Clinging to slim playoff hopes, Bulls face NBA-worst Kings

The Chicago Bulls will seek to keep their longshot hopes alive of a .500 season and a possible back door into the Eastern Conference play-in tournament when they continue a Western swing against the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night.

The Bulls lost 11 in a row -- every game they played in February -- to fall to 24-36 and were tailspinning into the depths of the lottery race before winning two of their last three, each against a playoff contender. Chicago enters Sunday's game 5 1/2 games behind Charlotte for the last play-in spot.