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Chicago Bulls at Sacramento Kings: 3 takeaways from a close road victory

By Matthew Price

Feb 6, 2017; Sacramento, CA, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Dwyane Wade (3) drives to the basket during the third quarter of the game against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. The Chicago Bulls defeated the Sacramento Kings 112-107. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 6, 2017; Sacramento, CA, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Dwyane Wade (3) drives to the basket during the third quarter of the game against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. The Chicago Bulls defeated the Sacramento Kings 112-107. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 6, 2017; Sacramento, CA, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Dwyane Wade (3) gestures toward his team mates after defeating the Sacramento Kings 112-107 at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 6, 2017; Sacramento, CA, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Dwyane Wade (3) gestures toward his team mates after defeating the Sacramento Kings 112-107 at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports /

After a tough loss in overtime in their last game against the Houston Rockets, the Chicago Bulls bounced back against the Sacramento Kings, winning 112-107.

The Chicago Bulls are back to the .500 mark!

After a couple of days with more losses than wins, the Bulls successfully dismantled the Sacramento Kings with swarming defense and good ball movement, putting them back at .500 with a 112-107 win.

Unfortunately, being 26-26 isn’t really anything special. In fact, you could even argue that being .500 is worse than .200 (especially if you’re a Milwaukee Bucks fan from the mid-2000s).

But hey, the Bulls got a win, and we’re happy. It’s even cooler that it happened a) after the Kings just beat the Golden State Warriors, and b) Without Chicago’s best player, Jimmy Butler.

Maybe this is a sign that the Bulls can live without Jimmy Butl… okay, I’ll stop for now.

Michael Carter-Williams got the start at small forward again last night, solidifying one of the worst starting fives ever in terms of ability to shoot 3-pointers (Jerian Grant, Dwyane Wade, MCW, Taj Gibson and Robin Lopez).

And yet, Carter-Williams managed to ball out again, and the starting five brought out a defensive intensity that limited the Kings to its lowest points scored in the first quarter (11) since 2012.

Here are three big takeaways from the Bulls win in Sacramento.

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