Lauri Markkanen stalled a Sacramento flurry with four free throws and Zach LaVine buried a rally-killing 3-pointer with 1:15 remaining Monday night as the visiting Chicago Bulls held off the Kings 113-106. A short jumper by Harrison Barnes got the Kings within 100-98 with still 3:18 to play before Markkanen hit his first pair of foul shots. LaVine had a game-high 28 points and Markkanen 20 to pace the Bulls, who lost at Golden State and Portland to begin a three-game western swing. LaVine (five) and Markkanen (four) combined for nine 3-pointers for the Bulls, who shot 43.2 percent from behind the arc and outscored the Kings 48-27 on 3s. Holmes, Nemanja Bjelica and Barnes backed Hield for the Kings with 20, 18 and 16 points, respectively, while Bogdan Bogdanovic added 11.

Source: National Post December 03, 2019 05:48 UTC