Sacramento Kings Thread

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Sacramento Kings 85 Chicago Bulls 96

Head Coach Paul Westphal brought back a new starting lineup this game:

Dalembert
Thompson
Greene
Head
Evans

The Kings had a fourth quarter meltdown where the Kings only scored 9 points in total compared to the Bulls 27. Tyreke Evans had 17 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks to lead the Kings.

The Kings are without veteran guard Francisco Garcia.

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News

*The Sacramento Kings have waived forward Antoine Wright.

*The Sacramento Kings have relegated rookie center Hassan Whiteside to their NBA D-League affiliate, the Reno Big Horns.

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Indiana Pacers 107 Sacramento Kings 98

Despite the loss, Beno Udrih lead the team with 24 points and rookie Demarcus Cousins had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Tyreke Evans had 16 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.


Head coach Paul Westphal started the following players, logged heavy minutes and played the said players until the end of the first half.

C Dalembert
F Thompson
F Greene
G Head
G Evans

Then for the second half, Westphal fielded the following players for most minutes in the second half.

C Cousins
F Landry
F Casspi
G Garcia
G Udrih

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The worst drubbing for this season and against the reigning NBA Champions, the Los Angeles Lakers where we lost 113-80.

Tyrele Evans had 15 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Jason Thompson despite the losing effort, had a team high 19 points and 10 rebounds. Eugene Jeter scored 11 points in garbage time.

We have lost 6 straight games and the Kings will face the Dallas Mavericks this Sunday.

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Sacramento Kings 103 Dallas Mavericks 105

Tyreke Evans lead the team with 25 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds plus a steal. Rookie Demarcus Cousins had 17 points, 11 rebounds, 2 steals and a block. Beno Udrih had 16 points while Donte Greene had 19 points.

With the loss, the Kings have lost 7 consecutive games.

Head Coach Paul Westphal had a new starting lineup fielded for this game:

Udrih
Evans
Greene
Thompson
Cousins

The lineup showed some promise despite the setback defeat.

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We are currently 4-15 as last night we lost to the Los Angeles Clippers 98-91 where we saw a 16 point lead vanish. It is the defense that faltered this time.

Up next are the Washington Wizards.

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Sacramento Kings 116 Washington Wizards 91

Finally, a well deserved win. Jason Thompson lead the way with 22 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 block shots. Beno Udrih scored a team high 23 points, adding in 4 rebounds and 6 assists. Tyreke Evans had a quiet night with 8 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists in 26 minutes of playing time.

Donte Greene with 12 points while off the bench Eugene Jeter and Omri Casspi scored 13 and 12 respectively. We are now 5-15.

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Blurbs

+ Eugene Jeter had a good game against the Wizards where head coach Paul Westphal tried an uptempo offense where Jeter was asked to push the tempo and go full-speed into the break. The result was Jeter scoring 13 points and handing out 9 assists.

In the Kings' documented offensive struggles, a transition / uptempo game could easily fill in some points; but will be regarded as a calculated risk as the Kings are among the worst this year in the transition defense, whereas in a half-court setting, the Kings are far better. There are talks off a more uptempo game for the offense as Westphal had been diligently discussing with his coaching staff. So far, Jeter has responded where Jeter is fast and could be a potential catalysts for the Kings' envisioned uptempo game.

+ Tyreke Evans underwent a Magnetic Resonance Imaging scan and the results have yielded a plantar fasciitis in his left foot. Evans will not miss any games but will be receiving treatmen such as medication, medication, sleeping in a night splint and walking in a boot when not playing or practicing.

Evans has been playing through injuries this season, even spraining both ankles at some point.

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We lost to the Miami HEAT 104-83. Omri Casspi had a season high 20 points.

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I talked to the brother of Tyreke Evans on BluMedia about the rumor that the Sacramento Kings are planning to rest Evans for some games due to the latter's lingering injuries. Doc Evans told me:

Twitter:

@International_i@theClau Reke Havoc ain't Reke'n Havoc right now! It's time for a FULL recovery! Were bout to shout @thetyrekeevans down! It's 4 ya own good!

Fizzolve chat

DocEvans: Just got done having a talk wit my brother @thetyrekeevans. It's done! He's out for a while.

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Guard Tyreke Evans will be traveling with the team on the Kings' 3 game road trip where Evans status' is listed as day-to-day or game-time-decision.

I talked to Tyreke's brother: Julius "Doc" Evans via twitter and he said:

@International_i Just had a word with @thetyrekeevans and he wouldn't have any of it. He will be wid d team. Thanks for asking @theClau.

Kings, Tyreke Take Off for Houston

Sacramento departed for its longest stretch of road contests since beginning the season with three away games. Get the most up-to-date team news including the latest on Tyreke Evans.

As the Kings prepare for their three-game road trip, much of the focus has been on Tyreke Evans’ left foot injury and whether or not he will continue to play. Although the Kings guard (mild plantar fasciitis) did not participate in full-contact drills on Monday, Coach Paul Westphal has not made an official decision on his status for Tuesday’s tilt.

“I think it was a good day for him to rest,” said Westphal after the team’s morning practice. “He’ll go on the trip and see how he feels tomorrow. Everybody’s concerned, and if the best thing to do is rest Tyreke, then that will be what happens.”

Veteran Beno Udrih has been through the same rehab process Evans now faces. Last year, Udrih battled plantar fasciitis but is now healthy after completing his treatment.

“It’s tough, and I understand it,” said Udrih of the painful ailment, which is characterized by inflammation of the plantar fascia and is associated with overuse.

“You need to stretch, put some heat on it and take some Aleve,” he continued. “You have to be consistent with the treatment, and he should be fine.”

The coaching staff will make an official decision before tomorrow’s game against the Houston Rockets. After starting the season off slowly, the Rockets have since turned things around by winning six out of their past 10 contests.

“Kevin Martin’s been on a major roll,” said Westphal of the former Kings guard. “They’re a very explosive team, and you have to be ready to defend and make them earn their points. They’re a good defensive team, and we have to move the ball and attack as a team.”

Kings forward Carl Landry believes the key to shutting down the Rockets’ offense is limiting their big men.

“They start with the big guys in the high post,” Landry said. “The big guys are the facilitators and make everything happen. You deny that offense, and it makes it very difficult for them.”

Landry is especially looking forward to the Houston trip. The co-captain previously spent two-and-a-half seasons with the Rockets.

“I’m excited to go back and see some of my friends who I developed friendships with while I was in Houston,” he said. “It’s going to be good to see some old buddies and get a chance to play in the arena again.”

Landry learned a lot in his earlier years with the Rockets. The Kings forward credits much of his growth to forward-center Luis Scola and is eager to return more experienced.

-fullcourtpresskingsconnect

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Guard Tyreke Evans made the trip to Houston and is listed day to day or game time decision. Let's see if Evans plays tonight.

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We lost to the Houston Rockets 118-105. Rookie Demarcus Cousins had a decent showing albeit a losing effort. Cousins scored 17 points, had 7 rebounds, 2 assists and a block. Carl Landry in his first game against the Rockets since being traded last year, also scored 17 points.

Jason Thompson scored 15 points and added 10 rebounds. Other Kings in double figure scoring are Beno Udrih, Francisco Garcia and Omri Casspi where all three scored 10 points while Luther Head had 11 points.

Guard Tyreke Evans was in the bench and did not play.

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The Sacramento Kings have acquired guard Jermaine Taylor and cash considerations from the Houston Rockets in exchange for a protected future second round draft pick.

Taylor will wear jersey number #3.

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We lost a close game to the New Orleans Hornets 94-91. Tyreke Evans returned to the roster despite nursing a plantar fasciitis on his left foot. Evans scored 22 points, had 4 rebounds and 7 assists. Point guard Beno Udrih scored 20 points and contributed 5 assists.

Demarcus Cousins scored 13 points, added 7 rebounds but turned the ball over on five occasions. Carl Landry scored 13 points and had 6 rebounds off the bench.