National Basketball Association
Chicago 113, Sacramento 109
When: 10:00 PM ET, Monday, March 4, 2024
Where: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
Officials: #55 Bill Kennedy, #50 Gediminas Petraitis, #28 Mousa Dagher
Attendance: 17832

Coby White capped a career-best scoring effort with game-tying and go-ahead hoops in the final 1:32 Monday night, completing a huge Chicago Bulls comeback that produced a 113-109 victory over the host Sacramento Kings.

After squandering all of an early 14-point lead, the Kings appeared to take command with a 33-point flurry over an eight-minute, third-quarter stretch that gave them a 91-70 advantage. Domantas Sabonis had four dunks, three assisted by De'Aaron Fox, in a three-minute spree in the heart of the uprising.

Seeking a win in the opener of a four-game Western swing, the Bulls spent the next 13 minutes chipping away at the deficit, finally drawing even at 109-all on a White layup with 1:32 to go.

After a Kings turnover, White misfired on a 3-point attempt, but Nikola Vucevic retrieved the offensive rebound and found White for a short jumper that gave the visitors the lead for good with 47.6 seconds remaining.

Fox had a chance to grab back the lead for the Kings, but couldn't connect on a 3-point attempt with 38 seconds left. After Sacramento retained possession when the rebound went out of bounds, Fox turned the ball over with a bad pass, setting up two DeMar DeRozan clinching free throws with 3.5 seconds to go.

White finished with 37 points, bettering by one his previous career-high total established in a visit to Sacramento in January 2021. He shot 14-for-19 overall and 5-for-9 from 3-point range.

DeRozan had White's back with 33 points, while Ayo Dosunmu chipped in with 20 points and Vucevic had 10 points to complement a team-high 13 rebounds. Alex Caruso tied White for team-high assist honors with seven to go with four steals.

Sabonis snatched a game-high 21 rebounds to complete his nightly double-double with 18 points for the Kings, who lost for the third time in their past four games.

Returning from a two-game absence caused by knee soreness, Fox paced Sacramento with 20 points and a game-high 10 assists. Kevin Huerter added 12 points, Keegan Murray and Malik Monk 11 apiece and Harrison Barnes 10.

The Kings lost despite outrebounding the visitors 51-32.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Chicago   Sacramento
Coby White 37 Scoring De'Aaron Fox 20
Alex Caruso 7 Assists De'Aaron Fox 10
Nikola Vucevic 13 Rebounds Domantas Sabonis 21
DeMar DeRozan 11 Free Throws Made Keegan Murray 4
Alex Caruso 4 Steals Domantas Sabonis 2
Onuralp Bitim 1 Blocks Keegan Murray 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Chicago 113 50.0 11-32 18-22 28 32 2 9 10
Sacramento 109 44.6 11-37 16-18 29 51 6 6 18
Upcoming Games
  • Sacramento will play their next game on the road against L.A. Lakers. The Kings have a W/L % of .543 after a win and .600 after a loss.
  • Chicago will play their next game on the road against Utah. The Bulls have a W/L % of .321 after a win and .606 after a loss.