Kings lose to Heat 128-99, Isaiah scores 34
The Kings were embarrassed by the Heat Saturday night, losing 128-99. Isaiah Thomas was the only Kings player who bothered showing up for the game, finishing with a career-high 34 points.
The Kings were embarrassed by the Heat Saturday night, losing 128-99. Isaiah Thomas was the only Kings player who bothered showing up for the game, finishing with a career-high 34 points.
Sacramento got out to a 17 point lead in the second half and then saw it disappear in the fourth quarter thanks to weird rotations, porous defense and stagnant offense. Isaiah Thomas hit a three to send the game to Overtime but the Mavericks had fou
Memphis poured it on in the second half, led by Wayne Ellington's career-high 26 points on 10-11 shooting. John Salmons scored 17 for the Kings but didn't have much help at all.
Cousins has been playing like a different player since coming back from suspension and its bringing more success to both himself and to the team. Tonight was another example as he dominated the Raptors en route to a 31 point, 20 rebound performance.
Both teams had trouble shooting from outside but the Kings were able to take advantage inside on their way to 52 points in the paint. With Varejao out, the Cavs struggled to find answers for Cousins and JT. Cisco also shined with his defense late.
Sacramento's road struggles continue on into 2013 as Detroit played much more consistently throughout. Austin Daye hit a dagger three pointer with 11 seconds left to seal the deal.
Isaiah Thomas scored 27 points and DeMarcus Cousins recorded his first career-triple double as Sacramento torched Boston for their largest margin of victory this season.
Sacramento put up 71 points in the first half and led by as much as 27, only to see their lead entirely disappear in the second half as New York surged. But all's well that ends well, and James Johnson saved the day with a game winning three at the
A few nights after blowing out the Blazers in Sacramento, Portland returned the favor in spades. Five Blazers scored 14 or more points and rookie Damian Lillard nearly got a triple-double.
Sacramento played unselfishly on their way to beating Portland and setting a season-high for assists with 31. The Kings bench, led by Travis Outlaw, helped break the game open in the second quarter.