Domantas Sabonis had 22 points (12 in the paint) and 15 rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings beat the Chicago Bulls 124-119 for their seventh straight win.
Keon Ellis’ 3-pointer answered Zach LaVine’s 31-foot pull-up 3-pointer and put the Kings back ahead for good with 5:42 left in the fourth quarter.
The Bulls got within 120-119 on LaVine’s 14-foot fadeaway with 2:28 to play, but De'Aaron Fox answered with 2 free throws, and the Bulls got no closer.
Sabonis’ 2 free throws with 13.8 seconds left made it 124-119 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Kings outscored the Bulls 8-6. Fox (Clutch Player of the Year, 2022-23) scored 4 of the Kings’ 8 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Fox had 26 points and 9 rebounds, and DeMar DeRozan added 21 points (9 in the fourth quarter). The Kings had 3 20-point scorers. Malik Monk assisted on 5 of Sabonis’ 8 baskets.
For the Bulls, LaVine had 36 points and 10 rebounds.
The Kings grabbed 11 offensive rebounds to the Bulls’ 8. The Bulls forced 8 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Kings did not make a field goal in the last 3:30.