The Kings shot 52.6% from the floor last night and that was the biggest reason for the win. Jason Thompson led the way for the Kings last night with 23 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists. Tyreke Evans also had a solid game with 18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Beno Udrih pitched in with 16 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists in only 25 minutes. The Kings are now 10-12 on the year.

Tyreke Evans has not only been the Sacramento Kings best rookie this season, but their best player.  Evans was picked 4th in the NBA draft but has arguably been the best rookie so far this season.  He has already proven to be a top guard in this league and is not playing anything like a rookie.  Evans has played up to and even surpassed the hype that has surrounded him coming into the NBA.  See if Evans tops my list of the Top Rookies in the NBA so far, or if the Bucks’ Brandon Jennings is ahead of him.

The Sacramento Kings knew they would have one of the best rookies this year in Tyreke Evans, but they weren’t sure what they would get out of Omri Casspi.  Casspi has been playing well beyond expectations and has been a great addition for this Kings team.  His shooting has been great all season, especially from three point land.  See where Omri Casspi ranks against some of the other good rookies here:  Top Rookies in the NBA so far.

The Kings didn’t play ANY defense last night as the Spurs shot 55.3% from the floor and it did them in. Omri Casspi led the way for the Kings last night with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists in 31 minutes off the bench. Jason Thompson pitched in with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. Tyreke Evans also had a solid game for the Kings last night with 19 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. The Kings are now 9-12 on the year.

The Kings shot 50.6% from the floor but it just wasn’t enough to help them win last night. Tyreke Evans led the way for the Kings with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. Jason Thompson also had a solid game with 20 points and 9 rebounds last night. Beno Udrih pitched in with 13 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists off the bench last night. The Kings are now 9-11 on the year.

The Kings didn’t play any defense last night as the Heat shot 58.6% from the floor and it killed them in the end. Tyreke Evans led the way for the Kings with 30 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Donte’ Greene had another solid game with 21 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. Omri Casspi was electric off the bench with 14 points and 3 rebounds in only 19 minutes. The Kings are now 9-10 on the year.

The Kings got outscored 33-24 in the 4th quarter last night and it did them in. Tyreke Evans led the way for the Kings last night with 21 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals. Andres Nocioni also was solid with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist. Jason Thompson pitched in with 13 points and 4 rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench. Kenny Thomas had by far this best game of the year against the Suns as he finished up with 4 points, 18 rebounds and 1 assist in 27 minutes off the bench. The Kings are now 9-9 on the year.

Tyreke Evans had a great game last night and led the Sacramento Kings (9-8) to a win over the Indiana Pacers (6-10).  Evans had 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists as the Kings won their fourth straight.  The Kings shot 51% from the field and were very good from three point land, going 9-18 (50%) as a team.  Andres Nocioni went 3-5 from three and finished with 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists.  The Kings did not do a very good job rebounding though, as the Pacers beat them on the glass 49-39.  The Kings did give up 33 points to Pacers’ wing Danny Granger, but it was a solid defensive effort overall.

Tyreke Evans might not have dropped 55 points in a game like Brandon Jennings of the Bucks but he also is not shooting bricks at an alarming rate. Evans has played in 16 games (all starts) this season for the Kings and he is averaging 35.9 minutes, 19.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Evans is versatile enough to player either point guard or shooting guard which also has made him more valuable than Jennings to this point this year. In fact, Evans could even start at small forward if the Kings needed him to. Evans will win the Rookie of the Year Award if he can just stay healthy….remember you heard that here first.