Game ID: 22500132
Sacramento Kings @ Chicago Bulls
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
United Center, Chicago, IL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHI 36 26 39 25 126SAC 33 31 27 22 113
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 10/22 · season opener
full strength
CHI availability going into 10/25 · 2 days' rest
full strength
CHI availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's restOUT Carter missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
CHI availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Carter missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
CHI availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restOUT Carter missed 4 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Terry missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
CHI availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Carter missed 5 since 10/22, returns tonight: 12 min (110% of 11)
OUT Terry missed 3 since 10/27, returns tonight: 1 min (11% of 11)
CHI availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restBACK Carter back 11/02 after 5, 12 min since (110% of 11)
BACK Terry back 11/02 after 3, 1 min since (11% of 11)
CHI availability going into 11/07 · 2 days' restOUT Dosunmu missed 2 since 11/02, returns tonight: 20 min (76% of 26)
BACK Carter back 11/02 after 5, 12 min since (110% of 11)
BACK Terry back 11/02 after 3, 7 min since (67% of 11)
SAC availability going into 10/22 · season opener
full strength
SAC availability going into 10/24 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's restOUT Plowden missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 2 since 10/22, returns tonight: 3 min (15% of 18)
OUT McDermott missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
SAC availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT Raynaud missed 2 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Clifford missed 2 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT McDermott missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Carter back 10/26 after 2, 3 min since (15% of 18)
NEW LaVine 31 to 37 min over the last 3
NEW DeRozan 31 to 38 min over the last 3
NEW Schröder 26 to 33 min over the last 3
SAC availability going into 10/29 · back-to-backOUT Raynaud missed 3 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 4 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Clifford missed 3 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT McDermott missed 4 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 4 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Carter back 10/26 after 2, 6 min since (32% of 18)
NEW LaVine 31 to 37 min over the last 4
NEW DeRozan 31 to 37 min over the last 4
NEW Schröder 26 to 32 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 11/01 · 2 days' restOUT Raynaud missed 4 since 10/24, returns tonight: 4 min (15% of 26)
OUT Plowden missed 5 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Clifford missed 4 since 10/24, returns tonight: 16 min (63% of 25)
OUT Cardwell missed 2 since 10/28, returns tonight: 5 min (25% of 21)
OUT McDermott missed 5 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 5 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Carter back 10/26 after 2, 8 min since (43% of 18)
NEW LaVine 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW DeRozan 31 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Schröder 26 to 32 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Plowden missed 6 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT McDermott missed 6 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 6 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Raynaud back 11/01 after 4, 4 min since (15% of 26)
BACK Clifford back 11/01 after 4, 16 min since (63% of 25)
BACK Cardwell back 11/01 after 2, 5 min since (25% of 21)
BACK Carter back 10/26 after 2, 8 min since (43% of 18)
NEW LaVine 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW DeRozan 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Schröder 26 to 33 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Plowden missed 7 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Monk missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 25 min (115% of 22)
OUT McDermott missed 7 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 7 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Raynaud back 11/01 after 4, 4 min since (15% of 26)
BACK Clifford back 11/01 after 4, 17 min since (69% of 25)
BACK Cardwell back 11/01 after 2, 5 min since (25% of 21)
BACK Carter back 10/26 after 2, 7 min since (37% of 18)
NEW LaVine 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW DeRozan 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Schröder 26 to 33 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/07 · 1 day's restOUT Plowden missed 8 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Cardwell missed 2 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT McDermott missed 8 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 8 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Raynaud back 11/01 after 4, 10 min since (36% of 26)
BACK Clifford back 11/01 after 4, 22 min since (90% of 25)
BACK Monk back 11/05 after 2, 25 min since (115% of 22)
NEW LaVine 31 to 37 min over the last 4
NEW Sabonis 30 to 35 min over the last 4
NEW Schröder 26 to 33 min over the last 5
10/22 vs DET 115-111 — CHI notes
CHI won 115-111. CHI shot 45% (39 of 87) to DET's 44%, 11 of 30 from three, and went to the line 32 times to DET's 26 — 26 points from the stripe to their 18. CHI turned it over 17 times to DET's 10, and DET turned those into 8 steals. Vučević led with 28 (11 of 18, 4 of 6 from three); Buzelis added 21, Giddey 19. The hinge was Q1, 35-19: from level to 16 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Okoro was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
10/25 @ ORL 110-98 — CHI notes
CHI won 110-98. CHI shot 47% (39 of 83) to ORL's 39%, 10 of 27 from three. Giddey led with 21 (7 of 18, 2 of 5 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Smith added 16, Vučević 15. The hinge was Q4, 27-18: a lead of 3 became 12. Jones was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
10/27 vs ATL 128-123 — CHI notes
CHI won 128-123. CHI shot 52% (48 of 92) to ATL's 50%, 16 of 43 from three. CHI turned it over 14 times to ATL's 6, and ATL turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 51-36 for them. Dosunmu led with 21 (7 of 10, 4 of 6 from three); Giddey added 18, Vučević 17. The hinge was Q2, 30-23: the deficit went from 8 to 1. CHI trailed 57-58 at the half and won the second half 71-65.
10/29 vs SAC 126-113 — CHI notes
CHI won 126-113. CHI shot 54% (49 of 91) to SAC's 52%, 14 of 32 from three, and got to the line 18 times to SAC's 26. CHI turned it over 15 times to SAC's 10, and SAC turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 46-31 for them. Buzelis led with 27 (11 of 18, 4 of 6 from three); Giddey added 20, Huerter 18. The hinge was Q3, 39-27: CHI came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 17. CHI trailed 62-64 at the half and won the second half 64-49. Giddey was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
11/02 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and Bridges at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Giddey at 22 and Vučević at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Chicago at 40 percent from three to New York's 34. Call it Chicago 118, New York 115, New York keeping it close.
11/04 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Giddey at 23 and Vučević at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 29 free throws a game; Maxey at 32 and Embiid at 22 a game. Without Barlow (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-5 a night and Philadelphia minus-2 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 29 free throws a game to Chicago's 23. Call it Chicago 122, Philadelphia 120, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/07 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 30 and Rollins at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Porter Jr. (7 straight), Nance (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 120, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Giddey at 24 and Vučević at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Dosunmu (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-8 a night and Milwaukee minus-6. Call it Milwaukee 120, Chicago 119, Chicago keeping it close.
10/22 @ PHX 116-120 — SAC notes
SAC lost 116-120. SAC shot 50% (47 of 94) to PHX's 47%, 9 of 24 from three. The glass went 37-51 against them. LaVine led with 30 (13 of 24, 2 of 10 from three); DeRozan added 29, Monk 19. Q1 was theirs, 29-19, but the other 3 periods went 101-87 against them. They led by as many as 20. Monk's -9 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/24 vs UTA 105-104 — SAC notes
SAC won 105-104. SAC shot 48% (40 of 83) to UTA's 44%, 14 of 32 from three. SAC turned it over 13 times to UTA's 19. The glass went 33-50 against them. LaVine led with 31 (10 of 18, 4 of 9 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Monk added 20, Schröder 17. The hinge was Q1, 31-24: from level to 7 ahead.
10/26 vs LAL 120-127 — SAC notes
SAC lost 120-127. SAC took 21 more shots (101 to 80), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to LAL's 49%, 18 of 43 from three, and got to the line 18 times to LAL's 46. LaVine led with 32 (12 of 24, 4 of 9 from three); DeRozan added 21, Schröder 18. Q2 was theirs, 35-26, the deficit cut from 9 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 101-85 against them. Schröder's -16 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/28 @ OKC 101-107 — SAC notes
SAC lost 101-107. SAC shot 42% (36 of 85) to OKC's 46%, 10 of 29 from three, and went to the line 21 times to OKC's 10 — 19 points from the stripe to their 9. LaVine led with 23 (6 of 13, 4 of 6 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); DeRozan added 19, Westbrook 16. Q1 was theirs, 29-24, but the other 3 periods went 83-72 against them. They led by as many as 10.
10/29 @ CHI 113-126 — SAC notes
SAC lost 113-126. SAC shot 52% (43 of 82) to CHI's 54%, 7 of 28 from three, and went to the line 26 times to CHI's 18 — 20 points from the stripe to their 14. SAC turned it over 10 times to CHI's 15. The glass went 31-46 against them. LaVine led with 30 (12 of 19, 2 of 8 from three); DeRozan added 19, Sabonis 18. Q2 was theirs, 31-26, turning a 3-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 100-82 against them. They led by as many as 12. LaVine's -23 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 36 and Rollins at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Porter Jr. (4 straight), Sims (2 straight), Nance (3 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; LaVine at 29 and DeRozan at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Raynaud (4 straight), Plowden (5 straight), Clifford (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been minus-5 a night and Sacramento minus-10. Call it Milwaukee 121, Sacramento 111, Milwaukee by 10.
11/03 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 112, shooting 52 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Murray at 26 and Jokić at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; LaVine at 29 and DeRozan at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Plowden (6 straight), McDermott (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-8 a night and Sacramento minus-7 and the defense, Denver allowing 112 a night to Sacramento's 119. Call it Denver 123, Sacramento 112, Denver by 11.
11/05 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 125, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; LaVine at 26 and DeRozan at 21 a game. Without Plowden (7 straight), Monk (2 straight), McDermott (7 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 23 and Butler III at 17 a game. Without Richard (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 108 a night to Sacramento's 125 and the line, where Sacramento takes 26 free throws a game to Golden State's 20. Call it Golden State 117, Sacramento 116, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/07 vs OKC — 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 119 a night and allowing 122, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 29 free throws a game; LaVine at 25 and DeRozan at 22 a game. Without Plowden (8 straight), Cardwell (2 straight), McDermott (8 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Joe at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 109 a night to Sacramento's 122 and the line, where Sacramento takes 29 free throws a game to OKC's 23. Call it OKC 121, Sacramento 115.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CHIAD A. Dosunmu
IO I. Okoro
JG J. Giddey
JP J. Phillips
JS J. Smith
KH K. Huerter
MB M. Buzelis
NV N. Vučević
PW P. Williams
TJ T. Jones
VU Vucevic
SACDC D. Carter
DD D. DeRozan
DE D. Eubanks
DS D. Sabonis
DS D. Schröder
IJ I. Jones
KE K. Ellis
MM M. Monk
RW R. Westbrook
SC Schroder
ZL Z. LaVine
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