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Game 1 vs Cleveland Cavaliers[10/29/2002]

Posted on February 19, 2023 at 01:16 AM.

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Sacramento Kings vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers (1-0) at Sacramento Kings (0-1)

Oct 29, 2002	1	2	3	4	Final
Cleveland	22	25	20	28	95
Sacramento	18	22	24	25	88

Top Performers

Cleveland Cavaliers

Sam Cassell - 33-1-3

Brent Barry - 21-6-2

Sacramento Kings

Lamar Odom - 19-6-2

Al Harrington - 14-11-3

Team Stats Comparison
	CLE	SAC
FG Made-Att	31-75	33-74
3PT Made-Att	9-22	6-15
FT Made-Att	24-33	17-17
Rebounds	49	45
Assists	22	19
Turnovers	3	10
Steals	7	2
Blocks	2	7

Cleveland Cavaliers
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Sam Cassell	28	13-32	3-7	4-5	1	3	2	0	1	33
Brent Barry	31	6-12	4-9	5-6	6	2	0	1	1	21
Peja Stojakovic	34	5-12	2-5	2-6	6	4	0	0	0	14
Bo Outlaw	30	1-3	0-0	1-2	11	5	0	0	0	3
Jamal Magloire	28	2-5	0-0	2-2	9	1	0	0	0	6
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jim Jackson	24	3-10	0-1	4-4	1	3	0	0	1	10
Jason Collins	16	1-1	0-0	3-4	3	0	0	0	0	5
Ryan Bowen	15	0-0	0-0	3-4	1	3	2	1	0	3
Christian Laettner	14	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	3	0	0	0
Nikoloz Tskitishvili	DNP
Dana Barros	DNP
Dan Dickau	DNP
Charles Smith	DNP

Sacramento Kings
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Chauncey Billups	37	7-17	2-6	2-2	5	4	1	1	4	18
Juan Dixon	32	2-4	0-1	4-4	2	2	0	0	1	8
Lamar Odom	26	7-16	0-0	5-5	6	2	1	1	0	19
Al Harrington	39	5-16	0-2	4-4	11	3	0	0	3	14
Adonal Foyle	31	2-2	0-0	0-0	11	2	0	2	1	4
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Manu Ginobili	16	6-12	2-4	2-2	2	2	0	0	1	16
Kwame Brown	13	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	2	0	0
Keon Clark	9	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	2
Fred Jones	7	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Roger Mason	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mookie Blaylock	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0
Vinnie Del Negro	2	2-2	2-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Matt Barnes	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0

It was opening night in Sacramento as the Kings took on the Cleveland Cavaliers in what ended up being a back-and-forth affair until the closing seconds. Sam Cassell and Brent Barry proved to be too much for this young Kings squad, as they routinely came up with big baskets anytime the Kings threatened to take the league. Peja Stojakovic also posted a nice 14 points while shooting 40% from downtown.

The Cavaliers were able to bully the Kings when needed and ended up shooting a staggering 33 free throws, which led to loud boos from the fans in attendance. Lamar Odom helped the Kings rally in the 2nd half, but it wasn't enough.

Coming into this season, the Kings are expected to compete for #1 overall pick in next year's NBA Draft, however, Rick Adelman believes his young core will surprise a lot of spectators this season. Adelman believes young outcasts Chauncey Billups and Lamar Odom will thrive in an organization that is committed to them. Billups has bounced around the league since being drafted #3 overall by the Boston Celtics in 1997, the Kings are his 5th team in 5 season.

Lamar Odom came into the league with a unique skillset back in 1999 when he was drafted #4 overall by the Los Angeles, however, despite all the physical tools and solid play, Odom has floundered on Clippers team with no direction. Adelman believes both Billups & Odom have what it takes to lead Sacramento in this new era of professional basketball.

Despite dropping their first game, the Kings were competitive and most importantly this young team bought in and was playing tough on both ends of the floor. It'll be interesting to see where the Kings end up this season. Could they end up sneaking into the playoffs as #7, or #8 seed, or will they win the LeBron James sweepstakes? We'll just have to wait to find out.