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| Kings fall short in final minute against Rockets |
| Kings lose 106-109 |
Houston- All game it seemed as though the Sacramento Kings would break there 3 game losing streak and finally get a win, they lead all game, they were good on the boards and had good shots, until the 4th quarter. "We had a great game going but we just couldnt hold the lead," said Head Coach Paul Westphal, the Kings lead all game but with 1 minute left in the 4th quarter the Rockets got their first lead in the game. "We just needed to play shut down defense and we couldnt perform," said John Wall. The Kings ended up losing 106-109 to the 3-8 Houston Rockets. :Its a tough loss but we need to learn from it and build on it." said Carlos Boozer.
The Kings will get a day off to re-think there straighty and then will travel to Dallas to wake on a 5-7 Dallas Mavericks team. "If We shut out there outside shots then we will be ok and will be able to stay in the game," said Head Coach Paul Westphal. Can the Kings respond or will they falter? |
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| Kings Rally Back And Defeat Heat |
| Miami- After a first quarter which ended with the Heat leading 32-15, many Kings fan's felt that the old Sacramento Kings were back in town. But they got something that they were not expecting, the Kings rebounded scoring 32 points the next half to the Heats 19 and then with 5 seconds remaining in the 3rd quarter took the lead for the first time all game after a 3 point shoot made by John Wall who had a great game scoring 52 points.
The Kings never let go of the lead and were able to get the victory 98-88. "I'm real proud of these guys, we all hung together and played tight. It allowed us to go home with a victory and to stay undefeated." said Carlos Boozer who had 8 points and 8 rebounds. The Kings looked impressive and will now head over to Orlando where they will face the Magic tommorow in a heated contest. "its going to be a good game, hopefully Dwight Howard will let me borrow his cape so I can be superman for a night," John Wall said with a big grin. |
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| Boozer,Wall highlight Kings 2010 Offseason |
| Sacramento-When new general manager Dylan Hinton entered the off-season, he talked about turning the Kings into a contender this season.After a 32-50 season this brought Many to laugh at the thought and didnt think twice, but after the signing of power forward Carlos Boozer and the trade for shooting guard John Wall. "Our team is starting to develop into a young athletic team, Carlos(Boozer) gives us a great presenence in the paint and will help to provide leadership to this young squad, John(Wall) was the most athletic and most NBA-ready player in the draft, I truly think he will be a huge part to this franchises turn-around." said Hinton in a press conference introducing Carlos Boozer to the Sacramento Kings franchise.
The Kings now must hope that they can put the pieces together and will be able to take the Pacific division by storm. "I want to win now, and to be honest the Kings looked like a good option for that I really like what they guys at the top are building here and I wanted to be apart of it," said Boozer. Will these moves be money well spent or just a waste in the checkbook. |
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With the Kings struggling, they have relied more on their yound guards John Wall and Tyreke Evans. Evans is averaging a little over 16 points per game and has been active on the defensive side of the ball with a steal in every game this season.