The Hawks go for a 16th consecutive victory against the Kings on Thursday night in Sacramento. Cousins scored 30 or more points in seven of the last nine games.
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Despite all of that success, Dallas Mavericks center Zaza Pachulia had more fan votes for the All-Star Game than Cousins at the most-recent release. DeMarcus Cousins dominated the paint with a game-high 36 points and 16 rebounds, Rudy Gay added 16 points while Rajon Rondo had 11 points and 17 assists in the easy win to improve to 18-23 overall and 8-12 on the road.
“DeMarcus has shown at a high, high level that he’s an All-Star, ” Karl said. I feel I can improve a lot on the defensive end….
However, the 6-foot-11, 270-pound Cousins was more concerned with how the Lakers rallied early in the final quarter before the Kings buried them with a 17-0 run.
The Hawks’ biggest lead was just two points. Someone get Kobe some pepperoni pizza and grape soda, because the Lakers will need a repeat to have a chance against the contenders from San Antonio. The Hawks, in my perspective, are just the better team and have a good mix of talent, experience, and discipline that helps them win games that they are certainly capable of winning.
For much of the season, the Kings have won games when they shot well, but had not found the mix of tenacity and timely execution to persevere in a game like Thursday’s. However, the Pistons offense doesn’t run through Drummond like Sacramento’s attack does Cousins. I just don’t know. “We’re trying to get back to where we were a year ago but better”.
Cousins’ 24-point, 15-rebound effort marked his 24th double-double this season.
Sacramento’s Caron Butler calls his friendship with Kobe Bryant “special”: Kobe Bryant walked swiftly out of the Lakers’ locker room before stopping suddenly. Sacramento didn’t trail in the game during their third win over Kobe Bryant and company this season. The third-leading scorer in National Basketball Association history seemed comfortable on his sore right Achilles tendon, and his sore right shoulder didn’t give him any obvious trouble.
Despite the Sacramento Kings enduring diatribes between players and coach, asinine rumors swirling around players, and being under. The Kings last win over the Hawks was February 28, 2008.
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Rajon Rondo continued his assault on the Kings record books, handing out 10 or more assists for the 10th-consecutive game.
