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The Sacramento Kings beat the Chicago Bulls 117-114 at United Center Arena in the NBA.

Sacramento goes on to win. Turned around in the last quarter, Sacramento makes it 112-108

Chicago opens a two-point lead, but the game remains very even: 99-97.

Bulls go on to win in the last period, but the game is tied 94-94.

The third quarter ended with a 37-22 partial score for the Sacramento Kings.

New turnaround! Bulls 65-64 right now. The game is on fire!

Sacramento Kings move ahead: 61-60 now.

Bulls increase the lead to 10 points and go to the end of the second quarter with 58-48 on the scoreboard.

The Bulls go to the end of the first quarter winning 30-25.

Bulls open 8 point lead: 23-15.

The Bulls get the better of this first quarter by 9-7.

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Playing at the Golden 1 Center, Sacramento lost 133-124, after taking a 15-point lead. The Kings hit 44.2% of their shots and 42% of their threes. And the best players for the hosts during the loss were De'Aaron Fox, with 35 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two steals, and Domantas Sabonis, who recorded a triple-double of 23 points, 17 rebounds and 15 assists.

For their part, coach Mike Brown's Kings are third in the West with 40 wins and 27 losses, and are trying to regain second place, which has fallen back to the Memphis Grizzlies. The Californian franchise has won eight of its last ten games, but is coming off a loss at home to the Milwaukee Bucks.

Against the Rockets, last Saturday, the team from Chicago beat them 119-111 at the Toyota Center. The Illinois representatives shot 51.2% from the field and 46.9% from three-point range. And the Bulls' individual highlights of the game were Zach LaVine, with 36 points, eight rebounds and five assists, and DeMar DeRozan, responsible for 27 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two blocks. The Chicago Bulls are still without Javonte Green and Lonzo Ball, the latter out for the rest of the season.

Under coach Billy Donovan, the Bulls are still trying to establish themselves in the play-in zone in the East. So far, the team has 31 wins and 36 losses. And the current phase is uneven, as is the entire campaign, with five wins and five losses in the last ten games. However, the team is coming from two consecutive wins over Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets, both away from home.

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Chicago Bulls vs. Sacramento Kings

NBA East-West Conference round

Date: March 15, 2023

Time: 7 p.m. ET

Venue: United Center Arena in Chicago, Illinois
Webcast: NBA League Pass

The game between Chicago Bulls x Sacramento Kings will start at 7 pm (EST), being played at the United Center Arena in Chicago, Illinois, valid for the NBA round. The match will be broadcast by the streaming service NBA League Pass. You can check everything here on VAVEL Brazil.

The record in the meeting favors the Californian team. In the last 10 games, the Kings have dominated the record with seven wins and three losses. Even in the previous match in Sacramento, the Californians beat Chicago by only nine points at the Golden 1 Center.

Another determining factor that could weigh during the duel is that the Kings average 121.2 points per game this season. By contrast, Bulls score 113.2, which could weigh in the balance of developing the match.

Those who watch the NBA live throughout the regular season anxiously await the playoffs, when the 8 best teams from each franchise compete in best-of-7 games for the chance to reach the ultimate glory: the NBA championship title.
Before the playoffs, however, the league holds a Play-In, a sort of "playoff" that began to be played in 2020, the year in which the season was ended in a "bubble" because of the Covid pandemic.
In the Play-In, the franchises that finish seventh through tenth in each of the conferences play a single-game playoff, like this:

- The 7th place finisher from each conference faces the 8th place finisher. The winner of that game is in the playoffs.
- The 9th place team faces the 10th place team. The winner of this game earns the right to play for the last playoff spot against the loser of the 7th-place match.

The Sacramento Kings are in 3rd place in the Western Conference. The team comes to the match with a negative sequence: the team lost the last duel it played, against the Bucks. The Sacramento Kings have 40 wins and 27 losses from 67 matches played.

The Chicago Bulls are in 10th place in the Eastern Conference. The team comes into the game with a positive streak: they won the last two games they played, against the Rockets and the Nuggets. The Chicago Bulls have 31 wins and 36 losses in 67 matches played.

 

The NBA (National Basketball Association) is the national basketball league in the United States, with 30 teams divided into two groups, separated by the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference. The league was founded on June 6, 1946, as the BAA (Basketball Association of America), but three years later it merged with the NBL (National Basketball League), becoming the NBA we know today.
The first winner was the Los Angeles Lakers, who spliced four titles in a row with an early dynasty in the league. It was only halted by the Golden State Warriors, and soon after by the Baltimore Bullets.

Today, the Lakers, together with the Boston Celtics, are the NBA's biggest winners, with 17 titles each. Golden State Warriors are right behind with seven, where they have achieved another dynasty in the league with Stephen Curry, Klay Thomspon, Kevin Durant and Draymond Green.

The league also divides the awards by sectors. The most valuable is MVP, where they elect the best athlete in the league based only on the regular season. Right after that, there are awards for the best coach, best executive, sixth man, rookie and several others. Currently, the player with the most MVP awards is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with six. Next, Michael Jordan has five, along with Bill Russell. LeBron James, still active, has four awards.

The defending champions of the league is the Golden State Warriors, where they defeated the Boston Celtics 4-2 in the final. The Warriors finished in third place in the Western Conference, passing the Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies, and Dallas Mavericks in the postseason to win the tournament. Forward Nikola Jokic is the reigning MVP of the season, where he won for the second time in a row. Stephen Curry, the Warriors' point guard, is the reigning Finals MVP.

The current season has great teams such as the Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat, and Brooklyn Nets in the Eastern Conference, while the Phoenix Suns, Memphis Girzzlies, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, and Los Angeles Clippers compete for the top spots in the Western Conference. Still, there are teams that are favorites to get further ahead, such as the Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers, and LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers.

Finally, big stars are candidates for the MVP award, such as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Kevin Durant, Ja Morant, Stephen Curry, Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic and LeBron James.

In addition to this division based on east and west, NBA guesses today must also take into consideration the divisions. The divisions of this league and their respective teams are as follows:

- Atlantic: Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers e Toronto Raptors.

- Central: Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks.

- Southeast: Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards.

- Northwest: Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trail Blazers, Utah Jazz.

- Pacific: Golden State Warriors, LA Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings.

- Southwest: Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, San Antonio Spurs.

The match between Chicago Bulls x Sacramento Kings is valid for the NBA round of the Eastern vs. Western Conference. The match is decided in a single game and there are no ties. In other words, someone has to win. In case of a tie, the game goes to overtime until someone wins.

The Chicago Bulls vs. Sacramento Kings kick off at 7 p.m. (ET) at the United Center Arena in Chicago, Illinois.

Hello, basketball lover! Now it's time for the decisive NBA match between Chicago Bulls vs Sacramento Kings. Both teams face each other in a match valid for the NBA East-West conference. On one side, the Chicago Bulls have a regular but down campaign in the Eastern conference, being the current 10th place, with a total of 31 wins and 36 losses. The team is ahead only of the Pistons, Hornets, Magic, Pacers and Wizards in the conference and still has a chance to go to the playoffs. On the other hand, the Sacramento Kings are in a much better phase and are the 3rd place in the Western Conference. The team has a bad season with 40 wins and 27 losses. The confrontation is scheduled to take place at 9 pm (Brasília), at the United Center Arena, in Chicago, Illinois. Follow everything about the duel between Eastern vs Western Conference teams here on VAVEL Brazil.