The Sacramento Kings (40-27, 19-13 Away), the league’s top scoring team, are on the road to face the Chicago Bulls (31-36, 18-15 Home) on Wednesday. Sacramento was beaten by the Milwaukee Bucks 133-124 at Golden 1 Center on Monday.
With 35 points, De’Aaron Fox was the scoring leader in the loss. Domantas Sabonis had a triple double with 23 points, 17 rebounds, and 15 assists. The Kings are the second seed in the Western Conference. Chicago emerged victorious on Saturday at Toyota Center, beating the Houston Rockets 119-111.
Zach LaVine had 36 points and eight rebounds, carrying the team. The Bulls are the 10th seed in the Eastern Conference. This marks the last meeting of the season between the teams.
Sacramento will be aiming for a season sweep against Chicago after getting the win in the only earlier matchup 110-101 at Golden 1 Center in December 2022.
Malik Monk led the Kings with 20 points, while Sabonis had a triple double with 11 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 assists. LaVine had 41 points and eight rebounds in the losing effort.
The Kings have been led this season by Fox, who is averaging 25.5 points per game. Meanwhile, Sabonis is contributing 12.4 rebounds, most in the NBA, and 7.1 assists per game.
DeMar DeRozan and LaVine have supplied much of the Bulls’ offense, averaging 25.0 and 24.9 points per game, respectively. DeRozan also has recorded 5.1 assists per game.
Nikola Vucevic has averaged 11.3 rebounds per game. With 121.3 points per game, the Kings are the most explosive offense in the league.
The Kings are 3-7 in their last 10 trips to United Center. Sacramento has won four in a row on the road this season. In the last 10 games, Sacramento is 8-2 with an average margin of +5.0 (131.5-126.5).
For the season, the Kings are averaging 121.3 points per game, compared to 118.6 for opponents. Chicago has split the last 10 (5-5), scoring 112.3 points per game on average while holding opponents to 107.4 (+4.9 margin).
KINGS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Trey Lyles: 20.8 | 12.8 | +8.0
Terence Davis: 2.3 | 10.1 | -7.8
Points per game:
Kevin Huerter: 21.0 | 15.2 | +5.8
Rebounds per game:
Keegan Murray: 2.8 | 4.5 | -1.7
Assists per game:
Domantas Sabonis: 9.0 | 7.1 | +1.9
BULLS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Patrick Beverley: 17.8 | 12.8 | +5.0
Ayo Dosunmu: 7.6 | 14.7 | -7.1
Points per game:
Zach LaVine: 35.0 | 24.9 | +10.1
Ayo Dosunmu: 5.6 | 9.0 | -3.4
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Sacramento Kings (-115)
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