Inside the Bulls' epic collapse (Mike McGraw)

Sacramento had the deficit down to 19 points by the end of the third quarter, but the Bulls still seemed to be in decent shape, especially after the Kings picked up their fifth foul and put the Bulls into the bonus with 7:45 left in the fourth.

During the next seven minutes, though, the Bulls made it to the foul line just twice – going 2 for 4. And those were the only points during a 20-2 Sacramento run. The Bulls couldn’t get fouled because they were so busy turning the ball over.

Here’s an amazing stat about the fourth quarter: After Kirk Hinrich hit a jumper to put the Bulls ahead 92-74 with 10:15 remaining, the home team went 0 for 6 from the field during the rest of the game – 6 shots in more than 10 minutes.

They shot some free throws during that span, 8 to be exact. But the biggest problem was 9 turnovers during the final 10 minutes. They came in all varieties – two shot clock violations, Taj Gibson called for three seconds while being guarded by the much-smaller Sergio Rodriguez, John Salmons losing the ball on a fast break and complaining about no foul call.

On one of the shot clock violations, Salmons actually knocked down a 17-foot jumper, but the refs ruled that it was still in his hands when the buzzer went off. Close call.

There is no point in complaining about missing foul calls, though, because the referees let Hinrich put his hands all over Tyreke Evans during the late-game possessions and it didn’t help the Bulls at all.