With the rise of Corliss Williamson and the play of Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Kenny Thomas has been losing his playing time.  In his last 6 games, Thomas is only averaging 1.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.  Thomas needs to play better than this if he wants to get his job back.

In his last 8 games, Ron Artest has averaged 17.9 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game.  The Kings really need Artest to play at this level if they want to have a chance to snag the #8 spot in the playoffs in the Western Conference.

The Kings had a hard time last night during the first three quarters, but they came alive in the 4th quarter and outscored the Nets 24-11 to get the win.  Ron Artest led the way for the Kings with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.  Mike Bibby hit the game-winning shot and wound up with 16 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

The Kings improved to 16-23 on the season with this win.  http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/boxscore?gid=2007012223

The Kings failed to show up for this game and were trailing 75-49 after three quarters.  The Kings also only shot 35.5% from the floor and they were outrebounded 52-40 and that’s not a good mix.  Corliss Williamson led the way for the Kings off the bench with 17 points and 3 rebounds.  Ron Artest had a decent little game with 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

The Kings fell to 15-23 on the season with this loss.  http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270120008

The Kings outscored the Celtics 34-24 in the 4th quarter and that’s why they won this basketball game.  Kevin Martin led the way with 27 points.  Ron Artest had a solid all-around game with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.  Brad Miller had a good game around the rim with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

The Kings improved their record to 15-22 with this win.  http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270119002