De'Aaron Fox made a pull-up 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds left, and the Sacramento Kings rallied from 16 points down in the second quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 117-114.
The Kings trailed 45-29 with 9:13 left in the second quarter and 58-48 at halftime. They outscored the Bulls 88-69 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Kings outscored the Bulls 17-14. Fox (Clutch Player of the Year, 2022-23) scored 9 of the Kings’ 17 on 3 for 4 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Fox scored 32 points on 12 for 17 shooting. Kevin Huerter and Domantas Sabonis set each other up for 6 baskets and 15 points (9 in the third quarter), 3 of them 3-pointers.
For the Bulls, DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points (16 in the fourth quarter), and Zach LaVine added 25 points and 6 assists but shot 7 for 22. Nikola Vučević had 20 points and 14 rebounds but went 0 for 7 from 3. DeRozan scored 16 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter. The Bulls had 3 20-point scorers.
The Kings shot 48.7% from the field and 42.9% from 3 to the Bulls’ 39.2% and 38.1%. The Bulls outscored the Kings 23-9 off turnovers. The Kings’ starters outscored the Bulls 33-20 in 15 minutes together. Patrick Beverley fouled out.