 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Huerter 24 to 32 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 2/09 · 1 day's restBACK Ellis back 2/05 after 7, 3 min since (19% of 17)
BACK Duarte back 2/05 after 5, 3 min since (26% of 12)
BACK Vezenkov back 2/07 after 7, 6 min since (45% of 12)
NEW Huerter 24 to 31 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 2/11 · 1 day's restOUT Duarte missed 2 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Ellis back 2/05 after 7, 4 min since (26% of 17)
BACK Vezenkov back 2/07 after 7, 11 min since (86% of 12)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; White at 23 and DeRozan at 23 a game. Without Williams (3 straight), Craig (22 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 116, shooting 52 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Fox at 25 and Barnes at 20 a game. Without Ellis (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Chicago wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Chicago 117, Sacramento 114, Sacramento keeping it close.
1/25 @ LAL 132-141 — CHI notes
CHI lost 132-141. CHI shot 53% (47 of 88) to LAL's 61%, 12 of 37 from three, and went to the line 29 times to LAL's 20 — 26 points from the stripe to their 15. DeRozan led with 32 (10 of 14, 11 of 12 at the line); White added 25, Vučević 20. Q4 was theirs, 39-29, the deficit cut from 19 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 112-93 against them. Dosunmu's -11 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/28 @ POR 104-96 — CHI notes
CHI won 104-96. CHI shot 47% (42 of 90) to POR's 41%, 8 of 32 from three, and got to the line 17 times to POR's 29. CHI turned it over 4 times to POR's 13. DeRozan led with 20 (8 of 14); White added 15, Drummond 15. The hinge was Q2, 27-19: a lead of 3 became 11. DeRozan was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
1/30 vs TOR 107-118 — CHI notes
CHI lost 107-118. CHI shot 51% (38 of 75) to TOR's 52%, 11 of 32 from three, and went to the line 27 times to TOR's 20 — 20 points from the stripe to their 18. DeRozan led with 25 (8 of 17, 0 of 5 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Dosunmu added 21, Vučević 14. Q2 was theirs, 32-26, but the other 3 periods went 92-75 against them. They led by as many as 16. White's -17 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/31 @ CHA 117-110 — CHI notes
CHI won 117-110. CHI shot 52% (45 of 87) to CHA's 44%, 11 of 29 from three. White led with 35 (12 of 22, 4 of 10 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Vučević added 22, Dosunmu 16. The hinge was Q4, 31-24: from level to 7 ahead. CHI trailed 57-59 at the half and won the second half 60-51. Dosunmu was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
2/03 vs SAC 115-123 — CHI notes
CHI lost 115-123. CHI shot 46% (42 of 91) to SAC's 50%, 11 of 34 from three, and got to the line 22 times to SAC's 29. White led with 26 (10 of 18, 4 of 7 from three); DeRozan added 24, Vučević 24. Q3 was theirs, 29-20, the deficit cut from 19 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 103-86 against them. Dosunmu's -15 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/06 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 23 and White at 23 a game. Without Williams (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 100, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Edwards at 24 and Towns at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 100 a night to Chicago's 118 and the arc, Minnesota at 42 percent from three to Chicago's 32. Call it Minnesota 113, Chicago 109, Chicago keeping it close.
2/08 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 117, shooting 41 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 25 and Williams Jr. at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Bane (13 straight), Jackson Jr. (2 straight), LaRavia (12 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; White at 24 and DeRozan at 23 a game. Without Williams (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-1 a night and Memphis minus-8 and the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 15 times a game to Chicago's 12. Call it Chicago 113, Memphis 110, Memphis keeping it close.
2/10 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; F. Wagner at 25 and Banchero at 21 a game. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; DeRozan at 25 and White at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Williams (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 107 a night to Chicago's 117. Call it Orlando 114, Chicago 110, Chicago keeping it close.
2/12 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 128, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 28 free throws a game; Young at 27 and Murray at 25 a game. Without Capela (4 straight), Krejčí (25 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and White at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Williams (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-5 a night and Atlanta minus-4 and the defense, Chicago allowing 116 a night to Atlanta's 128. Call it Atlanta 121, Chicago 119, Chicago keeping it close.
1/27 @ DAL 120-115 — SAC notes
SAC won 120-115. SAC shot 54% (43 of 80) to DAL's 44%, 11 of 30 from three, and went to the line 30 times to DAL's 18 — 23 points from the stripe to their 13. Fox led with 34 (13 of 24, 1 of 5 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Barnes added 20, Huerter 18. The hinge was Q2, 34-24: a lead of 4 became 14, and the lead reached 23. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/29 @ MEM 103-94 — SAC notes
SAC won 103-94. SAC shot 51% (43 of 84) to MEM's 38%, 11 of 38 from three, and got to the line 10 times to MEM's 28. SAC turned it over 19 times to MEM's 14, and MEM turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 51-37 for them. Fox led with 23 (8 of 14, 1 of 4 from three, 6 of 10 at the line); Sabonis added 20, Huerter 17. The hinge was Q2, 29-17: the deficit went from 15 to 3. SAC trailed 47-50 at the half and won the second half 56-44. Barnes was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
1/31 @ MIA 106-115 — SAC notes
SAC lost 106-115. SAC took 9 more shots (93 to 84), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to MIA's 50%, 12 of 40 from three. Murray led with 33 (12 of 18, 7 of 11 from three); Sabonis added 19, Huerter 14. Q2 was theirs, 33-31, the deficit cut from 6 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 84-73 against them. Monk's -16 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/02 @ IND 133-122 — SAC notes
SAC won 133-122. SAC shot 57% (51 of 90) to IND's 54%, 13 of 34 from three. SAC turned it over 16 times to IND's 22. Sabonis led with 26 (9 of 14, 8 of 9 at the line); Fox added 25, Monk 23. The hinge was Q2, 33-25: SAC came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 7, and the lead reached 18. Murray was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
2/03 @ CHI 123-115 — SAC notes
SAC won 123-115. SAC shot 50% (42 of 84) to CHI's 46%, 15 of 39 from three, and went to the line 29 times to CHI's 22 — 24 points from the stripe to their 20. Fox led with 41 (13 of 24, 5 of 11 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Monk added 22, Lyles 16. The hinge was Q2, 39-27: a lead of 7 became 19, and the lead reached 30. Murray was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
2/05 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 32 and Allen at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Fox at 27 and Sabonis at 19 a game. Without Ellis (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Sacramento giving it away 15 times a game to Cleveland's 12 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 106 a night to Sacramento's 112. Call it Cleveland 116, Sacramento 112, Sacramento keeping it close.
2/07 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Fox at 24 and Sabonis at 18 a game. One day's rest. Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Bogdanović at 20 and Cunningham at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Stewart (3 straight), Hayes (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Sacramento 120, Detroit 114.
2/09 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Fox at 22 and Sabonis at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Jokić at 26 and Murray at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, Denver allowing 106 a night to Sacramento's 124 and the glass, where Denver has been plus-5 a night and Sacramento minus-7. Call it Sacramento 116, Denver 115, Denver keeping it close.
2/11 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 28 and Holmgren at 18 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 122, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Fox at 22 and Monk at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it OKC 120, Sacramento 119, Sacramento keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SACDF D. Fox
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Sabonis
HB H. Barnes
JM J. McGee
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
TL T. Lyles
CHIAC A. Caruso
AD A. Dosunmu
AD A. Drummond
CW C. White
DD D. DeRozan
JC J. Carter
JP J. Phillips
NV N. Vučević
TC T. Craig
TT T. Taylor
VU Vucevic
SAC/CHI the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Domantas Sabonis, De’Aaron Fox lead Kings past Bulls for 123-115 victory
CHICAGO -- — There is nothing complex about Domantas Sabonis ' impressive consistency this season.
“Just trying to stay ready, trying to keep my body right,” he said. “And I love the game."
Sure looks that way.
Sabonis had a triple-double and De’Aaron Fox scored 41 points, helping the Sacramento Kings hold off the Chicago Bulls 123-115 on Saturday night.
Malik Monk had 22 points and seven assists as Sacramento improved to 5-1 on a seven-game trip. It has won six of seven overall, including a 133-122 victory at Indiana on Friday night.
“At the end of the day, we had a lot of guys step up,” Kings coach Mike Brown said.
Sabonis had 13 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists in his 14th triple-double of the season and No. 46 for his career. It also was his 31st consecutive game with at least a double-double.
“For him to do that 31 times in a row is another reason why we're winning right now,” Monk said, “because he draws a lot of attention, and he's not selfish, either. I think that's just him playing the game, knowing the game, being a vet and not forcing anything.”
Coby White scored 26 points for depleted Chicago, and DeMar DeRozan had 24 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Nikola Vucevic finished with 24 points and 12 rebounds.
The Bulls played without Zach LaVine , Patrick Williams and Dalen Terry because of injuries, but Torrey Craig returned after missing almost seven weeks with a right foot injury. The team announced that LaVine is going to have season-ending surgery on his right foot next week.
“When you go through a situation like that, I'm pretty sure it's frustrating, it's tough on him,” DeRozan said. “It's a whole different type of mental hurdle he's got to go through with that. So hoping for the best for him."
Chicago trailed by as many as 30 in the third quarter, but DeRozan's turnaround jumper trimmed Sacramento's lead to 118-115 with 59 seconds left. Fox responded with two clutch foul shots for the Kings.
DeRozan then missed a contested layup on the other end, and Monk went 1 for 2 at the line. Harrison Barnes also made two foul shots in the final seconds to help the Kings close it out.
“I feel like we're learning from our mistakes and we know when a team makes a run, you know we just got to lock in for those last couple minutes,” Sabonis said.
Trey Lyles made five 3-pointers and scored 16 points for Sacramento. Barnes finished with 11 points.
Fox made a 3 in the final seconds of the first half, lifting Sacramento to a 71-52 lead. He had 22 points at the break on 8-for-13 shooting.
The Kings then picked up right where they left off. Kevin Huerter , Fox and Barnes each made a 3 early in the third quarter, and Fox scored again to make it 82-52 with 9:46 left.