The Chicago Bulls (9-13, 4-8 Away) will try to slow down one of the NBA’s top scoring teams when they travel to face the Sacramento Kings (12-9, 7-4 Home) on Sunday. Chicago dropped their last game against the Golden State Warriors 119-111 at Chase Center on Friday. Nikola Vucevic was a top performer in defeat with 23 points and 11 rebounds. The Bulls are 12th in the Eastern Conference.
Sacramento is playing the second of a back-to-back after winning in impressive fashion yesterday at Crypto.com Arena, beating the Los Angeles Clippers 123-96. Domantas Sabonis had 24 points and six assists to lead the team. The Kings are sixth in the Western Conference.
This marks the first meeting of the season between the teams. Chicago and Sacramento split their matchups last season, taking one apiece. The Kings came out on top in the last meeting 112-103 at Golden 1 Center on March 14. De’Aaron Fox led the Kings with 34 points, six rebounds, and six assists. Zach LaVine had 27 points and six assists in defeat.
The Bulls have been led this season by DeMar DeRozan, who is averaging 25.8 points per game, best in the league. DeRozan also has dished 4.7 assists per game, most in the NBA. Meanwhile, Vucevic is grabbing 11.2 rebounds.Fox has powered the Kings on offense, averaging 23.5 points per game.
He is the No. 1 scorer in the league. Sabonis is tallying 10.7 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game, placing him first and first in the NBA, respectively. The Kings are one of the highest-scoring offenses in the league, ranking second with 120.0 points per game.
The Bulls are 2-4 in six visits to Golden 1 Center. Meanwhile, the Kings are 0-2 when playing the second of a back-to-back this season, both of which have been at a rest disadvantage. The Bulls are 1-1 with a rest advantage.
In the last 10 games, Chicago is 3-7 with an average margin of -4.7 (112.7-117.4). Sacramento has a 7-3 record over the last 10, scoring 124.2 points per game on average while holding opponents to 115.5 (+8.7 margin).
BULLS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Assists per game:
DeMar DeRozan: 6.2 | 4.7 | +1.5
KINGS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Malik Monk: 19.8 | 14.5 | +5.3
De’Aaron Fox: 16.4 | 23.5 | -7.1
Assists per game:
De’Aaron Fox: 4.4 | 5.9 | -1.5
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Sacramento Kings (-145)
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