Apologies if I didn’t get to your question, but we will be doing these at various times throughout the season.
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The Kings are 0-4 in games without Cousins this season, and 4-4 with the All Star center in the lineup. He has missed four games because of a strained right Achilles. “Today, I just tried to flip it”. I understand not featuring him or not being able to get him a lot of minutes but to not see him at all thus far is odd. Horford had 17 across his name plus the win. “It was not one of our better defensive performances of the season, but there was a few better execution of a few of the things we’ve been working on offensively”.
The Kings were without Cousins due to a forearm to the head of Hawks center Al Horford late in Sacramento’s Wednesday loss in Atlanta. He’s no All-Star and he’s not the type of player that is going to carry a team over the course of a season but he’s got plenty of game, a high basketball IQ and the pedigree to back it up. Moreover, the team could consider trading Andersen as they have highly talented Chris Bosh and Josh McRoberts. Many might think that he and his new coach George Karl will clash sooner or later, that doesn’t seem to be the case as both gentlemen are just getting along fine. “He makes everybody better. He makes the game happen”.
From there, the Kings drew within five on a driving layup by Rondo with 1:20 remaining, rekindling memories of last Thursday’s one-point escape against the Utah Jazz in the third game of this homestand.
“When you play all these games and you don’t get to practice and you don’t get to watch film, there is no accountability because of that”, Kyle Korver said. The league also announced that Cousins should have been ejected during that game against Atlanta. “He’s back to proving that”.
The Heat had a 10-point advantage at halftime and an 82-76 edge at end of the third quarter.
Miami looks to bounce back after tough loss to the Timberwolves.
The Kings were on a bit of a roll with three straight wins before slipping in a 103-97 defeat at Atlanta last night.
The Hawks, who had lost four of five, appeared in good shape when Lamar Patterson hit a layup off an extra pass from Thabo Sefolosha, pushing Atlanta to a 99-88 lead with 2:49 left. Gay was hurt driving to the basket when Winslow took a swipe at the ball. This isn’t the first time Cousins to Boston rumors have surfaced, but with a handful of first round picks in the next two years, the Celtics are in a great position to pull off a superstar swap this time around.
Stoudemire responded with 10 first-period points, shooting 4 of 5 in the quarter. “But I always keep myself prepared and ready for those moments”.
Kings: Sacramento is 3-25 at Miami.
We know that the Hawks are one of the most analytically minded teams in the league. This is exactly what the Miami Heat did tonight.
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The Heat are in the tail end of a long seven-game home stand and will face the Philadelphia 76ers and NY Knicks in their next two games.
