Chicago Bulls @ Sacramento Kings
Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA | Game ID: 22401013
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 39 25 25 27 116CHI 28 27 37 36 128
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Coby White scores 35 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 128-116 win over the Sacramento Kings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Coby White scored 35 points as the Chicago Bulls beat the Sacramento Kings 128-116 on Thursday night.
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.
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Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SACDC D. Carter
DD D. DeRozan
JL J. LaRavia
JV J. Valančiūnas
KE K. Ellis
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
TL T. Lyles
ZL Z. LaVine
CHICW C. White
DT D. Terry
JP J. Phillips
KH K. Huerter
MB M. Buzelis
NV N. Vučević
PW P. Williams
TJ T. Jones
VU Vucevic
ZC Z. Collins
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
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