By Tony Renteria

photo credit USA Today Knicks rookie Kristaps Porzingis and Kings center Kosta Koufos have a little misunderstanding during Thursday night’s game in Sacramento

SACRAMENTO–The Sacramento Kings (8-15) scored big early and held off a strong run in the fourth quarter by the visiting New York Knicks (10-13) to capture a 99-97 win.

The Kings led 46-29 in a low scoring first half. The Kings have been rumored to have some internal turmoil between the Head Coach George Karl and some players.  Yet tonight they were able to put that past them selves as they won their second consecutive game.

The Kings were led by All Star DeMarcus Cousins with 27 points and eleven rebounds with eight on the defensive end.  Cousin continues to play solid despite the locker room turmoil and some nagging injuries.

The visiting Knicks Carmelo Anthony to no surprise was the leading scorer for  the visiting team with a 23 points and an also not surprising five turnovers.

The Knicks head up north to play Portland while the Kings have five days off before they play Houston Rockets in Sacramento next Tuesday.