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2025-26 · Regular season · All results that day · Sacramento Kings vs Chicago Bulls head-to-head · Sacramento Kings schedule · Chicago Bulls schedule
Final
Away
Sacramento Kings
113
Home
Chicago Bulls
126
Venue: United Center
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Chicago Bulls beat the Sacramento Kings 126-113 at home on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at United Center. Matas Buzelis had 27 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists for the Chicago Bulls. Zach LaVine had 30 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists for the Sacramento Kings.
The Chicago Bulls trailed 64-62 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 39-27. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Josh Giddey (double-double, Chicago Bulls), Nikola Vučević (double-double, Chicago Bulls), Domantas Sabonis (double-double, Sacramento Kings). Bench points: Sacramento Kings 29, Chicago Bulls 46. Josh Giddey had 20 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
this may be a partial box score. A dash means unavailable. Zero minutes alone does not establish a DNP designation.
| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Sacramento Kings vs Chicago Bulls?
- The Chicago Bulls beat the Sacramento Kings 126-113 on October 29, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Zach LaVine scored 30 for the Sacramento Kings; Matas Buzelis scored 27 for the Chicago Bulls.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento Kings | 33 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 113 |
| Chicago Bulls | 36 | 26 | 39 | 25 | 126 |
Game leaders
Sacramento Kings
- Points
- 30 Zach LaVine
- Rebounds
- 11 Domantas Sabonis
- Assists
- 7 Dennis Schröder
Chicago Bulls
- Points
- 27 Matas Buzelis
- Rebounds
- 14 Nikola Vučević
- Assists
- 12 Josh Giddey
Domantas Sabonis double-double (18 PTS, 11 REB) · Nikola Vučević double-double (13 PTS, 14 REB) · Josh Giddey double-double (20 PTS, 12 AST)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach LaVine starter | 36:12 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12-19 | 2-8 | 4-4 | 1 | -23 |
| DeMar DeRozan starter | 34:44 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 2 | -21 |
| Domantas Sabonis starter | 31:31 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-14 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 4 | -21 |
| Russell Westbrook starter | 28:42 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 4 | -3 |
| Dennis Schröder starter | 27:47 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | -20 |
| Malik Monk bench | 27:39 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +17 |
| Keon Ellis bench | 23:13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1 | -7 |
| Drew Eubanks bench | 16:29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | +8 |
| Devin Carter bench | 12:04 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | +6 |
| Isaac Jones bench | 1:39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | -1 |
Not available: Keegan Murray, Nique Clifford
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matas Buzelis starter | 33:44 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11-18 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 5 | +18 |
| Nikola Vučević starter | 32:35 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | +16 |
| Josh Giddey starter | 31:07 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7-14 | 1-2 | 5-7 | 1 | +24 |
| Tre Jones starter | 29:37 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +16 |
| Isaac Okoro starter | 28:41 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | +20 |
| Kevin Huerter bench | 25:06 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-8 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 2 | +6 |
| Ayo Dosunmu bench | 21:15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 3 | -13 |
| Patrick Williams bench | 19:39 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3 | -15 |
| Jalen Smith bench | 15:25 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1 | -3 |
| Julian Phillips bench | 2:51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | -4 |
Not available: Zach Collins, Coby White
| Sacramento Kings | Stat | Chicago Bulls |
|---|---|---|
| 20/26 (76%) | Free throws | 14/18 (77%) |
| 36/54 (66%) | 2 pointers | 35/59 (59%) |
| 7/28 (25%) | 3 pointers | 14/32 (43%) |
| 43/82 (52%) | Field goals | 49/91 (53%) |
| 31 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 26 | Defensive rebounds | 34 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 34 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 17 | Fouls | 20 |
| 7 | Max points in a row | 13 |
| 12:09 | Time spent in lead | 34:11 |
| 12 | Biggest lead | 17 |
Largest margin: 16 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 5
- Times tied
- 2
- Largest lead · Sacramento Kings
- 12 Q2 4:13
- Largest lead · Chicago Bulls
- 17 Q4 7:53
- Longest run
- 13-0 Chicago Bulls · Q3 11:33 to Q3 9:24
Scoring plays
Q1 · 32 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Chicago Bulls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:18 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 2 | 0 |
| 11:00 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal | 2 | 3 |
| 10:35 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 4 | 3 |
| 10:12 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal | 6 | 3 |
| 9:55 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 6 | 5 |
| 9:41 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 8 | 5 |
| 9:31 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 8 | 7 |
| 9:05 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro 2-pt field goal | 8 | 9 |
| 8:39 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 8 | 11 |
| 8:39 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis Free throw | 8 | 12 |
| 8:17 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 10 | 12 |
| 8:04 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 3-pt field goal | 10 | 15 |
| 7:56 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal | 12 | 15 |
| 7:38 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 12 | 17 |
| 6:34 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter 2-pt field goal | 12 | 19 |
| 5:53 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro 2-pt field goal | 12 | 21 |
| 5:07 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal | 12 | 24 |
| 4:50 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 3-pt field goal | 15 | 24 |
| 4:36 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 15 | 26 |
| 4:22 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 17 | 26 |
| 4:19 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter Free throw | 17 | 27 |
| 4:19 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter Free throw | 17 | 28 |
| 4:05 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 3-pt field goal | 20 | 28 |
| 3:31 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis 2-pt field goal | 22 | 28 |
| 3:15 | Chicago Bulls | Patrick Williams 3-pt field goal | 22 | 31 |
| 2:55 | Sacramento Kings | Drew Eubanks 2-pt field goal | 24 | 31 |
| 2:24 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 26 | 31 |
| 1:54 | Sacramento Kings | Drew Eubanks 2-pt field goal | 28 | 31 |
| 1:39 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter 3-pt field goal | 28 | 34 |
| 1:22 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 31 | 34 |
| 0:31 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 33 | 34 |
| 0:24 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal | 33 | 36 |
Q2 · 31 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Chicago Bulls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:01 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 35 | 36 |
| 10:26 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 37 | 36 |
| 9:48 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey Free throw | 37 | 37 |
| 9:36 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 39 | 37 |
| 9:27 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal | 39 | 39 |
| 8:41 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 41 | 39 |
| 8:25 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter Free throw | 41 | 40 |
| 8:05 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 43 | 40 |
| 7:38 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 45 | 40 |
| 7:19 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 47 | 40 |
| 7:02 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 47 | 42 |
| 6:19 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 49 | 42 |
| 6:03 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 49 | 44 |
| 5:39 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal | 51 | 44 |
| 5:16 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu Free throw | 51 | 45 |
| 5:16 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu Free throw | 51 | 46 |
| 5:01 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 53 | 46 |
| 4:34 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 3-pt field goal | 56 | 46 |
| 4:13 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal | 58 | 46 |
| 3:59 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 58 | 48 |
| 3:15 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal | 60 | 48 |
| 3:00 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 60 | 50 |
| 3:00 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey Free throw | 60 | 51 |
| 2:27 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter 2-pt field goal | 60 | 53 |
| 2:19 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 61 | 53 |
| 2:19 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 62 | 53 |
| 2:07 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis 2-pt field goal | 64 | 53 |
| 1:53 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 64 | 55 |
| 1:19 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 64 | 57 |
| 0:55 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 3-pt field goal | 64 | 60 |
| 0:30 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 64 | 62 |
Q3 · 35 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Chicago Bulls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 66 | 62 |
| 11:33 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal | 66 | 65 |
| 11:07 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 66 | 67 |
| 10:31 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 66 | 69 |
| 10:04 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal | 66 | 72 |
| 9:24 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro 3-pt field goal | 66 | 75 |
| 9:03 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 3-pt field goal | 69 | 75 |
| 8:19 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 69 | 77 |
| 8:01 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 70 | 77 |
| 7:43 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 70 | 79 |
| 7:33 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 71 | 79 |
| 7:33 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 72 | 79 |
| 7:22 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro 2-pt field goal | 72 | 81 |
| 6:50 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis 3-pt field goal | 75 | 81 |
| 6:36 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 75 | 83 |
| 5:49 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 77 | 83 |
| 5:16 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter 2-pt field goal | 77 | 85 |
| 5:04 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal | 79 | 85 |
| 4:56 | Chicago Bulls | Patrick Williams 3-pt field goal | 79 | 88 |
| 4:46 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 81 | 88 |
| 4:26 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 81 | 90 |
| 4:06 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal | 83 | 90 |
| 3:50 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal | 83 | 92 |
| 3:34 | Sacramento Kings | Drew Eubanks Free throw | 84 | 92 |
| 3:16 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal | 84 | 94 |
| 2:38 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook Free throw | 85 | 94 |
| 2:38 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook Free throw | 86 | 94 |
| 2:24 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal | 86 | 96 |
| 2:17 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 2-pt field goal | 88 | 96 |
| 0:59 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 89 | 96 |
| 0:59 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 90 | 96 |
| 0:45 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis Free throw | 91 | 96 |
| 0:27 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu Free throw | 91 | 97 |
| 0:27 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal | 91 | 99 |
| 0:03 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 91 | 101 |
Q4 · 28 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Chicago Bulls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:01 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal | 91 | 104 |
| 10:42 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 92 | 104 |
| 10:42 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 93 | 104 |
| 10:19 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 93 | 106 |
| 10:07 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine Free throw | 94 | 106 |
| 10:07 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine Free throw | 95 | 106 |
| 9:56 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter 3-pt field goal | 95 | 109 |
| 9:24 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook Free throw | 96 | 109 |
| 9:12 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal | 96 | 111 |
| 8:31 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 98 | 111 |
| 8:24 | Chicago Bulls | Patrick Williams 3-pt field goal | 98 | 114 |
| 8:10 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis Free throw | 99 | 114 |
| 7:53 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey Free throw | 99 | 115 |
| 7:53 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey Free throw | 99 | 116 |
| 7:40 | Sacramento Kings | Domantas Sabonis 3-pt field goal | 102 | 116 |
| 7:20 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter 3-pt field goal | 102 | 119 |
| 7:04 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal | 104 | 119 |
| 6:20 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal | 106 | 119 |
| 5:37 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey Free throw | 106 | 120 |
| 5:11 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 108 | 120 |
| 4:28 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal | 108 | 122 |
| 3:03 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 108 | 124 |
| 2:25 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine Free throw | 109 | 124 |
| 2:25 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine Free throw | 110 | 124 |
| 1:57 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal | 112 | 124 |
| 1:15 | Sacramento Kings | Isaac Jones Free throw | 113 | 124 |
| 0:55 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević Free throw | 113 | 125 |
| 0:55 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević Free throw | 113 | 126 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Chicago Bulls 1-0. Final series: tied 1-1.
- Oct 29: Sacramento Kings 113 at Chicago Bulls 126 (this game)
- Mar 8: Chicago Bulls 110 at Sacramento Kings 126
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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Tipoff in UTC
Oct 30, 2025 · 00:00 UTC