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Kings hope to get back to winning after a dominating home win against the Chicago Bulls.

Chicago Bulls (19-52) vs. Sacramento Kings (34-35)

The Sacramento Kings snap a three-game losing streak as they defeat the Chicago Bulls, 129-102, in front of a

sold out Golden 1 Center marking the 22 nd sellout on the season. The 27-point victory is now the largest margin of victory at home for Sacramento this season.

The Kings were down 21-23 with 06.7 seconds in the first quarter before Bogdan Bogdanovic hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to give Sacramento a 24-23 lead after the first 12 minutes. The Kings would then go on a 20-4 run to start the second quarter as they went up 44-27 with 5:10 remaining in the first half. Sacramento held Chicago scoreless with 8:11 to go in the second frame until the 5:00 minute mark when the Bulls stopped the Kings run with a two-pointer by Kris Dunn.

Sacramento outscored the Bulls 32 to 15 in the second quarter as this is the second time this season the Kings have had a point differential of 15 or more in their favor in the second quarter, previously done against the Phoenix Suns on Jan. 8 when Sacramento scored 40 points to Phoenix’s 18.

The Kings then went 18-for-27 from the field in the third quarter matching their season-high for field goals made in a quarter as they finished with 43 points, their ninth 40-point quarter this season, while the Bulls totaled 31 third quarter points. This is the third time this season where the Kings have outscored their opponent by 12 or

more in multiples quarter as they did so against Chicago on Dec. 10 and Orlando on Jan. 7.

TEAM

The Kings finished the game shooting 54-for-103 (.524) from the floor as they are now 11-6 when making .500

percent of their shots or better. The Bulls made .443 percent of their field goals as they were 39-of-88 from the

field as Sacramento moves to 28-7 this season when outshooting their opponent.

Sacramento finished with a season-high tying 23 second chance points as well as a new season-high 80 points in

the paint as they previously scored 76 on Jan. 30 vs. Atlanta. The Kings are 4-1 this season when they scored 70-

plus points in the paint.

The Kings bench finished with 64 points as the they have recorded 60-plus bench points in nine games this

season.

Sacramento held Chicago to just 40 points in the first half, tying a season-low for points in the first half by an

opponent with the Phoenix Suns who had 40 first half points on Dec. 4. The Kings totaled 99 points through the

first three quarters for the fifth time this season as they are also 4-1 on the year when score 99 or more points

through three quarters.

PLAYERS

Marvin Bagley III posted a game-high 21 points as he went 9-for-14 from the field to go with nine rebounds. Harry

Giles the III added 16 points, six rebounds and a career-high tying three blocks off the bench as he was 8-of-14

from the floor.

Buddy Hield scored 16 points and recorded three boards, four assists and three steals as he has notched 10-plus

points in 34 straight contests.

Zach Lavine ended the game with 18 points going 7-for-18 from the field.

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