Game ID: 22300883
Chicago Bulls @ Sacramento Kings
Monday, March 4, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 36 20 35 18 109CHI 22 27 28 36 113
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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.
SAC availability going into 2/25 · 2 days' restOUT Vezenkov missed 4 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Duarte back 2/14 after 4, 14 min since (114% of 12)
SAC availability going into 2/26 · back-to-backOUT Ellis missed 2 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 5 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Duarte back 2/14 after 4, 15 min since (119% of 12)
SAC availability going into 2/28 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 3 since 2/22, returns tonight: 8 min (48% of 17)
OUT Vezenkov missed 6 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Duarte back 2/14 after 4, 15 min since (124% of 12)
SAC availability going into 3/01 · 1 day's restOUT Vezenkov missed 7 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Ellis back 2/28 after 3, 8 min since (48% of 17)
BACK Duarte back 2/14 after 4, 17 min since (141% of 12)
SAC availability going into 3/04 · 2 days' restOUT Fox missed 2 since 2/28, returns tonight: 39 min (108% of 36)
OUT Vezenkov missed 8 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Ellis back 2/28 after 3, 13 min since (78% of 17)
SAC availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Vezenkov missed 9 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Fox back 3/04 after 2, 39 min since (108% of 36)
BACK Ellis back 2/28 after 3, 13 min since (78% of 17)
SAC availability going into 3/07 · back-to-backOUT Vezenkov missed 10 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Fox back 3/04 after 2, 39 min since (109% of 36)
BACK Ellis back 2/28 after 3, 14 min since (79% of 17)
SAC availability going into 3/10 · 2 days' restOUT Duarte missed 2 since 3/06, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 11 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Fox back 3/04 after 2, 38 min since (105% of 36)
BACK Ellis back 2/28 after 3, 15 min since (84% of 17)
SAC availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Duarte missed 3 since 3/06, returns tonight: 11 min (89% of 12)
OUT Vezenkov missed 12 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Fox back 3/04 after 2, 37 min since (102% of 36)
CHI availability going into 2/25 · 2 days' restBACK Bitim back 2/22 after 48, 2 min since (21% of 12)
BACK Terry back 2/10 after 4, 13 min since (111% of 12)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 36 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restOUT Craig missed 2 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Bitim back 2/22 after 48, 2 min since (21% of 12)
BACK Terry back 2/10 after 4, 13 min since (115% of 12)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 38 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 2/28 · back-to-backOUT Craig missed 3 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 2 since 2/25, returns tonight: 28 min (236% of 12)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 38 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/01 · 1 day's restOUT Craig missed 4 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Bitim back 2/22 after 48, 15 min since (129% of 12)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Drummond 17 to 25 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/04 · 2 days' restOUT Craig missed 5 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Bitim back 2/22 after 48, 15 min since (132% of 12)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Drummond 17 to 24 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Craig missed 6 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Bitim back 2/28 after 2, 19 min since (161% of 12)
NEW White 36 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Drummond 17 to 24 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/07 · back-to-backOUT Craig missed 7 since 2/22, returns tonight: 14 min (70% of 20)
OUT Terry missed 2 since 3/04, out tonight
BACK Bitim back 2/28 after 2, 16 min since (135% of 12)
NEW White 36 to 43 min over the last 5
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Drummond 17 to 24 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restOUT Terry missed 3 since 3/04, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 12)
BACK Craig back 3/07 after 7, 14 min since (70% of 20)
BACK Bitim back 2/28 after 2, 16 min since (136% of 12)
NEW White 36 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 40 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/11 · 1 day's restBACK Craig back 3/07 after 7, 14 min since (68% of 20)
BACK Terry back 3/09 after 3, 1 min since (5% of 12)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 37 min over the last 5
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 116 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Fox at 29 and Monk at 19 a game. Without Fox (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 115, shooting 42 percent and 30 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 23 and Vučević at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Craig (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, Sacramento at 39 percent from three to Chicago's 30 and the glass, where Chicago has been plus-6 a night and Sacramento plus-1. Call it Sacramento 117, Chicago 113, Chicago keeping it close.
2/25 @ LAC 123-107 — SAC notes
SAC won 123-107. SAC shot 49% (45 of 91) to LAC's 49%, 15 of 37 from three. SAC turned it over 10 times to LAC's 15. Fox led with 33 (12 of 22, 0 of 4 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Barnes added 22, Sabonis 17. The hinge was Q2, 33-23: SAC came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 7, and the lead reached 18. Murray was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
2/26 vs MIA 110-121 — SAC notes
SAC lost 110-121. SAC shot 53% (45 of 85) to MIA's 52%, 13 of 32 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 20 fouls committed. Murray led with 28 (10 of 14, 6 of 7 from three); Fox added 27, Sabonis 14. Q4 was theirs, 29-20, the deficit cut from 20 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 101-81 against them. They led by as many as 10. Barnes's -18 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/28 @ DEN 96-117 — SAC notes
SAC lost 96-117. SAC took 9 more shots (95 to 86), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to DEN's 53%, 12 of 35 from three. Murray led with 21 (9 of 17, 3 of 7 from three); Duarte added 18, Monk 14. Q1 was theirs, 35-28, but the other 3 periods went 89-61 against them. They led by as many as 15. Sabonis's -26 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/01 @ MIN 124-120 — SAC notes
SAC won 124-120 in 1 overtime. SAC shot 50% (50 of 100) to MIN's 49%, 11 of 29 from three, and got to the line 24 times to MIN's 32. SAC turned it over 7 times to MIN's 12. Monk led with 39 (16 of 29, 5 of 8 from three); Sabonis added 21, Murray 17. The hinge was Q1, 30-22: from level to 8 ahead. Murray was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
3/04 vs CHI 109-113 — SAC notes
SAC lost 109-113. SAC took 8 more shots (92 to 84), fed by 20 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to CHI's 50%, 11 of 37 from three. SAC turned it over 17 times to CHI's 9, and CHI turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 51-32 for them. Fox led with 20 (8 of 16, 2 of 7 from three); Sabonis added 18, Huerter 12. Q1 was theirs, 36-22, but the other 3 periods went 91-73 against them. They led by as many as 22. Monk's -12 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/06 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 119, shooting 53 percent and 41 from three, 16 free throws a game; James at 28 and Davis at 25 a game. Without Vanderbilt (13 straight), Vincent (35 straight), Wood (7 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Fox at 27 and Murray at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-5 a night and the Lakers minus-3 and the arc, the Lakers at 41 percent from three to Sacramento's 36. Call it the Lakers 119, Sacramento 115, Sacramento keeping it close.
3/07 vs SAS — 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 114 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; Fox at 30 and Monk at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 18 free throws a game; Vassell at 23 and Wembanyama at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 17 times a game to Sacramento's 13 and the arc, San Antonio at 41 percent from three to Sacramento's 36. Call it Sacramento 118, San Antonio 114, San Antonio keeping it close.
3/10 vs HOU — 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 118 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Fox at 32 and Monk at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. 2 days' rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 27 and Sengun at 23 a game. Without Je. Green (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-8 a night and Houston plus-1 and the defense, Houston allowing 110 a night to Sacramento's 120. Call it Sacramento 116, Houston 115, Houston keeping it close.
3/12 vs MIL — 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 120 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Fox at 29 and Monk at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 34 and Lillard at 28 a game. Without Middleton (14 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-9 a night and Milwaukee minus-1 and the arc, Milwaukee at 37 percent from three to Sacramento's 31. Call it Sacramento 118, Milwaukee 117, Milwaukee keeping it close.
2/25 @ NOP 114-106 — CHI notes
CHI won 114-106. CHI shot 43% (41 of 95) to NOP's 45%, 13 of 40 from three, and went to the line 21 times to NOP's 14 — 19 points from the stripe to their 10. CHI turned it over 9 times to NOP's 19. DeRozan led with 24 (6 of 13, 2 of 4 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Vučević added 22, Dosunmu 21. The hinge was Q4, 33-24: CHI came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 8. CHI trailed 57-60 at the half and won the second half 57-46.
2/27 vs DET 95-105 — CHI notes
CHI lost 95-105. CHI took 23 more shots (98 to 75), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to DET's 49%, 2 of 29 from three. CHI turned it over 6 times to DET's 18. DeRozan led with 25 (9 of 16, 7 of 7 at the line); Vučević added 25, Drummond 20. Q1 was theirs, 29-22, but the other 3 periods went 83-66 against them. They led by as many as 13. Vučević's -21 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/28 vs CLE 132-123 — CHI notes
CHI won 132-123 in 2 overtimes. CHI shot 40% (44 of 110) to CLE's 43%, 13 of 37 from three, and went to the line 38 times to CLE's 19 — 31 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 74-39 for them. DeRozan led with 35 (8 of 26, 2 of 5 from three, 17 of 19 at the line); Vučević added 24, Dosunmu 21. The hinge was OT2, 17-8: from level to 9 ahead. CHI trailed 52-53 at the half and won the second half 80-70. White was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
3/01 vs MIL 97-113 — CHI notes
CHI lost 97-113. CHI shot 42% (36 of 86) to MIL's 43%, 11 of 27 from three, and got to the line 16 times to MIL's 32. CHI turned it over 12 times to MIL's 7. White led with 22 (7 of 14, 2 of 5 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Vučević added 17, Dosunmu 15. Q3 was theirs, 28-24, the deficit cut from 14 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 89-69 against them. Vučević's -19 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/04 @ SAC 113-109 — CHI notes
CHI won 113-109. CHI shot 50% (42 of 84) to SAC's 45%, 11 of 32 from three. CHI turned it over 9 times to SAC's 17. The glass went 32-51 against them. White led with 37 (14 of 19, 5 of 9 from three); DeRozan added 33, Dosunmu 20. The hinge was Q4, 36-18: CHI came in trailing by 14 and left it ahead by 4. CHI trailed 49-56 at the half and won the second half 64-53.
3/06 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sexton at 21 and Markkanen at 20 a game. Without Kessler (3 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and White at 20 a game. Without Craig (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the arc, Utah at 40 percent from three to Chicago's 30 and the defense, Chicago allowing 111 a night to Utah's 118. Call it Utah 116, Chicago 113, Chicago keeping it close.
3/07 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 13 free throws a game; Curry at 21 and Kuminga at 19 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 27 and White at 22 a game. Without Craig (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the line, where Chicago takes 22 free throws a game to Golden State's 13 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 15 times a game to Chicago's 10. Call it Golden State 116, Chicago 111.
3/09 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Leonard at 26 and George at 22 a game. Without Westbrook (3 straight), Tucker (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 28 and White at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 110 a night to Chicago's 117 and the arc, Chicago at 40 percent from three to the Clippers' 35. Call it the Clippers 117, Chicago 111.
3/11 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and White at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 125, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 38 and Irving at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the defense, Chicago allowing 115 a night to Dallas's 125 and the glass, where Dallas has been minus-3 a night and Chicago minus-9. Call it Chicago 118, Dallas 115, Dallas keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CHIAC A. Caruso
AD A. Dosunmu
AD A. Drummond
CW C. White
DD D. DeRozan
JC J. Carter
JP J. Phillips
NV N. Vučević
OB O. Bitim
VU Vucevic
SACAL A. Len
CD C. Duarte
DF D. Fox
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Sabonis
HB H. Barnes
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
TL T. Lyles
CHI/SAC 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
White scores career-high 37 as Bulls rally from 22 down to stun Kings 113-109
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Coby White had a career-high 37 points and DeMar DeRozan scored 19 of his 33 in the fourth quarter as the Chicago Bulls rallied from 22 points down to beat the Sacramento Kings 113-109 on Monday night.
“At this point in the season, however you can get wins, you’ve got to get wins,” White said. “You’ve got to start stacking wins. I don’t care how we get them. I don’t care how it looks. At the end of the day, if we win, that’s all we care about.”
White added seven assists and five rebounds, and Chicago outscored Sacramento 36-18 in the fourth period to snap a four-game losing streak against the Kings.
“I was just trying to let the game come to me, not force it,” White said. "I was just trying to play within the flow of the offense.”
DeRozan scored 28 points in the second half after attempting just one field goal in the first two quarters.
“Some games I feel it right away and some games you’ve got to kind of ease into it," he explained. “And just me knowing myself, I know at one point I was going to get it going. So, came through when we needed it.”
Ayo Dosunmu scored 20 points and Nikola Vucevic had 10 points and 13 rebounds.
De’Aaron Fox led the Kings with 20 points and 10 assists after missing two games with a bruised left knee.
Domantas Sabonis had 18 points and 21 rebounds for his 43rd consecutive double-double before fouling out late in the fourth quarter.
Sacramento built an 89-67 with 3:28 left in the third, but the Bulls rallied in the fourth — going ahead 111-109 on a layup by White with 47.1 seconds remaining.
DeRozan added two free throws with 3.5 seconds left to seal it.
“Obviously, everybody’s down because it was a winnable game,” Kings coach Mike Brown said. “Even though we feel like we didn’t play well, we still felt it was a winnable game. We felt like we let this one slip through our fingers, and so it’s tough right now. It’s tough for anybody to swallow this one.”
Sacramento closed the first quarter on a 17-1 run to build a 36-22 lead.
Chicago responded with a 22-5 start to the second quarter to go up 44-41. The Kings once again finished the quarter strong, scoring the final eight points to lead 56-49 at halftime.
The Bulls won despite getting outrebounded 51-32, including 20-7 on the offensive glass.
However, Chicago forced 18 turnovers and committed just 10, leading to a 24-12 advantage in points off turnovers.
“I thought we were really active with our hands," Bulls coach Billy Donovan said. “Us being able to force turnovers certainly helps us get out in transition and it helps you generate some easy baskets.”
UP NEXT
Bulls: At the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.
Kings: At the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night.