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By Tony Renteria

Sacramento CA:  The Sacramento Kings (23-44) had just come off the second the longest road in the history of Sacramento era and were looking to get some home cooking by taking on the Washington Wizards (35-31) and got that with a dramatic overtime win of 117-110

DeMarcus Cousins who missed last game due to a knee injury was looking forward to getting back into the flow but was hurt by early foul trouble but came alive in the fourth quarter with 24 points and 14 rebounds.    Rudy Gay and Isaiah Thomas also added in 24 points as well.   This well balanced attacked has seemed to gel since the trade for Gay.

The Wizards who had two scorers with 19 points in Marcin Gortat and Bradley Beal

The Kings host the San Antonio Spurs on Friday while the Wizards continue the west coast trip by heading up north to take on the Portland Trailblazers.

Sacramento CA  The Sacramento Kings (20-39) looked to get some redemption after suffering a loss to the Minnesota Timber Wolves on Saturday by hosting a struggling New Orleans Pelicans team.  The Kings were able to hold off the Pelicans by the score of 96-89. 

The Kings were lead by Demarcus Cousins 23 points on 5 for 13 shooting and a remarkable 13-16 from the free throw line.  Cousins who has been under heat for his quick temper kept him self in check and lead his team to a much need victory.

The Pelicans were led by former King and rookie of the year Tyreke Evans who had 27 points in his old home.  Evans may have had some bad feelings since leaving Sacramento when he was once considered to the future of the franchise, before the arrival of Cousins.

The Kings will look to capitalize on the spark of energy as they head to Milwaukee to take on the Bucks, while the Pelicans head to Dallas to get back on track.

By Tony Renteria

 Sacramento CA:  The Sacramento Kings coming of two straight wins invited the second place Houston Rockets into Sleep Train Arena and were routed by the score of 129-103.

Any headed way the Kings had made was lost in the first moments as James Harden(43 points on 11-20 shooting)  looked like he was a video game player blowing past confused King’s.  The Rockets opened up a huge first quarter lead of 42-17.  The game quickly became of game of garbage minutes for both teams as the Kings failed to even make a game of it.

The Kings were led by Rudy Gay and his 25 points but most of them came after the Rockets went into cruise control.  This game was really a true tail of two different teams, with much different paths.  The Kings wanted to slow the game down to let Demarcus Cousins 16 points work in the paint, but Harden keep his foot on the gas as the Rockets just simply out ran the Kings on their own court.

Houston headed to face the Clippers tomorrow, while the Kings go to face Lakers on Friday.

Note Jimmer Fredette contract is being bought out by the Kings who plan to release him very soon.  Fredette was no at the arena tonight

By Tony Renteria

Sacramento CA:  The Golden State Warriors(31-22) came into the Capital City to face the hosting Sacramento Kings (18-35) on the first game after the All-Star break leaving with an easy 101-92 win.

Sacramento came into the game shorted handed by two players,  DeMarcus Cousins who had to rest due to strained hip flexor and recently traded guard Marcus Thornton who is headed to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Jason Terry and Reggie Evans.

The Warriors went out to an early first quarter lead of 30 to 26 in a very ugly first quarter that was plagued by bad calls and turnovers.  Golden State opened the lead to nine points at the half.  The first half took over an hour and seven minutes to play as the turnovers and bad calls continued to slow the action at Sleep Train Arena.

The Kings outscored the Warriors by ten in the 3^rd quarter and took a one point lead into the fourth quarter but the Warriors offense was too much and the Kings failed to score with any rhythm and were lost the same ten point lead.

David Lee led the Warriors with 23 points, while Isaiah Thomas led the Kings with 26 Points.

By Tony Renteria

 The Struggling Atlanta Hawks (1-2) came into Sleep Train Arena looking to continue the Sacramento King’s (1-2) bad luck, and came away with a 105-100 victory.

The Kings led by seven after a strong first quarter but fell apart in the second being outscored 29-13.  The Hawks took that lead and expanded on it in the third, adding six more points to their lead.  The Kings made a strong run in fourth but came up four points short.

The Kings came off a recent loss to the Golden State Warriors 98-87.  The Hawks had just lost to the Los Angeles Lakers by two points, 105-103.

The Kings were led by reserve point guard Isiah Thomas’s 26 points on 8 for 17 shooting.

Atlanta got their points from Al Horford, the starting center had 27 points and ten rebounds.

Sacramento Heads to Portland to take on the Trailblazers Friday night, while the Hawks continue the western tour and head to Denver and face the Nuggets.

By Tony Renteria

Sacramento CA: The Sacramento Kings (3-2) continued a strong preseason by outscoring the Golden State Warriors (3-2) by twelve points in the fourth quarter for a dramatic 91-90 win at Sleep Train Arena.
The Kings coming off a loss up in Portland had strong guard play from Isaiah Thomas who came off the bench to lead the Kings in scoring with 21 points on 5 for 13 shooting. The strong inside presence of DeMarcus Cousins was limited by foul trouble. He finished the night on the bench with eleven points to go along with his six fouls.
Stephen Curry had 24 points and six assist while playing over 36 minutes in this second to last preseason game. David Lee played well for the Warriors but was not his usual high scoring self.
The Kings finish the preseason on Friday down at Staples Center as they take on the Los Angeles Clippers while the Warriors host the Portland Trailblazers tomorrow in Oakland.
Side note Assistant Coach Brendan Malone resigned from his sons coaching staff today.