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SACRAMENTO – When the boogeyman calls, you pick-up.
That was the message from DeMar DeRozan to his former Bulls teammates leading into the big reunion showdown on Thursday.
Oh, they picked up, and then some.
Thanks to 35 points from Coby White, as well as Nikola Vucevic falling two assists shy of a triple-double, the Bulls outlasted DeRozan and former teammate Zach LaVine, beating the Kings 128-116.
Before being traded to the Kings last summer, DeRozan spent his three seasons with the Bulls, almost a big brother to the likes of Patrick Williams, Dalen Terry and White.