The Kings turned up the defense and held the Sixers to 39.7% shooting from the floor.  Mike Bibby led the way for the Kings with 21 points and 6 assists.  Kevin Martin pitched in with 18 points and 4 rebounds.  Brad Miller had a solid all-around game with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.  Ron Artest didn’t shoot well (4 of 12) but he wound up with 10 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.  Corliss Williamson had a solid game with 10 points off the bench.

The Kings improved to 12-14 on the season with this win.

The Kings outscored the Nuggets 28-19 in the 4th quarter and played great defense as they held the Nuggets to 37.1% shooting from the floor.  John Salmons led the way for the Kings with a triple-double.  He scored 21 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out 10 assists.  Brad Miller had a great game in the paint with 21 points and 14 rebounds.  Kevin Martin added 17 points and 6 rebounds.  Shareef Abdur-Rahim had a solid game off the bench with 11 points and 7 rebounds.

The Kings improved to 11-14 on the season with this win.

The Kings got outrebounded 51-41 by the Wizards and just couldn’t keep up with them on Thursday Night. 

Kevin Martin had an awesome game with 40 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.  John Salmons had a stat sheet stuffer with 23 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals.  Brad Miller had a solid all-around game with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.  Corliss Williamson played well off the bench as he scored 17 points and grabbed 5 rebounds.  Mike Bibby didn’t shoot well (4 of 13) but he wound up with 11 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.

The Kings fell to 10-14 on the season with this loss.

Ron Artest is still a defensive stopper as he is averaging 2.6 steals per game.  His problem so far this season has been his shooting.  He’s only hitting 39.3% from the floor, mostly because of bad shot selection.  He’s averaging 16.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game so far this season.  It would really help the Kings if he could make more of his shots count.

The Kings really never had a chance in this game when you consider that they only shot 39.8% from the floor while the Mavericks hit 52.5% from the floor.  Brad Miller led the way with 19 points and 6 rebounds.  Kenny Thomas had a great game with 15 points and 15 rebounds.  Shareef Abdur-Rahim added 15 points off the bench.  Ron Artest scored 14 points and grabbed 4 rebounds.  Mike Bibby had a rough game shooting the ball (3 of 12) and wound up with 10 points and 6 assists.

The Kings fell to 10-13 on the season with this loss.

The Kings played hard as they outrebounded the Suns 45-34, but they only shot 39.8% from the floor.  The Kings didn’t play good defense as the Suns hit 51.9% of their shots from the floor.

Kevin Martin led the way for the Kings with 23 points and 5 rebounds, but he left the game injured in the third quarter.  John Salmons stepped up and scored 20 points.  Ron Artest was active with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals.  Mike Bibby was busy with 14 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.  Shareef Abdur-Rahim had a solid game off the bench with 12 points and 9 rebounds.  Kenny Thomas was solid around the basket with 11 points and 13 rebounds.

The Kings fell to 10-12 on the season with this loss.

The Kings were down 11 points when the 4th quarter started, but they outscored the Jazz 32-20 in the 4th quarter to seal a victory.  Shareef Abdur-Rahim played great off the bench and led the Kings with 21 points and 8 rebounds.  Mike Bibby was outstanding running the offense with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.  Kevin Martin had a rough night shooting (2 of 12) and finished with 13 points and 4 rebounds.  Ron Artest was busy and scored 11 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and dished out 4 assists.  Brad Miller scored 10 points.

The Kings got a huge win here that improved their record to 10-11 on the season.

The Kings just couldn’t keep up with the hot-shooting Warriors that hit 53.1% of their shots from the floor.  Kevin Martin led the Kings with 32 points and 5 rebounds.  Ron Artest had a stat sheet stuffer with 22 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.  John Salmons had a great game off the bench with 18 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists.  Mike Bibby played well with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.  Shareef Abdur-Rahim played well off the bench with 11 points and 9 rebounds.

The Kings fell to 9-11 with this loss.

Quincy Douby hasn’t got to play much at all so it’s been hard to evaluate him.  Douby has only played in 5 games and has averaged 4.0 minutes, 1.8 points and 0.8 rebounds per game so far this season.  Douby has the reputation as a scorer, so keep an eye on him.

Reserve Forward Maurice Taylor has been suspended for 5 games without pay by the NBA last Wednesday for violating the NBA’s anti-drug program.  Taylor is a waste of talent…..he should be much better than he is.