By George Devine, Sr.

The fans at Sacramento didn’t mind the home team scoring below 100 points, as long as they won, which they did handily, defeating the visiting Chicago Bulls, 99-70. DeMarcus Cousins was the leader in points with 25 and rebounds with 16, coming back with a vengeance after missing six games due to an ankle injury. All but two of Cousins’ boards were on defense.

Isaiah Thomas scored 19 for the Kings, and Rudy Gay — who has been scoring an average of 20 points — accounted for only 14 but had 6 rebounds, 5 of them on defense. Coming off the bench, Jimmer Fredette scored 11.

For the Bulls, Jimmy Butler had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Tony Snell and Taj Gibson each had 11 points.

The Kings will host Toronto at 7 p.m. PST on Wednesday, February 5.