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Stifling third-quarter defense pushes Sacramento Kings past Portland Trail Blazers
Inexplicably, Tuesday’s Sacramento Kings team was the same one that allowed 113 points to the Charlotte Bobcats just three nights ago. It took two quarters, but against the Portland Trail Blazers, the NBA’s top-ranked offense,...
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Options for the Sacramento Kings: Mishandle for Randle
Image courtesy of Brent Soderberg/Flickr . For every professional sports organization, the piecing together of a championship contending roster is one of frustrating length and a monstrous step. It has become more and more common...
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Quincy Acy: The Sacramento Kings' battery off the bench
Image courtesy of RMTip21/Flickr . It is a rare and appreciated spectacle in modern professional sports to come across an athlete who seems to give more to the game than it can ever hope to...
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Philadelphia 76ers drive past Sacramento Kings in road win
The Sacramento Kings couldn’t get enough of DeMarcus Cousins on Thursday. No really, they could not get enough of him. Foul trouble limited Cousins to just 28 minutes and, on a night like Thursday when...
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Sacramento Kings ring in the New Year with win over Houston Rockets
DeMarcus Cousins knows how to ring in the New Year. His play on both ends of the floor at the conclusion of Tuesday night’s game, propelled the Sacramento Kings to a 110-106 win over the...
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Sacramento Kings: In search of equilibrium
Balance is the goal for any aspiring NBA contender. Without it a team can find success, but in the end will likely become a novelty act doomed to be pigeon-holed into defeat. As is the...
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Experience edges youth as San Antonio Spurs defeat Sacramento Kings
In order to compete in today’s NBA, most of the contending teams feature two or three star level talents. For more than ten years, the San Antonio Spurs’ big three of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker...
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Sacramento Kings capture surprising overtime victory over Miami Heat
A sellout crowd packed Sleep Train Arena Friday to witness visiting nobility, LeBron James and the Miami Heat, but was instead treated to a royal performance from its own Sacramento Kings. With the Heat (22-7)...
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Sacramento Kings finish road trip with win against the Orlando Magic
Following a tough loss at the hands of the Miami Heat, the Sacramento Kings traveled up the Sunshine State to take on the Orlando Magic on Saturday night. Sacramento, looking to end their East Coast...
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Sacramento Kings conjure up defense in win over the Orlando Magic
The Sacramento Kings changed course and avoided a gruesome scene Saturday. Midway through the second quarter, Michael Malone looked like his head was going to explode. Friday night, after allowing the Miami Heat to shoot...
