DeMar DeRozan, Coby White lead Bulls to 22-point comeback win over Kings

By HoopsHype | March 5, 2024

What’s the buzz on Twitter? KC Johnson @KCJHoopThe Bulls posted their third comeback victory of 21 points or more, stunning the Kings behind Coby White’s career-high 37 points and 19 fourth-quarter points from DeMar DeRozan.The postgame comments summed up a wild night.For @NBCSChicago: nbcsportschicago.com/nba/chicago-bu… – 1:32 AM Julia Poe @byjuliapoeThe Bulls lead the league in clutch minutes (159) with 35 of their games finishing with a <5 margin in the final 5 minutes this season.DeMar DeRozan on the team’s tendency toward dramatic finishes: “We like a Dateline episode or something.” pic.twitter.com/2tnVSXRjWR – 1:10 AM Sean Cunningham @SeanCunninghamCoby White loves playing the Kings. His previous scoring high was 36 points on Jan. 6, 2021. He scored a new career high 37 points tonight in the win in Sacramento. – 12:37 AM Dave Mason @DeuceMasonDeMar DeRozan outscored the Kings in the 4th.DeRozan: 19 pts (7-7 FG, 4-4 FT)Kings: 18 pts (6-20 FG, 0-6 from 3, 6 turnovers). – 12:33 AM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports#Bulls win 113-109, outscored Kings 36-18 in 4thQ. Coby White career-high 37 pts, DeRozan 33, Dosunmu 20.White hit 14 of 19 shots, DeRozan 10 of 12, Dosunmu 9 of 15 – 12:30 AM Jason Anderson @JandersonSacBeeFinal: Bulls 113, Kings 109Career-high 37 points for Coby White. DeMar DeRozan scored 19 of his 33 in the fourth quarter. Just a brutal, brutal loss for the Kings, who led by 22 in the second half. – 12:30 AM Kellan Olson @KellanOlsonKings were up 22 over the Bulls in the late 3rd but unraveled at home. Career-high 37 for Coby White. DeRozan with 19 in 4th.Sacramento now tied with the Suns in the loss column at the 6/7 play-in line.Meanwhile the Lakers are blowing out the Thunder. Up 24 in the 4th. – 12:29 AM Julia Poe @byjuliapoeWow. Bulls erase a 22-point deficit to steal a 113-109 win in Sacramento.Coby White: 37 points, 7 assists, 5-for-9 from threeDeMar DeRozan: 33 points, 19 of which were scored in the fourth quarterAyo Dosunmu: 20 points, 5 assistsHell of a start to this West Coast trip – 12:29 AM Sean Cunningham @SeanCunninghamDeMar DeRozan looks to have sealed the win for his Bulls, as he sinks two free throws with 3.5 seconds to play giving Chicago the 113-109 lead. DeRozan with 33 points, Coby White a career high 37 – 12:29 AM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSportsLate night close game alert. #Bulls have rallied from 22 down to lead Sacramento 111-109 with 36 seconds left. Coby White with a career-high 37, DeRozan 31. – 12:21 AM Sean Cunningham @SeanCunninghamCoby White with back-to-back buckets, tying the game at 109-109 with 1:28 to go, and then gave his Bulls the go-ahead bucket under a minute to play. Chicago up 111-109 with :36 secs left. White with 37 points, DeMar DeRozan with 31. – 12:21 AM Matt George @MattGeorgeSACCoby White is another one of those guys that, if he’s on a playoff team, everyone would be talking about him.Dude loves to play the Kings. – 11:43 PM Sean Cunningham @SeanCunninghamBulls outscored 27-20 in the 2nd quarter, but Sacramento still able to hold a 56-49 lead over the Bulls at the half. Coby White coming to life with all of his 13 points coming in the period for Chicago. Kings get 13 from De’Aaron Fox and 11 from Malik Monk. – 11:41 PM Sean Cunningham @SeanCunninghamKings outscored 27-20 in the 2nd quarter, but Sacramento still able to hold a 56-49 lead over the Bulls at the half. Coby White coming to life with all of his 13 points coming in the period for Chicago. Kings get 13 from De’Aaron Fox and 11 from Malik Monk. – 11:39 PM Matt George @MattGeorgeSACCoby White doing the Kings a favor and not taking a shot in the 10 minutes he played in that first quarter.He normally cooks Sacramento. – 10:36 PM More on this storyline KC Johnson: Celtics 129, Bulls 112 Celtics make 23 3-pointers, win 7th straight Vucevic 22 pts, 14 rebs (2 pts in 2nd half) Dosunmu 14 pts, 8 assists, 7 rebs DeRozan and White combined 13-34 FGs White 28 pts, 5 assists Tatum 25 pts, 7 rebs, 5 assists Brown 21 pts, 5 assists -via Twitter @KCJHoop / February 22, 2024