Mar 13, 2013; Sacramento, CA, USA; Chicago Bulls shooting guard Daequan Cook (14) fouls Sacramento Kings power forward Jason Thompson (34) during the third quarter at Power Balance Pavilion. The Sacramento Kings defeated the Chicago Bulls 121-79. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports

I don’t know about you, but I spent much of the time between the end of the game last night and this morning hoping desperately it hadn’t really happened, but it has. And in looking at the box score, dear god is there some awfulness here.

I guess we’ll start with the good: Carlos Boozer continued his noble tradition of bumslaying, putting up an efficient 21 points and adding 4 assists. Nate Robinson also had a nice night offensively, scoring 19 on 7/9 shooting. That’s, uh, about it.

Both Robinson and Boozer — to be fair, also everybody else on the team — got shredded defensively. Luol Deng and Joakim Noah, the two all-stars, were meh at best. My beloved Jimmy Butler went all of 2/10 from the field. Daequan Cook — ostensibly brought in for his shooting ability — is now shooting 26.8 percent from the field after going 4/12 last night. You may notice that his struggles last night actually raised his overall percentage.

But the king — or perhaps Anti-King, depending — of the night was Marco Belinelli, another man who was ostensibly brought in for his shooting prowess. Belinelli was completely perfect from the field as he failed to miss a sh— I’m sorry, I read that wrong. Belinelli was the opposite of perfect, as he went 0/4 on twos, 0/5 on threes and did not attempt a free throw. Single-game, individual +/- is not terribly reliable, as a general rule, but Marco was -35 last night. By far the lowest number on the team. That’s ridiculous.

But yeah, so important to bring in Belinelli over keeping Kyle Korver. No way we could use his league-leading three-point shooting or anything.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ll be over in the corner, attempting to make an imprint of my face in the wall.

Oct 31, 2012; Chicago, IL, USA; Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins (15) is defended by Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah (13) during the second half at the United Center. The Bulls won 93-87. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports

Another big story on this game is whether the Kings will be at full strength. After Sunday’s game for the Kings against the Bucks, they are unsure if their best player, big man DeMarcus Cousins, will play after elbowing Bucks forward Mike Dunleavy in the head and receiving a flagrant-2 foul. Playing without their leading scorer and rebounder will be less than ideal for a Kings team who have lost 10 of their last 13 games.

The Bulls come in, once again, hampered by injury, but what else is new? Taj Gibson, Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich, and Richard Hamilton are all out which means Nate Robinson and Marco Belineli will get the starts at point guard and shooting guard, respectively. They’re coming off a rough loss at the Lakers in which the game was never really in reach. Look for the Bulls to bounce back against the worst team in the Western Conference.

The Bulls really need this game. Losing 6 of their last 10, they need a bounce back win against a non-elite team just to get the wheels spinning once again. If Cousins can’t go, look for Noah and the rest of the Bulls to have a big day on the glass against this undersized Kings team.

In the last meeting between these teams, it was the first game of the season for both. The Bulls came away with a 93-87 victory at home with Joakim Noah leading the way with 23 points and 10 rebounds. The season has changed a lot for each team, with the Kings going on to have a 6-28 road record, second worst only to the Wizards, and the Bulls losing numerous key players to injury.

The one thing that the Kings do have going for them, however, is that they are 16-15 on their home floor. This team has shown some bright spots occasionally, but has also shown some lows. At times it looks like these guys have never played together, and other times, such as February 26 against the Heat, they look like a very solid team. A lot of their games have been close, but they can’t seem to finish the majority of them.

Tonight, look for the Bulls to take advantage of the absence of Cousins and dominate the rebound game. A fun matchup to watch in this game will be at the point guard spot. The two littlest players in the league, Nate Robinson and Isaiah Thomas, face off, each at 5 foot 9 inches. Both of these guys are Seattle products and have made it despite their size. They’re also both from the Seattle area which will be fun to watch.