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Los Angeles Clippers spend the weekend winning at home

By Marcus Bass • November 25, 2013

They say home is where the heart is and the Clippers definitely showed theirs over the weekend with a two-game home stand that started with the Sacramento Kings and ended with the deflated Chicago Bulls....

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Two Cents on the Sacramento Kings: Cause for alarm?

By Steven Covella • November 13, 2013

At 1-5 on the season, the Sacramento Kings are in a tailspin. Lackadaisical defense and inept offense led to Michael Malone's declaration that there would be changes made. In spite of this, it's only six...

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Trendsetters: The Sacramento Kings' in-between issue

By Steven Covella • November 12, 2013

While superstars and super teams garner most of the fanfare, they are but a rarity, the top percentile in the NBA. In a league where the only real certainties are LeBron James, the San Antonio...

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Recap: Sacramento Kings v. Portland Trail Blazers, 85-96, L

By Steven Covella • November 10, 2013

Pinpointing the Sacramento Kings’ problems over the last few games isn’t as difficult as trying to seek out what they’ve done well. The latter list dwindles by the day, as the Kings struggle for air,...

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Recap: Sacramento Kings at Portland Trail Blazers, 90-104

By Steven Covella • November 09, 2013

The Portland Trail Blazers opened the game against Sacramento Kings on fire from the field, utilizing the pick-and-roll and extra passes to get open looks that they knocked down. Once Sacramento’s rotations tightened up, Portland...

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Preview: Kings v. Trail Blazers, Nov. 9, 2013

By Steven Covella • November 09, 2013

7:00 p.m., PST Location: Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento Where to watch: CSNCA, NBA LP A season that started with promise for the Sacramento Kings has hit an early roadblock, as they’ve lost four consecutive games...

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Fantasy Basketball: Halloween Edition

By Frankie Buckets • October 31, 2013

First, let me wish all you ghouls and goblins a happy Halloween. If you were too busy watching my hometown Cardinals lose the World Series to the Boston Red Sox last night, you missed one...