Kings-Bulls Preview

By MATT BEARDMORE
Posted Dec 20 2009 3:58PM

After playing for one season at Memphis, Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose won rookie of the year honors last season.

Sacramento Kings rookie Tyreke Evans is trying to follow that same path.

Rose and the Bulls look to win three straight games for the second time this season Monday when they host Evans and a Kings team trying to win two straight on the road for the first time in two seasons.

Rose led the Tigers to the 2008 NCAA tournament title game and was selected first overall by Chicago that summer. He was the NBA's second highest-scoring rookie with 16.8 points per game and led all first-year players in assists (6.3) en route to being named the league's top rookie.

Evans, who took over at Memphis following Rose's departure and helped the Tigers reach the round of 16 in 2009, has made an early push for this season's rookie honors after being selected fourth overall. He is ranked second among NBA rookies in points per game (20.0) and assists (5.1).

This will be the second matchup between the two. While Evans outscored Rose - still working his way back from a preseason ankle injury - 20-10, Rose did have seven assists in Chicago's 101-87 win at Sacramento on Nov. 17.

This time around, Rose is playing some of his best basketball of the season, averaging 21.6 points and 6.1 assists over his last seven games. He scored a career-high 32 points and played through a strained rib cage muscle Saturday when Chicago (10-15) rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Atlanta 101-98 in overtime.

"My ankle's better,'' Rose said. "That's really it.''

The Bulls last won three straight from Nov. 3-7. They also have won three in a row overall against Sacramento (12-14).

While Chicago is looking to close out its six-game homestand with its third straight victory at the United Center over the Kings, Sacramento (12-14) is trying to win back-to-back road games for the first time since March 30 and April 5, 2008.

Evans led the Kings with 24 points, including a reverse layup with 0.9 seconds left, as Sacramento defeated Milwaukee 96-95 on Saturday to snap an eight-game road losing streak.

"Coach (Paul Westphal) told me it was my time to go out and make a play, and I did it,'' said Evans, who scored the game-winning field goal after fellow rookie of the year candidate Brandon Jennings found Ersan Ilyasova to give Milwaukee a 95-94 lead with five seconds left.

"We didn't feed into the 'Rookie of the Year' thing,'' Evans said after Sacramento improved to 2-11 on the road. "We just went out there and played basketball.''

Kings forward Andres Nocioni, who missed the Nov. 17 loss to the Bulls with a right hip pointer, will play his first game at the United Center since being acquired from Chicago in February. Nocioni averaged 11.7 points and 5.0 boards for Chicago from 2004-09.

Bulls leading scorer Luol Deng, who is averaging 22.0 points and 10.3 rebounds over his last three games, had 16 and 10 in last month's victory in Sacramento.

Donte Greene, who averages 8.1 points, scored a career-high 24 in the loss to lead the Kings.

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Kings rally from 35-point deficit to stun Bulls

By Kent McDill, for NBA.com
Posted Tuesday December 22, 2009 12:10AM

CHICAGO (NBA.com exclusive) -- Perhaps the Sacramento Kings are just too young to know they were out of the game Monday.

Trailing the Chicago Bulls by 35 points in the third quarter, the visiting Kings made the totally unexpected comeback, forcing a tie with less than two minutes left and eventually pulling out a stunning 102-98 victory.

The comeback was the largest in the NBA since the Utah Jazz overcame a 36-point deficit against the Denver Nuggets in a game in 1996, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Sacramento rookie Tyreke Evans scored 23 points, and outscored the Bulls 11-3 by himself in the final two minutes before teammate Beno Udrih closed the game out with two free throws. Ime Udoka had 17 points, Udrih had 16, Jason Thompson had 14 points and Sergio Rodriguez had 10 for the Kings.

Kings owner Gavin Maloof visited the post-game locker room, then came out singing the praises of his young team.

"I thought this was going to be a long ride home, but it turns out to be the best ride ever,'' Maloof said between shrieks. "Tyreke Evans is the real deal."

"I'm not even sure I believe it, but it sure was fun,'' Sacramento coach Paul Westphal said.

Luol Deng had 26 points for the Bulls but had 20 at halftime. Likewise, Derrick Rose had 24 points but had just five of them in the second half.

The Bulls made only two of 10 shots in the fourth quarter. The Kings were 11 for 21, making more baskets in the quarter than the Bulls had shots. The Bulls had seven turnovers in the final 12 minutes.

"We are not good enough to take a minute off, let alone a half,'' Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro said. "We stopped being aggressive, stopped going to the basket. You let teams back in games, they get their confidence up."

The Kings (13-14) won only their third road game in 14 tries and their second in a row. The Bulls (10-16) were trying for their second three-game winning streak of the season and had to think they had it wrapped up three minutes into the second half, when they led 79-44.

But, in the final 21 minutes, the Bulls made just six baskets, scored just 21 points, and did everything they could to give the Kings a chance to recover from the Bulls' hot start.

"I think we relaxed,'' Deng said. "I'm not sure what happened offensively, but defensively we just relaxed. We were making mistakes defensively and we were just not aggressive and that carries over to the offense."

The Kings, meanwhile, were thinking the unthinkable.

"We just kept creeping into it,'' forward Jason Thompson said. "Derrick wasn't scoring as much, Luol wasn't scoring as much. With us being so young, you never know what is going to happen."

Evans, who said he has never been down 35 points in a game before, was asked when he thought the Kings had a chance to win, and he said "When we got up,'' and then laughed.

"That was crazy,'' Evans said. "We were just trying to figure a way to get going. One thing I like about Coach Westphal, at halftime he didn't come in and curse us out like we were little kids. He talked to us, (told them) to keep fighting, and we went out and did that."

After Kirk Hinrich made a driving reverse layup in the first minute of the fourth quarter to give the Bulls a 90-71 lead, the Kings outscored their hosts 23-5 over the next nine minutes, cutting the Bulls' lead to one, 95-94, on a three-point play by Evans with 2:13 left. After a Deng free throw, Evans tied the game with another driving layup, then the Kings forced a turnover on the other end and Evans gave the Kings their first lead since the score was 3-2 with a free throw with 1:15 left.

With a 99-98 lead in the final minute, Evans missed a layup, Udoka missed a tip, and the Kings still got the rebound with 18 seconds left and the Bulls were forced to foul Evans.

The Bulls shot 71 percent in the first quarter, making 17 of 24 shots, including a back-to-back pair of 3-pointers, which the Bulls rarely accomplish. Deng had 14 points in the quarter, going seven for eight from the field.

The Bulls built a 38-16 lead on the consecutive 3-pointers, and settled for a 38-19 edge after 12 minutes.

The Bulls lost none of their lead in the second quarter. They still shot 50 percent from the field in the quarter and were up 67-43 at halftime. All this from a team that averages 91 points per game.

The Bulls, in fact, set a team season record for points in a half, topping the mark of 61 points scored when the Bulls beat the Kings in Sacramento in November, 101-87.

This would have been a perfect night for Del Negro to use his bench, but he doesn't have much of one. Guard Jannero Pargo still battles hip and back issues, while center Aaron Gray, forward James Johnson and veteran guard Lindsey Hunter have played less than 350 minutes total in the first 25 games this season.

So Del Negro stuck with his seven players, and they started to wear down and cool off in the third quarter, when they made just eight of 24 shots. The Kings, using 11 players, quickly bit into the big Bulls lead, and by the end of three quarters they trailed by just 19, 88-69. Then they scored 10 of the first 14 points of the fourth quarter, using a roster of Evans and four bench players, and the Bulls found themselves holding on to a 94-81 lead with 5:36 remaining.

• Kings: Garcia, Martin
• Bulls: James

• Kings: Hawes
• Bulls: --

• Lead Changes: 5
• Times Tied: 2

• Arena: United Center, Chicago, IL
• Officials: #55 Bill Kennedy, #54 Derrick Collins, #51 Leroy Richardson
• Attendance: 19631
• Duration: 2:21

Sacramento Kings (15-19)		Chicago Bulls (14-19)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Noah vs Hawes (Thompson gains possession)
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	11:36
	11:36	Team Rebound
	11:21	Noah Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hawes (1 BLK)
	11:21	Jump Ball Noah vs Hawes (Miller gains possession)
	11:21	Team Rebound
	11:13 [CHI 2-0]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Casspi Jump Shot: Missed Block: Salmons (1 BLK)	10:57
Team Rebound	10:57
Nocioni Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Thompson (1 AST)	10:49 [SAC 2-2]
	10:49	Miller Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Nocioni Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	10:49 [SAC 3-2]
	10:30 [CHI 4-3]	Noah Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Hawes Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	10:16
Hawes Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	10:16
	09:57	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:56
Evans Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:47 [SAC 5-4]
	09:29 [CHI 6-5]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rose (1 AST)
Nocioni Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Deng (1 ST)	09:12
	09:07 [CHI 8-5]	Rose Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Deng (1 AST)
Casspi Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	08:49
	08:38 [CHI 10-5]	Rose Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Nocioni 3pt Shot: Missed	08:21
	08:20	Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Nocioni Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:11
	08:11	Salmons Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:11	Team Rebound
Team Timeout : Regular	08:11
	08:11 [CHI 11-5]	Salmons Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Evans Jump Shot: Missed Block: Rose (1 BLK)	07:53
	07:53	Team Rebound
	07:36 [CHI 13-5]	Deng Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Hawes Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:15 [SAC 7-13]
	06:56 [CHI 15-7]	Deng Floating Jump shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Noah (1 AST)
Evans Layup Shot: Missed	06:39
	06:38	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:29 [CHI 17-7]	Salmons Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Rose (2 AST)
Hawes Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:09 [SAC 9-17]
	05:59 [CHI 19-9]	Noah Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Thompson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Salmons (1 ST)	05:40
	05:31	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Casspi Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:30
Nocioni 3pt Shot: Missed	05:23
	05:22	Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:09	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:08
Evans Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Deng (2 ST)	04:58
	04:53 [CHI 21-9]	Deng Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	04:52
Casspi Substitution replaced by Udoka	04:52
	04:52	Salmons Substitution replaced by Hinrich
	04:52	Miller Substitution replaced by Gibson
Hawes Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	04:33
	04:17 [CHI 23-9]	Deng Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Rose (3 AST)
Hawes 3pt Shot: Missed	03:55
Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:53
Nocioni 3pt Shot: Missed	03:51
	03:50	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:37 [CHI 25-9]	Rose Running Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Evans Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:37
Evans Substitution replaced by Thomas	03:37
Thompson Substitution replaced by Udrih	03:37
	03:37 [CHI 26-9]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
Udoka 3pt Shot: Missed	03:17
	03:15	Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:58	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed Block: Nocioni (1 BLK)
Udoka Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:57
Udrih Jump Shot: Missed	02:46
Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:45
	02:45	Gibson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	02:45	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:45	Rose Substitution replaced by Salmons
Hawes Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	02:45 [SAC 10-26]
Hawes Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	02:45 [SAC 11-26]
	02:27	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
	02:26	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:15 [CHI 28-11]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Nocioni Jump Shot: Missed	02:01
Jump Ball Gibson vs Udoka (Noah gains possession)	02:01
	02:01	Team Rebound
	01:41 [CHI 30-11]	Gibson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (1 AST)
Udoka Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Thomas (1 AST)	01:26 [SAC 13-30]
	01:12 [CHI 32-13]	Gibson Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Noah (2 AST)
Hawes Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Salmons (2 ST)	00:57.9
	00:49.8 [CHI 35-13]	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Salmons (1 AST)
Udrih 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)	00:36.1 [SAC 16-35]
	00:27.2 [CHI 38-16]	Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Udrih 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS)	00:06.6 [SAC 19-38]
	00:00.3	Deng 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Sacramento Kings (15-19)		Chicago Bulls (14-19)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:42 [CHI 41-19]	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rose (4 AST)
Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling	11:42
Udrih 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Rodriguez (1 AST)	11:24 [SAC 22-41]
	11:08	Gibson Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	11:07
Evans Jump Shot: Missed	11:01
	10:59	Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:52	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:51	Hinrich Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:48 [CHI 43-22]	Gibson Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (2 AST)
Udrih Driving Layup Shot: Missed	10:27
	10:26	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:13 [CHI 45-22]	Gibson Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)
Brockman Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:13
	10:13	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Rodriguez Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:11
Rodriguez Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	10:08
	10:03	Rodriguez Violation:Kicked Ball
	09:51 [CHI 47-22]	Rose Driving Jump shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Salmons (2 AST)
Rodriguez Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:40 [SAC 24-47]
	09:23	Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Udrih (1 ST)
Evans Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	09:23
Brockman Substitution replaced by Greene	09:23
	09:11	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
	09:10	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:10	Gibson Dunk Shot: Missed
Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	09:09
	09:07	Miller Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Thompson Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	09:00
Thompson Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	09:00
	08:51	Gibson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Thompson (1 ST)
	08:49	Gibson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Timeout : Regular	08:49
Greene Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:49
Team Rebound	08:49
	08:49	Gibson Substitution replaced by Deng
Greene Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:49 [SAC 25-47]
	08:37	Deng Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Udrih Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	08:15 [SAC 27-47]
	08:15	Hinrich Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Udrih Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)	08:15 [SAC 28-47]
	08:01	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
	08:00	Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	07:58 [CHI 49-28]	Deng Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Rodriguez Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:44 [SAC 30-49]
	07:28	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
	07:27	Hinrich Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	07:20 [CHI 51-30]	Rose Driving Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)
	07:01	Salmons Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	07:01	Miller Substitution replaced by Noah
Greene Substitution replaced by Casspi	07:01
Rodriguez Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	07:01 [SAC 31-51]
Rodriguez Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:01
	06:59	Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	06:48 [CHI 53-31]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Evans 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Rodriguez (2 AST)	06:31 [SAC 34-53]
	06:10	Noah Layup Shot: Missed
Udrih Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:09
Udrih Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Salmons (3 ST)	06:02
	05:58 [CHI 55-34]	Hinrich Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Salmons (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:56
Rodriguez Substitution replaced by Udoka	05:56
Casspi Layup Shot: Missed	05:36
Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	05:35
Thompson Tip Shot: Missed	05:35
	05:34	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:28	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
Udoka Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:27
Udrih 3pt Shot: Missed	05:20
	05:19	Hinrich Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
Evans Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:06
	05:06 [CHI 56-34]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	05:06 [CHI 57-34]	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Thompson Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Salmons (4 ST)	04:52
	04:49	Salmons Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Udrih (2 ST)
Udrih Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	04:45 [SAC 36-57]
	04:29	Deng Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Udrih Layup Shot: Missed	04:10
	04:09	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:03 [CHI 59-36]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Thompson Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Udrih (1 AST)	03:37 [SAC 38-59]
	03:22	Salmons Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (2 TO)
	03:08	Noah Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	03:08 [SAC 39-59]
Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	03:08 [SAC 40-59]
	03:04	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:51	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
	02:50	Deng Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	02:50 [CHI 61-40]	Deng Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Casspi 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Udoka (1 AST)	02:28 [SAC 43-61]
Casspi Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:13
	02:13 [CHI 62-43]	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	02:13 [CHI 63-43]	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	01:53
	01:52	Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Casspi Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:45
	01:45 [CHI 64-43]	Salmons Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
Casspi Substitution replaced by Greene	01:45
	01:45 [CHI 65-43]	Salmons Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Udoka Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Salmons (5 ST)	01:22
	01:18	Deng Layup Shot: Missed Block: Greene (1 BLK)
	01:18	Team Rebound
	01:02	Noah Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	01:02	Noah Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Udrih Layup Shot: Missed Block: Deng (1 BLK)	00:43.9
Udrih Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:42.3
Thompson Dunk Shot: Missed	00:37.9
	00:36.9	Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:30.9	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:28.7
Greene 3pt Shot: Missed	00:21.9
	00:20.7	Hinrich Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:14.9	Team Timeout : Short
Udrih Substitution replaced by Casspi	00:14.9
	00:01.9 [CHI 67-43]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Thompson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.2
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Sacramento Kings (15-19)		Chicago Bulls (14-19)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:39	Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Evans (1 ST)
Evans Layup Shot: Missed	11:34
	11:33	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:29	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
	11:27	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Thompson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	11:27
	11:27	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	11:27	Team Rebound
	11:27 [CHI 68-43]	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
	11:14	Salmons Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Casspi Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	11:14 [SAC 44-68]
Casspi Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	11:14
	11:12	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	11:03 [CHI 71-44]	Deng 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Rose (5 AST)
Casspi Driving Layup Shot: Missed	10:46
	10:45	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	10:39 [CHI 73-44]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Salmons (4 AST)
Nocioni Driving Layup Shot: Missed	10:23
	10:22	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	10:16 [CHI 75-44]	Salmons Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rose (6 AST)
Hawes Layup Shot: Missed	09:58
	09:57	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	09:42	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	09:41
Evans Jump Shot: Missed	09:32
	09:31	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	09:18	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
	09:17	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	09:17 [CHI 77-44]	Noah Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Hawes Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:17
Casspi Substitution replaced by Rodriguez	09:17
	09:17	Noah Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Nocioni Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:15
Nocioni 3pt Shot: Missed	08:57
	08:56	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	08:50	Hawes Violation:Defensive Goaltending
	08:50 [CHI 79-44]	Salmons Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	08:32 [SAC 46-79]
	08:16	Salmons Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Evans (2 ST)
Rodriguez Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	08:12 [SAC 48-79]
	08:08 [CHI 81-48]	Noah Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rose (7 AST)
Evans Jump Shot: Missed Block: Noah (1 BLK)	07:47
Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	07:45
Evans Jump Shot: Missed	07:38
	07:37	Team Rebound
Nocioni Substitution replaced by Greene	07:37
	07:25	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Hawes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:24
Rodriguez Layup Shot: Missed	07:19
Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	07:18
Thompson Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)	07:18 [SAC 50-81]
	07:04 [CHI 83-50]	Noah Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Deng (2 AST)
Thompson Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rodriguez (3 AST)	06:48 [SAC 52-83]
	06:28	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
Hawes Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:27
Thompson Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Hawes (1 AST)	06:04 [SAC 54-83]
	05:49	Noah Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	05:49	Noah Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
	05:49	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:49	Miller Substitution replaced by Hinrich
	05:49	Salmons Substitution replaced by Gibson
Thompson Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	05:33
	05:32	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:10	Deng 3pt Shot: Missed
Hawes Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:09
Hawes Jump Shot: Missed	04:56
	04:55	Hinrich Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	04:36	Deng Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Thompson (2 ST)
Rodriguez Layup Shot: Missed	04:29
Hawes Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:28
Hawes Tip Shot: Missed	04:28
	04:26	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Thompson Foul : Personal (3 PF)	04:26
	04:07	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Rodriguez Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:06
Hawes Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	03:58
Hawes Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	03:58
	03:42	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	03:41
Greene 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rodriguez (4 AST)	03:31 [SAC 57-83]
	03:19 [CHI 85-57]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Greene 3pt Shot: Missed	02:52
	02:51	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	02:35	Deng Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Hawes Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	02:34
Rodriguez 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Evans (1 AST)	02:28 [SAC 60-85]
	02:11	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
	02:11	Team Rebound
Hawes Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)	02:11
Team Timeout : Regular	02:11
Hawes Technical	02:11
	02:11	Deng Substitution replaced by Salmons
Hawes Substitution replaced by Brockman	02:11
	02:11 [CHI 86-60]	Hinrich Free Throw Technical (9 PTS)
	01:57	Noah Jump Shot: Missed
Greene Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:56
Thompson Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Rodriguez (5 AST)	01:32 [SAC 62-86]
	01:13	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	01:12
	01:07	Hinrich Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Evans Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	01:07 [SAC 63-86]
Evans Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	01:07 [SAC 64-86]
	00:52.8	Rose Layup Shot: Missed
	00:51.9	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	00:51.9	Noah Tip Shot: Missed
Brockman Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:50.9
Greene Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rodriguez (6 AST)	00:45.5 [SAC 66-86]
	00:45.5	Salmons Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Greene Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	00:45.5
	00:44.8	Hinrich Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	00:35.9	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	00:33.9
	00:31.1	Hinrich Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Thompson Substitution replaced by Udoka	00:31.1
	00:31.1	Noah Substitution replaced by Miller
Evans Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:31.1
Team Rebound	00:31.1
Evans Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	00:31.1 [SAC 67-86]
	00:11.9	Miller Layup Shot: Missed Block: Rodriguez (1 BLK)
	00:11.2	Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Brockman Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:11.2
	00:11.2 [CHI 87-67]	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	00:11.2 [CHI 88-67]	Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Evans Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	00:01.4 [SAC 69-88]
End of 3rd Quarter
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	11:42	Gibson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Udoka Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	11:42 [SAC 70-88]
Udoka Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	11:42 [SAC 71-88]
	11:24 [CHI 90-71]	Hinrich Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Greene 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Evans (2 AST)	11:02 [SAC 74-90]
	10:38	Deng Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	10:37	Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	10:37	Gibson Tip Shot: Missed
	10:37	Gibson Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	10:37	Jump Ball Gibson vs Udoka (Hinrich gains possession)
Evans Foul : Personal (3 PF)	10:27
	10:15 [CHI 92-74]	Hinrich Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Evans Jump Shot: Missed	09:53
	09:52	Gibson Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	09:40	Gibson Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)
Udoka 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Brockman (1 AST)	09:24 [SAC 77-92]
	09:10	Hinrich Layup Shot: Missed Block: Greene (2 BLK)
Rodriguez Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:08
Evans Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Rodriguez (7 AST)	09:07 [SAC 79-92]
	09:07	Team Timeout : Regular
Brockman Foul : Personal (3 PF)	08:58
	08:58	Miller Substitution replaced by Noah
	08:43	Salmons Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Udoka (1 ST)
Greene 3pt Shot: Missed	08:22
	08:21	Hinrich Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
Rodriguez Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:08
Rodriguez Foul : Personal (2 PF)	08:01
	08:01	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Rose
	07:52	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
Greene Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:51
Evans Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Salmons (6 ST)	07:45
Rodriguez Foul : Personal (3 PF)	07:45
	07:45 [CHI 93-79]	Salmons Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
Greene Substitution replaced by Thompson	07:45
Rodriguez Substitution replaced by Udrih	07:45
	07:45 [CHI 94-79]	Salmons Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Udoka Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Thompson (2 AST)	07:21 [SAC 81-94]
	06:56	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Thompson Hook Shot: Missed	06:40
Team Rebound	06:39
Evans Layup Shot: Missed	06:37
	06:36	Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	06:32	Salmons Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (5 TO)
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	06:08
	05:54	Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)
Timeout : Regular	05:54
	05:37	Salmons Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	05:37	Salmons Substitution replaced by Hinrich
Thompson Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Evans (3 AST)	05:22 [SAC 83-94]
Udrih Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:05
	05:05	Hinrich Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:05	Team Rebound
	05:05 [CHI 95-83]	Hinrich Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Udoka 3pt Shot: Missed	04:48
	04:47	Gibson Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	04:43	Rose Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (2 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:43
Udrih Jump Shot: Missed	04:20
Brockman Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:19
Brockman Tip Shot: Missed	04:19
Brockman Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	04:18
Udoka Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	04:14 [SAC 85-95]
	04:01	Noah Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	04:01	Noah Turnover : Foul (5 TO)
	04:01	Gibson Substitution replaced by Salmons
Evans Driving Layup Shot: Missed	03:47
	03:46	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	03:22	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Udoka 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Udrih (2 AST)	03:08 [SAC 88-95]
	02:50	Rose Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Brockman Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	02:48
Udoka 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Udrih (3 AST)	02:28 [SAC 91-95]
	02:28	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:17	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Brockman Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	02:16
Evans Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)	02:13 [SAC 93-95]
	02:13	Deng Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Evans Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)	02:13 [SAC 94-95]
Thompson Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	01:59
	01:59 [CHI 96-94]	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (26 PTS)
	01:59	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Udrih Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:58
Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	01:44 [SAC 96-96]
	01:30	Jump Ball Hinrich vs Brockman (Udrih gains possession)
	01:30	Rose Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Brockman (1 ST)
	01:15	Hinrich Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Evans Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)	01:15 [SAC 97-96]
Evans Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:15
Brockman Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	01:12
Evans Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS)	00:50.1 [SAC 99-96]
	00:50.1	Team Timeout : Short
Evans Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	00:46.4
	00:46.4 [CHI 97-99]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
	00:46.4 [CHI 98-99]	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
Evans Layup Shot: Missed	00:19.9
Udoka Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:18.9
Udoka Tip Shot: Missed	00:18.9
Thompson Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	00:17.9
	00:15.1	Hinrich Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Evans Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)	00:15.1 [SAC 100-98]
	00:15.1	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Gibson
Evans Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:15.1
	00:14.3	Deng Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	00:14.3	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:14.3	Gibson Substitution replaced by Hinrich
	00:07.9	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Udrih Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:06.9
	00:05.5	Hinrich Foul : Personal (6 PF)
	00:05.5	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Pargo
Udrih Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	00:05.5 [SAC 101-98]
Udrih Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	00:05.5 [SAC 102-98]
	00:00.9	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	00:00.1
End of 4th Quarter

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