The Kings defend terribly from within three feet, and Greg Monroe got whatever he wanted in the early going.
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“Rudy carried us offensively but I thought the team played together and moved the ball, found the open man so consistently”, he said.
Henson made a major contribution off the bench and had 10 points and seven rebounds in 8 minutes as the Bucks made a push in the second quarter. “That kind of shifted our focus”.
The offensive eruption would continue for both teams throughout the third quarter.
The Milwaukee Bucks have now lost six of their last eight games.
O.J. Mayo sank a 3-pointer from the corner and Giannis Antetokounmpo converted a three-point play to bring the Bucks within six points.
The play would prove to be the nail in coffin for the Bucks, but not before their head coach Jason Kidd was ejected from the game.
Kidd said he was sticking up for himself and protecting his players before he was tossed. Tonight against the Bucks, he let his temper get the best of him when he got in the referees face after a call he didn’t like.
“We felt we were getting fouled and the whistle wasn’t being blown”.
“From there, I’m trying to protect my guys”.
When the Sacramento Kings signed Rajon Rondo this offseason to lead their team after his disastrous term with the Dallas Mavericks and feud with coach Rick Carlisle, it was a shot in the dark.
He scored 14 points in the first quarter and was aggressive all night. With F DeMarcus Cousins still sidelined with a sore back, F Kosta Koufos was in the Kings’ starting lineup.
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ABOUT THE KINGS (5-10): Sacramento looked as though it had the game in hand on Monday while holding a 22-point lead, but turnovers and an inability to generate stops on the defensive end allowed Charlotte back in the game. Milwaukee had its full roster available against Kings, except for G/F Damien Inglis, who is on a D-League assignment…. Kings coach George Karl said Gay’s play this season has mirrored how the Kings have been.
