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Butler slaps Kings with 22 points and a Maverick win

Posted on May 24, 2011 at 08:18 PM.

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Game Recap

November 2, 2010
Sacramento Kings @ Dallas Mavericks

- 68

- 77

Box Score

Nov 2, 2010 - SAC at DAL
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Sacramento Kings (0-0)	17	18	12	21	68
Dallas Mavericks (0-0)	21	18	26	12	77

Sacramento Kings
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Beno Udrih	17	2-6	1-4	2-2	3	5	0	1	2	7
Tyreke Evans	26	6-14	0-3	4-5	3	2	0	0	1	16
Francisco Garcia	19	8-10	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	2	2	16
Jason Thompson	21	1-5	0-1	0-0	4	1	1	2	1	2
Demarcus Cousins	21	3-6	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	2	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Marcus Thornton	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Marquis Daniels	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Omri Casspi	10	1-3	0-0	1-2	3	2	1	1	2	3
Donte Greene	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Samuel Dalembert	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	2	0	2
Eugene Jeter	9	7-8	0-0	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	14
Jermaine Taylor	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
TEAM TOTALS		30/55	1/9	7/9	24	14	3	8	11	68

Dallas Mavericks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Dirk Novinski	25	5-11	0-0	1-2	7	1	2	0	0	11
Tyson Chandler	22	4-7	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	2	0	8
Jason Terry	22	7-16	2-7	0-0	2	1	0	1	2	16
Jason Kidd	21	4-9	1-6	3-3	0	14	2	0	1	12
Caron Butler	20	10-17	1-1	1-1	4	2	2	0	0	22
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Sean Marion	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0
Deshawn Stevenson	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	3	0	0	2
Brandon Haywood	7	3-4	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	6
Rodrigue Beaubois	5	0-3	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Corey Brewer	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J.J. Barea	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		34/70	4/17	5/6	23	23	10	3	3	77

Post-Game Interviews

Paul Westphal: "I don't really want to talk about this game. We had 11 turnovers. Assuming we could've scored every time down we turned over, the final score would have been 90 - 77. We could have easily won if we would have just held on to the basketball. But hey, that's what practice is for."

Jason Kidd (Player of the Game): "This was a really fun game, you know? We were working on all cylinders, and it's hard to lose when we play like that. They gave us a little scare near the end, but we managed to hold out."

Eugene Jeter (King's Player of the Game): "I mean, it would've been nice to win this game. I feel like I performed exactly how the coach wanted me to for my first game int he NBA. We just didn't do enough things right to win. But man, even when we were down 20 points in the third, coach Westphal just kept telling us to get out there and work at it one basket at a time. That gave me the motivation to carry the 4th quater."

Jon Ratski's Review
"Butler slaps Kings with 22 points and a Maverick win."
These guys were down 20 at one point in the third quater, and it looked like this game was all Mavericks all game long. To be fair, look at the stat sheet! There's no way you can win a game with that many differences. Kings could not stop the Mavericks top four players, Caron Butler (22 points), Jason Terry (16 points), Jason Kidd (12 points, 14 assists), and Dirk Nowitzki (11 points). I'm sorry, but when Jason Kidd is throwing around 14 assists and pounding out a double double, you can't win. The kings needed to keep a hand in his face, and unfortunately Udrih could not do that. The Mavericks showed off what a playoff contending team can do. If most of the season is like this, than the Kings are in for a long journey.

Noticeable Stat Differences

Kings - 14 |Assists| 23 - Mavericks
Kings - 11 |Turnovers| 3 - Mavericks
Kings - 3 |Steals| 10 - Mavericks
Kings - 8 |Blocks| 3 - Mavericks

Tyreke Evans
What a disappointing start from the Kings "Star" player. He missed EVERY three point attempt he made (0-3) and only managed to shoot 43% from the field. In the second half, it looked like he missed every time he got the ball. We knew that Evans wasn't a strong mid-long range shooter, but that's where 70% of Kings shots were. He needs to improve in that area.
| 16 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 6-14, 43% |

Francisco Garcia
I would like to crown this guy the first half king. When the Kings were still in this game, Garcia was leading the way. While Evans missed shots, Garcia was making them. I see a lot of playing time in this man's future.
| 16 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks |

Eugene Jeter
Who is this man? He was UNDRAFTED this past year, and it's now his rookie season. Yet he put up the number he did, shooting a fantastic 88% from the field, missing a contested jumper in the end of the fourth! I mean Jeter took CHARGE in the 4th quater and managed to bring the Kings within 8 points! It'll be interesting to see what happens now that this kid has proven he can score.

Most surprising successful line-up from the Kings
PG: Eugen Jeter
SG: Tyreke Evans
SF: Omri Casspi
PF: Jason Thompson
C: Demarcus Cousins

And they kept this lineup the ENTIRE 4th quater. And why not? They almost pulled this game back within reach. Why would you sub out any player when this lineup was on a role?

We'll see if any changes come next game. The potential is there, but the execution isn't.