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Power House Celtics Take Kings By Storm.

Posted on May 31, 2011 at 03:00 PM.

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If you haven't, don't forget to read the Sacramento November Update!
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SACRAMENTO KINGS TRADE

Francisco Garcia (SF)

TORONTO RAPTORS TRADE

Julian Wright (SF) and a 2011 2nd Round Pick

COACH ALEX BEST: This opens up our budget a bit. Plus Garcia isn't producing like we want him to, and I think he can make a difference in Toronto. Plus the pick isn't a bad deal either."

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December 5th, 2010
Boston Celtics (7-6) @ Sacramento Kings (5-7)

- 79

- 73

Kings Depth Chart After Trade

2010 December Kings Depth Chart - 2010
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Jameer Nelson	Eugene Jeter
SG	James Harden	Julian Wright	Jermaine Taylor
SF	Tyreke Evans	Omri Casspi
PF	Jason Thompson	Donte Greene
C	DeMarcus Cousins	Samuel Dalembert	Hassan Whiteside

Box Score

Dec 5, 2010 - BOS at SAC
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Boston Celtics (7-6)	16	21	16	26	79
Sacramento Kings (5-7)	19	19	18	17	73

Boston Celtics
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Rajan Rondo	24	3-10	0-0	5-6	2	7	3	0	2	11
Ray Allen	22	6-12	2-2	4-4	2	6	3	0	0	18
Paul Pierce	23	8-14	1-1	0-0	4	2	1	0	0	17
Kevin Garnett	21	3-8	0-0	0-0	6	1	2	0	1	8
Shaq O'Neal	18	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	4	0	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jeff Green	14	6-11	0-1	0-0	0	1	2	1	0	12
Delonte West	7	3-4	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	6
Avery Bradley	5	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	3
Glen Davis	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jermaine O'Neal	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Troy Murphy	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carlos Arroyo	DNP	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		33/62	4/5	9/10	21	21	13	5	4	79

Sacramento Kings
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jameer Nelson	21	5-9	3-7	0-0	2	11	1	0	5	13
James Harden	22	6-9	1-2	2-2	3	3	0	0	1	15
Tyreke Evans	23	6-12	2-4	1-2	4	1	1	1	2	15
Jason Thompson	19	1-6	0-0	1-1	9	0	1	1	4	3
DeMarcus Cousins	21	3-5	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	2	1	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Omri Casspi	6	3-4	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Julian Wright	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Donte Greene	10	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Jermaine Taylor	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	4
Samuel Dalembert	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	2	1	0
Hassan Whiteside	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eugene Jeter	8	0-5	0-2	0-0	1	6	0	1	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		30/57	7/17	6/7	23	21	4	7	14	73

[b]Post-Game Interviews[b]

Alex Best (King's Head Coach): "You can't turn the ball over 14 times and commit more fouls than the other team and expect to win. We were winning for a while with that many turnovers, but it came and bit us in the butt."

Ray Allen (Player Of The Game): "Tyreke showed his youth and inexperience this game. I mean, his team needed him to step it up like they were, and he couldn't. The Kings were clicking very well, but a team like that needs all 5 starters on, and they only had 3 going strong."

Jameer Nelson (King's Role Player): "I'm just disappointed in this loss. I haven't seen that many steals out of a team in a very long time. They were slapping our hands all game long. We need to step up our game and start winning these close games."

Shepard's Review
Power House Celtics Take Kings By Storm.

If this game had ended 3 minutes before it actually did, the headlines would read a completely different story. Up until the fourth quater, the Kings were blocking shots, forcing bad shots, and draining everything they had. They were shooting 70% at one point WITHOUT Evans. So let's see what happened.

Celtics out-scored the Kings by 9 points in the fourth.
More shots leads to more baskets, and the Celtics put up 5 more shots and made 3 more than the Kings.
Only 4 turnovers for the Celtics compared to the Kings horrific 14.
13 of those turnovers were Celtic steals.
Kings managed to have another blocking shot, blocking 7 compared to the Celtics 5.
Tyreke Evans could not buy a basket. He shot 6-12, 2-4 from beyond the arc, and only 4 points in the first half out of his 15 overall.
James Harden got the start at SG, and did very well. Shot 6-9, 1-2 from three, and 3 rebounds. He proves his better spot is starting at SG.
Jameer Nelson didn't have Role Player numbers, shooting 5-9 and 3-7 from beyond the arc, with a double double (13 points, 11 assists). However, he made the threes when the Kings needed them.
DeMarcus Cousins still in a low-scoring slump, shotting 3-5 and 8 points with 2 rebounds and 2 blocks. Shaq shut down the Kings front court.
Omri Casspi did well off the bench, 3-4 with 7 points.
Julian Wright shot a perfect 2-2 in his first game with the Kings.
Samuel Dalembert was the only bench defender, getting 2 blocks.
Where did Eugene Jeter go? 0-5 and 0-2 from beyond the arc, 6 assists.
Ray Allen was on fire, 2-2 from three and 6-12 on the field with 18 points and 6 assists.
Green got some good numbers despite being blocked 3 times, 6-11 shooting and 12 points.
Kings did well to shut out Garnett, only getting 8 points and 2 steals.

Immediately after the game, Coach Alex Best posted this Depth Chart. Giving Jermaine Taylor the 2nd PG spot and sliding Omri up to SG to give Wright a spot as 2nd SF, Best shows that his adjustment to the 2nd line emphasizes size and experience. With the down games Jeter has had, he moves to the third string spot

December 2010 Kings, #2 Depth Chart - 2010
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Jameer Nelson	Jermaine Taylor	Eugene Jeter
SG	James Harden	Omri Casspi
SF	Tyreke Evans	Julian Wright
PF	Jason Thompson	Donte Greene
C	DeMarcus Cousins	Samuel Dalembert	Hassan Whiteside

Celtics are now 8-6
Kings are now 5-8

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