The Kings' Jason Thompson reacts to having a foul called on him in the final minutes of Saturday's game. He scored 15 points HOUSTON – Saturday night's game was the kind where giving the Kings a moral victory would almost seem appropriate. Tyreke Evans, the team's leading scorer with Kevin Martin out, didn't play because of a sprained right middle finger and a sore right ankle after Friday night's...
JOHN AMIS Associated Press file, 2009 A member of the Redskins' training staff tends to Clinton Portis after Portis received a concussion against Atlanta earlier this month. HOUSTON– It might not exactly be a revenge game, but it still means something for Donté Greene to play the Houston Rockets. And this time around, Greene had a perfect shooting performance. Greene made all five of his...
by Rich Pedroncelli - AP View full size photo » THE OPPONENT The Kings , you may remember, saw these Rockets about a week ago, in Sacramento's most recent win, one which took the team to a 5-4 record. The Kings have lost two straight: a disappointing slopfest against Chicago, and a resilient fight in Dallas. Houston has gone 2-2 since last Friday, beating the Lakers and Wolves on the road but...
by Tony Gutierrez - AP View full size photo » This was the Mary, Queen of Scots of basketball games. The Mavericks were always in the executioner's role, always with the biggest weapon and the strategically superior position. But damn if they didn't have to hack at the Kings repeatedly to get the job done. "Put the kids to bed, Sally, the Kings are in town!" Dallas ended up winning...
The Sacramento Kings' Jason Thompson reacts to a foul called against him on the Chicago Bulls during the first half Tuesday night at Arco Arena in Sacramento, Calif, on November 17, 2009. Talk of possible trades dominated the conversation in our Kings live chat with Bee columnist Ailene Voisin. Replay it here.
More photos » by Rich Pedroncelli - AP Chicago Bulls forward Joakim Noah rips out his still beating heart just to find out what it looks like after scoring late in the fourth quarter in the Bulls 101-87 win over the Sacramento Kings in their NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Browse more photos » Honestly, given the injury to Kevin...
More photos » by Rich Pedroncelli - AP Dilbert tie? (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Browse more photos » Pace Eff eFG FT/FG OREB% TOr Chicago 94.0 107.4 51.2% 19.3 30.0 16.0 Sacramento 92.6 45.7% 16.0 31.0 22.3 I don't have much this morning, but it was nice to see the Bulls turn in a competent offensive performance as a team, and for John Salmons individually. He still does not look like the...
PAUL KITAGAKI JR. pkitagaki@sacbee.com Jason Thompson has the ball poked away by Chicago's Jannero Pargo, right, as former King Brad Miller tries to stay in front of Thompson. The Kings had 21 turnovers. There will be nights the young Kings will play like young Kings. They will look unsure of what to do on the floor and make mistakes. Tuesday night at Arco Arena was one of those nights. Learning when...
[Thanks to enemy combatant pookeyguru for today's game preview . I'm not sure yet how the 9pm CST start times will throw off my recappin' game, but it likely will somewhat. -ed.] Tonight is a battle of 2 teams at different paths in their journey. The Kings started out 1-3 before Kevin Martin was sidelined with a fractured left wrist, and subsequently had surgery, before winning the last 4 games to...
It's been 10 days since Sean May appeared in a Kings game, but he understands because the team hasn't lost during that span. May started the first four games of the season but has not played since Sacramento's win at Utah on Nov. 7. That victory was the first of four in a row for the Kings. "(Tonight) if my number's called, I will be ready," May said Monday after practice. "If not,...
(From the FanPosts. - TZ) Much has been made of Jason Thompson 's foul troubles. Last season, he finished with 314 personal fouls in 82 games, and the second-place fouler was not even close. Paul Millsap of Utah tallied 288 fouls. Big men are much more likely to foul than smaller players, given the intensity of the game near the basket. This is nothing new. But being among the leaders in fouls committed...
More photos » by Rich Pedroncelli - AP Browse more photos » David Berri's point about the improvement of Jason Thompson got me wondering: exactly how has J.T. improved? What is he doing better this season? There are three key areas I see. * Handling the ball. Last season, Thompson was basically a non-factor as a facilitator. For a non-featured scorer, he was actually a bit turnover-prone....
If [Jason] Thompson continues to produce at this level – and he continues to play 34 minutes per game – when the season ends Thompson will produce about 15 wins. Last year the Kings only won 17 games. So Thompson’s dramatic improvement is enough to significantly change the fortunes of this team. David Berri, Wages of Wins Journal
Kings center Spencer Hawes, driving against the Rockets' Trevor Ariza, says although his shooting is off, he is pleased with his other contributions. No one can say Spencer Hawes looks at his performance through rose-colored lenses. When asked to assess his progress nine games into his third season, the Kings center was blunt. "Not terribly excited," Hawes said. "But I think that has...
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