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Kings Bench Closes Out 4th Quater Over Hornets

Posted on June 4, 2011 at 10:04 PM.

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December 19, 2010
New Orleans Hornets (4-8) @ Sacramento Kings (10-8)

- 80

- 87

INJURY REPORT

Jason Thompson (Kings Starting PF) -Sore Wrist, Day-to-Day- : "I guess I'm too intense of a shot blocker! But in all seriousness, it's just a little sore. If anything, I might miss one game from it."
Sources do say that Alex Best may slide Cousins to PF their next game and start Dalembert at Center.

Box Score

Dec 19, 2010 - NO at SAC
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New Orleans Hornets (4-8)	22	15	21	22	80
Sacramento Kings (10-8)	24	18	24	21	87

New Orleans Hornets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jameer Nelson	12	4-10	1-3	0-0	2	5	3	0	3	9
Omri Casspi	17	7-10	5-6	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	19
Tyreke Evans	17	3-10	1-4	2-2	1	1	0	1	0	9
Jason Thompson	17	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	2	1	0	4
DeMarcus Cousins	16	7-7	0-0	1-1	2	0	0	0	0	15
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Julian Wright	11	5-7	2-3	0-0	2	3	0	0	1	12
Samuel Dalembert	14	3-4	0-0	1-2	2	1	1	2	0	7
Eugene Jeter	12	3-8	0-3	0-0	3	8	0	0	1	6
Jermaine Taylor	12	2-6	0-1	0-0	2	7	3	0	0	4
Donte Greene	11	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	3	2
Marquis Daniels	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
James Harden	4	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		36/70	9/21	6/7	21	30	9	5	8	80

Sacramento Kings
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Chris Paul	25	5-12	1-3	3-4	2	10	1	0	3	14
Willie Green	23	6-9	1-1	1-2	0	4	0	0	1	14
Trevor Ariza	23	4-12	0-4	5-6	6	0	3	0	0	13
David West	20	6-8	0-0	0-0	7	2	1	2	3	12
Emeka Okafor	20	2-5	0-0	0-0	10	0	0	2	1	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Quincy Pondexter	5	4-5	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	8
Marco Belinelli	7	1-1	1-1	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	5
Aaron Gray	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	4
Carl Landry	13	1-5	0-0	2-2	4	0	2	1	1	4
Jarret Jack	4	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	3	1	0	1	2
Marcus Banks	DNP	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Smith	DNP	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		31/60	3/9	15/18	30	20	8	5	10	87

Post-Game Interviews

Alex Best (King's Head Coach): "Despite the win, this game sorta freaked me out. I mean, their starts were still scoring 10+ points, yet were shooting terribly. I'm glad our defense stepped up all game, or else we would've been crushed."

Omri Casspi (King's Player Of The Game): "This is when basketball is fun. When we're winning against good teams. I think we have a shot at making the playoffs!"

DeMarcus Cousins (King's Game Changer): "Woah man, I'm not use to a microphone in my face. It felt good to make a difference again and get the teams attention, that I'm still a valuable asset to the starting roster."

Shepard's Review
Kings Bench Closes Out 4th Quater Over Hornets

What a game from Sacramento (I know, I always say that.) All around great play from the Kings, and the Hornets fell short from some key players they needed. Let's break down this game, and look out for a review on the fourth quater, which was only played by the King's bench (PG: Jeter, SG: Taylor, SF: Wright, PF: Greene, C: Dalembert)

Both teams shot 51% from the field. Three pointers were what seperated them. 9 for Kings and 3 for Hornets.
Kings couldn't crash the boards this game, out rebounded 30 to 21.
Let's take a look at the FOURTH QUATER: Kings shot 62% over Hornets 43%. 9 assists to 4. 2 blocks. 10 points in the paint over the 6 from Hornets. They also got on the break 6 to 2. However, they were outscored 22 to 21 (close for them playing the starters of the hornets) and pushed them to the foul line 5 times.
Jameer Nelson (PG) - Was quiet all game long. He didn't get his normal high-assist game either. 9 points, 5 assists, but did manage to get 3 steals.
Omri Casspi (SG) - Slowly developing into a star player. 7-10 with 5-6 from deep. 19 points, and 3 assists.
Tyreke Evans (SF) - FIRST GAME ALL SEASON Evans did not score more than 15 points. Only 9 from the star, with a block to his name. 3-10 shooting, 1-4 from deep. Cold night.
Jason Thompson (PF) - An average defensive showing this game. 4 points, 2 steals, and a block.
DeMarcus Cousins (C) - He must read this paper. The kid bounced back from a long slump. 15 points, 7-7 from the field!
Samuel Dalembert (Bench C) - Arguably the best defender on the Kings roster. 2 blocks, 1 steal, 7 points.
Eugene Jeter (Bench PG) - Got the team's highest assist total. 8 assists, 6 points.
Chris Paul tried to carry his team. However, failed with only 5-12 shooting, 1-3 from deep. Managed a double-double with 14 points and 10 assists.
Where was Trevor Ariza? 4-12, terrible 0-4 from deep. He still managed 13 points and 6 rebounds.

Hornets are now (4-9)
Kings are now (11-8)

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