The Sports Xchange
Dec 1, 2017
CHICAGO -- Zach Randolph scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 19 points and Garrett Temple finished with 13 as the Sacramento Kings beat the Chicago Bulls 107-106 on Friday night.
Willie Cauley-Stein also had 10 points for the Kings (7-15), who handed the Bulls their eighth straight loss.
Jerian Grant scored 17 points to lead the Bulls (3-18), who also got 14 points from Lauri Markkanen, Robin Lopez and Paul Zipser. Cristiano Felicio finished with 12 and Justin Holiday finished with 11.
Bogdanovic capped the victory by splitting a pair of free throws in the closing seconds before Grant hit a 3-point field goal at the buzzer as the Bulls suffered their second one-point loss in as many nights.
With the Bulls trailing by two late in regulation, Holiday missed a 3-point attempt before Markkanen misfired from beyond the arc on Chicago's next possession. Randolph pushed the lead back to four with 51.5 seconds remaining when he scored off an offensive rebound of a Bogdanovic missed jumper.
A Markkanen 3-point field goal gave the Bulls a 93-92 lead with 7:25 remaining before Sacramento responded and built a three-point lead on a pair of Bogdanovic free throws. After the Bulls got to within one with under four minutes to play, Bogdanovic hit a three-point field goal to extend the lead to 101-97.
Sacramento led 61-60 at halftime.
NOTES: Kings F Justin Jackson, G Malachi Richardson and C George Papagiannis remain with the Reno Bighorns of the NBA's G League. Coach Dave Joerger said the primary purpose of having the trio there is skill development. Friday's game kicked off a four-game road swing for the Kings. ... Bulls F Bobby Portis missed Friday's game with a right arm injury. ... G David Nwaba played for the first time since Nov. 7 after missing 11 games with an ankle sprain. Nwaba Thursday night was active against Denver, but did not play because coach Fred Hoiberg wanted him to get some more basketball activity before returning to game action. ... The Bulls recalled F Nikola Mirotic, G Zach LaVine and G Kay Felder from the Windy City Bulls of the G League on Friday. Mirotic worked out with Windy City on Thursday before returning to practice along with LaVine with the Bulls on Friday.