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Kings Fall Again 101-78

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By Tony Renteria

This game was the epitome of the Sacramento Kings (17-30) season, a strong start and early departure of that success as they fell to the Dallas Mavericks (33-18) 101-78.

The Kings had started the second quarter tied 23 up but gave up 37 points to the Mavericks, Dallas Coach Rick Carlisle kept future memebr of the Hall of Fame, Dirk Nowitzki out of the game hoping rest would help him out.

Kings All Star DeMarcus Cousins continues to put up MVP type stats in losing causes as he scored 23 points with eleven rounds, with ten of them of the defensive end.

The Mavericks pulled away early behind game leading scorer Monta Ellis, who was 9 for 16 and 3 for 6 behind the arc as he led the visiting team with 21 points.

The Kings dropped their home record to 10-17 as they lost the second game in a row.  Dallas was a tough a 18-10 on th road before tonight’s game.

The Mavericks head back to Texas to host the Portland Trailblazers on Saturday as the Kings need to fix things on the road as the head into Utah to take on the Jazz the same day.

Kings Quiet Thunder 104-83!

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by Tony Renteria

The Sacramento Kings (14-20) looking to get back into the playoff race hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder (17-18) tonight with 104-83 impressive win.  The Kings took an early 28-16 lead in first quarter carried it though for the entire game.

The Kings were led by forward Rudy Gay who took his 9 for 19 shooting and turned into to 28 points and chipped in a balanced nine rebounds with four coming from the offense glass.

Point Guard Darren Collison match the shooting of Gay but only managed a very respectful 24 points while adding a solid seven assists.

Center and perhaps one of the most powerful players in the league DeMarcus Cousins added in 23 points but he took 23 shots and 13 times to the line to come up to that total.

The Thunder were led by All World and still recovering Kevin Durant who paced the team with 24 points, the other half of the offense duo Russell Westbrook only added 10 points on a horrible shooting night going 3 for 19.

The Kings who are looking to get back to the basketball that was played under former Coach Malone head to Denver on Friday as the Thunder heads East as well to play the Jazz.

Kings Fall In Cousins Return

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By Tony Renteria

DeMarcus Cousins made is return after his bout with viral meningitis but even he could not help the as the visiting Milwaukee Bucks(13-13) handed the Sacramento Kings(11-14) another loss 108-107.

Cousins had 27 points and 11 rebounds in 33 minutes of action in his return.  Cousins who did look tired at times is looking to come back to his early form before his illness where many in the league had his considered any early candidate for MVP.

Kings Interim Head Coach Tyrone Corbin in his second game in that role still needs to find the right combination to get the Kings back on track.

Corbin did get some good play from Ben McLemore, the second year player from Kansas is starting to look the part of a lottery draft pick as he dropped 22 points and averaging almost 12 points a game this season.

The Bucks who were playing with out Injured star Jabari Parker who tore his left ACL last game were lead by point guard Brandon Knight who had 20 points for the undersized and aggressive Bucks.

The Bucks continue there west coast trip by heading to Staples Center to take on the Clippers on Friday, while Kings host the Los Angles Lakers on Sunday.

Kings Dominate Jazz, 101-92

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By Tony Renteria

The Sacramento Kings (10-10) hosted the Visiting Utah Jazz (5-15), team leader DeMarcus Cousins absent again with viral meningitis but Rudy Gay put the team on his back as he lead the Kings in scoring dropping in 29 points in a 101-92 Kings win.

Gay feeling the pressure to fill the void left by the absent Cousins did so well guarding Jazz leading Gordon Hayward and limiting him to just 19 points as the Kings used the home court advantage for the win.

Also filling the void was Rookie Nik Stauskas who scored a career high 15 points and added in 8 rebounds as the Kings improved to (2-4) with out Cousins.

The Jazz were lead by Hayward’s points, and seven assists and four steals.

This was the first meeting between the two this season, the nest game will be in early February.  The Jazz head home to host the San Antonio Spurs, While the Kings head to Los Angeles to face the Lakers tomorrow.

Hot Start Kings Go to 4-1!

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by Tony Renteria

The Sacramento Kings (4-1) hosted the Denver Nuggets (1-3) and complety overwhemled the visiting team by the score of 131-109.
The Kings jumped out to quick 21 point lead in the first quarter and took a 40-19 point lead heading into the second quarter.
DeMarcus Cousins poured in 30 points and added 11 rebounds.  Rudy Gay nearly matched that point total by adding in 29 points on his own. 
The Kings are 4-1 for the first time in over a decade.
While the Kings lead by 21 after the first, at one point they lead by 36 points. 
Ty Lawson lead the Nuggets with 13 points and nine assists. 
This could be the start of a new era here in Sacramento, with New ownership and a new downtown arena on the horizon, are the Kings finally headed back to the glory days of the early 2000’s?
Kings head to Arizona to start a four game road swing, while the Nuggets head to Cleveland to face Lebron and the rest of the Cavaliers on Friday
 

Kings Drop Opener to Rival Warriors

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by Tony Renteria

Even though the new arena and a new age of Sacramento Kings basketball awaits with the start of the new downtown arena the basketball side seemed to repeat itself as the Sacramento Kings (0-0) drop the opening to the visiting Golden State Warriors (0-0) 95-77.

The Kings were in the game until the third quarter when the Kings fell behind by12 points in the quarter.  While most Kings fans thought that both DeMarcus Cousins and Rudy Gay learned how to win by being members of Team USA Basketball, they both failed to command the game but shooting close to 33%.   Cousins brought in 20 points and Gay added 14.

Stephan Curry heated up the court as he shot 7-17, with 24 points to lead the game.

The Warriors host the L.A. Lakers on Saturday, while the Kings look to rebound on Friday night by hosting the Portland Trailblazers.

 

Kings End Season on Sour Note

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By Tony Renteria

The Sacramento Kings (28-54) ended the 2014 season by losing to the Phoenix Suns (48-34) on a warm Wednesday night Sleep Train Arena.  The Kings took a lead into the fourth quarter but they were unable to hold on and lost 104-99.

The Kings were led by rookie Ben McLemore who scored 31 points and chipped in five rebounds and five assists. DeMarcus Cousins did not play, Isaiah Thomas and Rudy Gay played limited minutes.

The Suns head into the playoffs behind reserve guard and rookie Archie Goodwin who scored 29 points.

The Kings will look toward the draft and free agency to add to a roster that has potential for 2015.

Thunder Warm Up for Post Season on Kings

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Sacramento CA:

The Sacramento Kings(27-50) hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder(56-21) tonight, the Thunder who have wrapped up their division title took an early lead in the second quarter kept up the momentum and cruised to a 107-92 road win.

The only highlight for the Kings was snapping Kevin Durant’s scoring streak of 25 or more points in a game at 41 games.  This highlight was dimmed by the fact the Durant played less than 32 minutes as the Thunder used the bench most of the fourth quarter while expanding on their lead.

Travis Outlaw and DeMarcus Cousins both scored 24 points each as no other Member of the team scored more than eleven points.  The Kings were without Rudy Gay and Isaiah Thomas who both average over 20 points per game.

The Kings missed those much need points as they played one of the hottest teams in the league, they just simply lacked the firepower to keep up with the Thunder.

The Thunder head south tomorrow to play the Clippers, while the Kings head north to play Portland.

 

 

Kings Hold Off Lakers

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by Tony Renteria

The battle for last place in the Pacific Division continued Wednesday night at Sleep Train Arena as the Sacramento KIngs(26-48) took a nice second half lead and held on in the fourth quarter to beat the Los Angles Lakers(25-49) 107-102.

The Kings win their second game in a row by some high scoring by forward Rudy Gay, Gay finished with 31 points in just under 43  minutes.  Gay has be averaging 20.2 ppg since his arrival in Sacramento.   DeMarcus Cousins chipped in with 20 points and ten rebounds.

The Lakers are already looking forward to next season with star Kobi Bryant out with injury.  The Lakers were led by guard Jodie Meeks with 21 points.  The Lakers had beaten the Kings all three times they had faced this season before tonight.  

The Lakers head to Dallas on Friday while the Kings host Golden State on the same day.

 

Knicks Knock Off Kings

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By Tony Renteria

The New York Knicks(30-42) came into Sacramento to play the home town Kings(25-46) on a storming Wednesday night and brought a storm of their own as they handled the Kings in route into a 107-99 road win.

Near the end of the 2014 season the Kings still need to find a way to put away teams at there level at home.   They are up and down all season but at home where they are suppose to find some balance, they still struggle. 

The Knicks were lead by Carmelo Anthony and his 36 points and held off a rally near the end by the Kings, but as this season has proven the Kings are still trying to learn how to play NBA basketball.

DeMarcus Cousins is still improving as he had 32 points and 15 rebounds.  

The Knicks close to securing a playoff berth played well coming off a loss down south the Lakers in the previous game.   The Kings head to Oklahoma City to play the Thundar on Friday night.