Matas Buzelis scores 27 and Bulls move to 4-0 with 126-113 win over Kings

CHICAGO (AP) — Matas Buzelis scored 27 points, and the Chicago Bulls defeated the Sacramento Kings 126-113 on Wednesday night to remain unbeaten.

Chicago improved to 4-0, its best start since 2021-22.

Josh Giddey had 20 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds, and Nikola Vucevic had 13 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists for Chicago. Kevin Huerter added 18 points for the Bulls, who shot 53.8% from the field.

Sacramento's Zach LaVine scored 30 points in his return to Chicago. He played for the Bulls from 2018 until he was traded to the Kings before the All-Star break last season. The Bulls played a video tribute to him during the first quarter.

DeMar DeRozan, another former Bull, scored 19 points for Sacramento. Domantas Sabonis added 18 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for the Kings, who lost their third straight. The Kings shot 53.1% from the field but made just 7 of 28 3-pointers.

Sacramento visited defending champion Oklahoma City on Tuesday night and left with a hard-fought 107-101 loss. The Kings had enough energy to lead 64-62 at halftime, but the Bulls outscored the Kings 64-49 after the break.

The Bulls used a 39-27 third quarter to take a 101-91 lead. They shot 65.4% from the field in the period and had 14 assists. Giddey had five assists in the quarter.

The Bulls extended their lead to 17 points in the fourth.

Kings: At Milwaukee on Saturday.

Bulls: Host New York on Friday.

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Sacramento Kings forward/center Drew Eubanks, right, battles for a rebound against Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Sacramento Kings forward Demar Derozan, right, drives as Chicago Bulls forward Isaac Okoro guards during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Sacramento Kings guard Zach Lavine, left, drives to the basket past Chicago Bulls forward Matas Buzelis during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Sacramento Kings forward Demar Derozan, center, drives to the basket against Chicago Bulls forward/center Jalen Smith, left, and guard/forward Kevin Huerter during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Chicago Bulls forward/guard Isaac Okoro (35) rebounds a ball against Sacramento Kings forward/center Drew Eubanks (19) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

LYON, France (AP) — Several hundreds joined a march organized by far-right groups on Saturday after a nationalist activist died from a beating in Lyon in an incident that highlighted a climate of deep political tensions ahead of next year's presidential vote.

French President Emmanuel Macron called for calm ahead of the tribute to Quentin Deranque, a 23-year-old who died of brain injuries in a hospital last week. The demonstrations took place under heavy police scrutiny.

“This is a moment of remembrance and respect for this young compatriot who was killed, for his family and loved ones. That must come first. And then it is a moment of firmness and responsibility,” Macron said.

Seven people have been handed preliminary charges. The Lyon public prosecutor’s office requested that each of them be charged with intentional homicide, aggravated violence and criminal conspiracy. Six of the accused were charged on all three counts. The seventh was charged with complicity in intentional homicide, aggravated violence and criminal conspiracy.

Deranque was attacked during a fight that erupted between far-left and far-right supporters on the margins of a student meeting where a far-left lawmaker, Rima Hassan, was a keynote speaker.

Macron said he will hold a meeting with ministers next week to carry out a comprehensive review of all violent activist groups that have links to political parties. He hinted that some groups could be dismantled.

“In the Republic, no violence is legitimate,” he said. “There is no place for militias, wherever they come from. We must be absolutely uncompromising.”

The main tribute to Deranque took place in Lyon, where clashes between far-right activists and far-left groups have become frequent. Their fighting often takes the form of organized street battles in the city, sometimes involving groups of several dozen people.

Lyon’s far-left-leaning militant groups are more recent and were created in reaction to the many far-right groups that have been present for several decades. The city is seen by intelligence services as the cradle of far-right activism in France.

Deranque’s parents also called for calm and did not take part in the tribute, which was not banned by French authorities.

Deranque’s death triggered a storm of recriminations, mostly blaming the far-left France Unbowed party and its leader, Jean-Luc Mélenchon. Among the suspects is the parliamentary aide of a France Unbowed lawmaker who set up the anti-fascist group The Young Guard.

There was a minute’s silence before the start of the march. Some demonstrators held white tulips and displayed stickers bearing the slogan: “Quentin, killed by Mélenchon’s militia.”

Many men dressed in black, some with their faces partially covered, joined the march. Christian Petiteau, 70, who traveled from the neighboring Isère region, said Deranque was “cowardly murdered” and that he came to honor his memory.

France Unbowed’s opponents accuse it of fomenting violence and tensions with its combative far-left politics. Mélenchon has condemned the violence and insisted that his party bore no blame for the tragedy.

Mélenchon stood for the presidency in 2012, 2017 and 2022, but failed to advance to the decisive runoff round. He is preparing for another expected run next year, when Macron’s second and last term ends.

France is holding municipal elections next month and right-wing political forces have been using the incident to demonize France Unbowed. Far-right National Rally leader Jordan Bardella has called for a common front against Mélenchon's party.

Criticism also came from prominent figures on the left, including former French President François Hollande. He said the mainstream left, including his Socialist Party, must not team up again with Mélenchon’s party for the upcoming elections, as they did in the past.

French President Emmanuel Macron talks to a farmer as he visits the International Agriculture Fair during the opening day in Paris, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, Pool)

A woman holds a placard reading "Justice for Quentin" as she pays tribute to far-right student, Quentin Deranque, 23, who died in Lyon from a street beating during clashes between far-left and far-right militants, in Lille, northern France, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

France's President Emmanuel Macron attends the opening of the International Agriculture Fair in Paris, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, Pool)