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Lakers Wrest Victory From Kings’ Grasp
Posted on 14 Apr 2011 by Steven Jones.
We all know how the movie ends. The ragtag misfits, buoyed by their passionate home crowd, upset the purple-and-gold Goliath in the last game of the season. Their wealthy owners, encouraged by the mayor who still fondly recalls his glory days, have a change of heart and keep the team where it belongs. Trust the Los Angeles Lakers to stray from the script. Their 116-108 victory over the host S...
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Kings Shoot Themselves in Foot
Posted on 12 Apr 2011 by Steven Jones.
DeMarcus Cousins clanged a meaningless three off the back of the rim, then wrapped Marcus Thornton in a bear hug and offered words of encouragement for his dejected teammate. While the Sacramento Kings' season didn't officially end Monday night, Cousins' closing sequence summed it up as well as any image could: mildly encouraging, strongly emotional, ultimately unsatisfying. Both Cousins (a car...
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Bay Area Rivalry Reaches a Disjointed End
Posted on 11 Apr 2011 by Steven Jones.
The Kings didn't let the Warriors run away this time. In possibly the final installment of the Bay Area hoops rivalry, Sacramento matched its hosts in fastbreak points and got several heroic plays from Marcus Thornton in a 104-103 victory. Thornton hit only seven of his 17 field goal attempts and missed all four of his long-distance launches, but he put up 21 points, including four in the final...
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Kings Escort Grizzlies to Playoffs
Posted on 9 Apr 2011 by Steven Jones.
The Memphis Grizzlies clinched the West's last playoff spot tonight. But what about the other team? The Sacramento Kings could look across the court and see a team not totally dissimilar. Like the Kings, the Grizzlies have endured a multi-year playoff drought while fighting for scraps at the bottom of the brutal Western Conference. Each team's period of suffering has yielded high lottery ...
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Evans’ 10 Dimes Prove He’s No PG
Posted on 4 Apr 2011 by Steven Jones.
If this is to work – “this” being “Tyreke Evans coexisting with Marcus Thornton/DeMarcus Cousins/et al while playing point guard” – then the remaining Sacramento Kings supporters need to see some evidence. A 10-assist night for Evans, even against a slumping Utah team (whom they easily defeated, 106-97), would seem to be the needed proof. His assists tonight led uniformly to high-...
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Nuggets Beat Up Kings for Second Time This Week
Posted on 2 Apr 2011 by Steven Jones.
Most teams that play the Denver Nuggets expect to walk away with a few bumps and bruises. The Sacramento Kings suffered more than many Friday night, and walked away with a frustrating loss to boot. The Kings were less than 48 hours removed from Wednesday’s 104-90 loss in Denver. Their home arena did nothing to cure those ills, as they were undone by a combination of untimely turnovers and...
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Thornton Shines, Evans Defers in Wild Kings Victory
Posted on 27 Mar 2011 by Steven Jones.
For one game, the Sacramento Kings could pretend that there is no alpha dog battle brewing. For one game, their roster had a clear pecking order, with one star surrounded by a capable crew of supporters. For one game, that star was not named Tyreke Evans. He went by the much more unassuming handle of Marcus Thornton. The league's reigning Rookie of the Year yielded the spotlight to midseason ...
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Bulls Charge, Kings Shrink
Posted on 22 Mar 2011 by Steven Jones.
Numerous writers described the mid-1990s Chicago Bulls as resembling an octopus on defense. Long-limbed athletes like Jordan, Pippen, Grant, and later Harper and Rodman cut the available space in half and made every pass an adventure. On Monday night, the octopus was back in the United Center. The unfortunate Sacramento Kings were more like a jellyfish, minus the sting. Not every Kings pass...
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Kings Get in March Madness Spirit, Blow Out Wolves
Posted on 21 Mar 2011 by Steven Jones.
The NCAA tournament has pulled most of the basketball world's focus for the past week. In this spirit, let's examine the various aspects of Sunday's Kings-Timberwolves game, a seemingly meaningless game between the West's two worst teams, as we would a major March showdown. Experience – Minnesota's starters had a combined six years of college experience, but 18 seasons in the pros. The ...
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Kings Deep-Sixed by Poor Decisions
Posted on 19 Mar 2011 by Steven Jones.
Friday's contest between Philadelphia and Sacramento contrasted teams at two different points: one hopeless, lottery-bound, and likely on the move to a new city, the other battling for a playoff spot. We'll focus on the hopeless lottery-bound nomads for now. Here are five takeaways from a night of frustratingly poor hoops. Marcus Thornton: This is a case when statistics really do tell the who...
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Kings At Least Make Spurs Earn 11th Straight
Posted on 12 Mar 2011 by Steven Jones.
When the San Antonio Spurs beat the Sacramento Kings for the 11th consecutive time on Friday night, the result reflected what should happen when the team when the league's best team meets the conference's worst (record-wise). The final score (108-103) may have looked a little closer than it should, but nobody should really act surprised at the outcome. Within this predictable contest, though,...
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Rockets’ Explosive Shooting Dooms Kings
Posted on 8 Mar 2011 by Steven Jones.
No rational NBA fan, after glancing at the rosters or watching a few of their recent contests, would expect a memorable offensive display from the Kings and Rockets. And they'd be right, because while the teams blistered the nets for 123 combined points in the first half, only visiting Houston could maintain the torrid pace as the evening moved on. The Kings lost sight of the game in a disast...
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