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Sunday marks the first time the future Hall of Famer will play in Chicago since joining the Sacramento Kings in a sign-and-trade.

DeMar DeRozan hugs former Bulls teammates and other pictures of the day in the NBA

Just as the Golden State Warriors were ready to hand revenge on a giant platter to the Kings on Wednesday night, DeMar DeRozan knocked it out of their hands and ignited Sacramento’s 123-117 comeback win at Golden 1 Center.

DeMar DeRozan added 24 points and nine assists, and Malik Monk finished with 22 points and eight assists. Boston has lost two of its last three. Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 28 points, Kristaps Porzingis added 22 points and 10 rebounds, and Jayson ...

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A competitive game Friday night turned ugly late for the Celtics, who were run off their home floor by the shorthanded Sacramento Kings.

The Sacramento Kings entered Friday night’s matchup against the Boston Celtics amid a five-game winning streak, but they knew they would have a tough test against the defending champions. Instead, the Kings dominated the Celtics, defeating them 114-97, pushing their winning streak to six games.

Domantas Sabonis had 23 points and a career-high 28 rebounds and the Sacramento Kings used a fourth quarter rally to beat the Boston Celtics 114-97 on Friday night.

The Sacramento Kings defeated the Boston Celtics 114-97. The Kings entered on a five-game winning streak, which they pushed to six off a 38-point fourth quarter. They were shorthanded, playing without their star Point Guard De’Aaron Fox, but that did not matter. The Celtics were relatively healthy.

As is tradition, we here at The Bounce hand out the highest honors when the regular season ends, but we also do so at midseason! Just so you know: The Bouncies are among basketball’s most prestigious awards — not just anybody can receive this honor.

We're two weeks away from the deadline, and new names who could have a market have emerged. But No. 1 remains the same.