The Chicago Bulls have defeated the Sacramento Kings 126-113 to remain unbeaten. Matas Buzelis led the Bulls with 27 points, while Josh Giddey added 20 points, 12 assists, and eight rebounds.

In Monday’s victory over the Hawks, Josh Giddey led the way for the Bulls as he recorded 18 points, 13 rebounds and five assists while Nikola Vucevic added 17 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists of his own.

NBA.com's John Schuhmann released his latest power rankings and placed the Kings at 27. Only three teams ranked below the Kings: the Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards, and Brooklyn Nets. Is that really who the Kings are grouped with now? Have the Kings completely reverted to fighting for better draft lottery odds?

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 107-101 victory over the Sacramento Kings.

The Kings gave up 127 points to the depleted Lakers on Sunday, putting a brighter spotlight on their turnstile defense, and the Thunder are poised to feast in transition and in the halfcourt. Sacramento should contribute just enough offensively to nail this Over.

Westbrook stands at No. 15 on the NBA’s all-time steals list. In a matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA announced that Westbrook passed Derek Harper for the 15th-most steals in NBA history (1,958). Westbrook stands 25 steals behind No. 14 on the list, Allen Iverson.

The Seattle SuperSonics selected Westbrook out of UCLA with the fourth pick in the 2008 NBA draft before the team relocated to Oklahoma City. Westbrook spent his first 11 seasons with the Thunder, averaging 23.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 8.4 assists and 1.8 steals with eight All-Star appearances, eight All-NBA selections and one MVP award.

Oklahoma City Thunder release injury report with Chet Holmgren out and Alex Caruso returning ahead of matchup with Sacramento Kings.