Kings 90, Suns 101: Kind-Hearted Sacramento Continues its Gift Giving Tour of NBA

Santa Claus could not find kinder souls than the Sacramento Kings, who continued their streak of charitable donations to other NBA teams.

Final Score: Kings Collapse, Fall to Suns 101 to 90

Sacramento opened up a 19 point lead in the first half, but saw it quickly disappear in the second as Shannon Brown and Luis Scola led the Suns back.

Kings vs. Suns: Game thread

Who is totally excited and has been patiently waiting all day to talk Kings-Suns?!

Tyreke Likely Out For Tonight's Game, Thornton Due Back Wednesday

Per Sacramento Bee beat writer Jason Jones:

Smart does not expect Tyreke Evans (sore left knee) to play tonight.

— JasonJones (@mr_jasonjones) December 18, 2012

Marcus Thornton will rejoin team in time for Wednesday's game vs Golden State

— JasonJones (@mr_jasonjones) December 18, 2012

Tyreke left after the first quarter of Sunday Night's loss to Denver and did not return. Evans has missed five games due to his sore knee. Thornton has been absent for the past week while caring for his ailing mother but it looks like he will be returning to the team on Wednesday.

Look for veteran swingman Francisco Garcia to start in Evans' place tonight. It is unknown whether Tyler Honeycutt will be available to play, as he was just recalled from the Reno Bighorns today. Even if he is, it is very unlikely that he would play considering his lack of practice time with the team.

Kings vs. Suns Fan Predictions

Kings vs. Suns: Well, let's do this again

Fresh off the most embarrassing loss of the season, the Kings face the Suns in Phoenix. Alright!