The Kings are happy to get PF/C Jason Thompson back from injury. He has played in 58 games (50 starts) for the Kings this season and he is averaging 31.5 minutes, 12.5 points, 8.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.0 blocked shot per game. The Kings will probably get Thompson back into the starting lineup at center after he gets his legs back. Thompson & Marcus Landry should give the Kings the muscle they need around the basket the rest of the season.

The Kings only shot 32% from the floor but it was good enough to beat the Rockets on the road last night. Carl Landry led the way for the Kings against his old team with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 2 steals. Beno Udrih pitched in with 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists despite only shooting 5 of 15 from the floor. Omri Casspi scored 10 points and he grabbed 5 rebounds in only 18 minutes last night. The Kings are now 21-40 on the year.

The Kings shot 53.9% from the floor but it wasn’t enough to keep up with the Thunder last night. Tyreke Evans led the way for the Kings last night with 27 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Carl Landry had another solid game for the Kings last night with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals. Beno Udrih (13 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists) and Francisco Garcia (13 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists) both helped out the cause for the Kings last night. The Kings are now 20-40 on the season.

The Kings have lost center Jason Thompson for at least the next two weeks with 2 non-displaced transverse process fractures in his lower back. Thompson has played in 55 games (50 starts) for the Kings this season and he is averaging 32.0 minutes, 12.7 points, 8.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 blocked shots per game. This hurts the Kings bad as Spencer Hawes is in Coach Westphal’s Dog House and even Thompson’s injury might not be enough to get him out of it.

SG/PG Tyreke Evans is the current favorite to win the Rookie of the Year Award in the NBA. He has played in 52 games (all starts) for the Kings this season and he is averaging 37.1 minutes, 20.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game. With Kevin Martin now in Houston I look for Evans to really excel the rest of the season as they didn’t seem to play well together. Small forward Omri Casspi has really be a find for the Kings. He has played in 55 games (26 starts) for the Kings this season and he is averaging 28.1 minutes, 11.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. Power forward Jon Brockman was recently injured but he has played good basketball for the Kings also this season. Brockman has played in 44 games (4 starts) for the Kings this season and he is averaging 13.6 minutes, 3.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. He is shooting an impressive 51.1% from the floor this year.