Cavaliers-Kings Preview

By ALAN FERGUSON
Posted Jan 14 2013 1:33AM

Despite a splendid performance from Isaiah Thomas in the most recent game, the Sacramento Kings are on the verge of matching their longest losing streak of the season.

A more favorable set of games might give them a chance to end their woes.

The Kings will try to avoid a fifth straight defeat and a season high-tying fourth in a row at home Monday night when they face the Cleveland Cavaliers, losers in seven of nine.

Three of Sacramento's past four opponents have sported winning records with Eastern Conference leader Miami the latest of those. The Heat dealt the Kings a 128-99 defeat Saturday in the third of their five consecutive games at Sleep Train Arena.

"Obviously this game got away from us in the first quarter," coach Keith Smart said. "The game was over in the first five minutes for the most part."

Sacramento (13-24) might have better luck during the conclusion of that homestand as it will welcome in two of the East's worst teams, Cleveland (9-30) and Washington.

The Kings will try to take advantage of that matchup with the Cavaliers to avoid dropping five in a row for the third time this season. Sacramento's previous five-game skids were from Dec. 10-17 and Nov. 9-18, a streak during which the Kings also lost four in a row at home.

To avoid matching those skids, Sacramento could use another spectacular effort from Thomas, who had career highs of 34 points and six 3-pointers in Saturday's loss. He also had 18 points in an overtime defeat to Dallas on Thursday after averaging 10.4 and shooting 39.0 percent in his first five games of 2013.

Thomas had only eight points on 3-of-8 shooting in Cleveland on Jan. 2 but the Kings earned a 97-94 victory after John Salmons hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 52.9 seconds left.

Jason Thompson had a team-best 19 points and 10 rebounds in that win, and DeMarcus Cousins also recorded a double-double with 18 points and 16 boards. Kyrie Irving scored 22 points for Cleveland, and Dion Waiters had 20.

The two guards each had 15 points but only one other Cavaliers player had more than 10 in Sunday's 113-93 road loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Cleveland never recovered after allowing the Lakers to score 37 points in the opening quarter.

"We just didn't have that fight in the first quarter, and it kind of killed us the rest of the game," Irving said.

The Cavaliers have lost three straight on the road after winning three of four, but will face a team that's it has played competitively against while splitting the past four meetings. Those games have been decided by a combined 11 points, and the Cavaliers claimed a 93-92 win over the Kings on Feb. 19 when Irving made two free throws with 0.4 seconds left.

The Cleveland point guard had a team-best 23 points in that game as did Thomas for Sacramento.

Cleveland scored the final six points in its most recent visit to Sacramento on March 16, 2011, to pull out a 97-93 victory. The Cavaliers have won each of their last six road games against the Kings with two of those victories coming in overtime and another one being decided by two points.

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Cousins helps Kings beat Cavs to end 4-game skid

By JEFF WEIDEL
Posted Jan 15 2013 2:00AM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) DeMarcus Cousins didn't let his frustration affect his game, which hasn't always been the case this season for the emotional Sacramento Kings center.

Despite drawing a technical and flagrant foul during a short span in the third quarter, Cousins regained his focus and still had one of his best games of the season.

Cousins had 26 points, 14 rebounds and six assists in helping the Kings snap a four-game losing streak with a 124-118 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.

The maturity of Cousins hasn't gone unnoticed by Kings coach Keith Smart, who in late December suspended the third-year center following a verbal confrontation on the court.

Smart was pleased how Cousins handled a potentially damaging situation against Cleveland. He was called for a technical foul in the third quarter after committing his first foul of the game. Less than a minute later, Cousins was called for a controversial flagrant 1 foul against Zeller.

"I think when he plays in the heat of battle you can see how quickly he got himself back in control," Smart said. "That's growth for him to get himself under control quickly and to communicate with the officials in the right way. He plays like a big man is supposed to play in the paint. His arms and legs go flying everywhere."

The Kings leading scorer and rebounder, Cousins made 7 of 14 shots, hit all 12 free-throw attemps, and also contributed three blocks and two steals, the second one which he converted into a layup late in the game.

"He (Cousins) is a beast down there and he is tough. He's playing well," Cavaliers coach Byron Scott said. "I've been watching some of the box scores and he's been averaging 20-22 points and 11 or 12 rebounds per night. Tonight was no diffferent."

Jimmer Fredette and Cousins both scored eight points in the fourth quarter for the struggling Kings, who had allowed nearly 118 points per game during the losing streak and had three losses of 20 points or more.

"We definitely took a step forward tonight and that's a good thing," Cousins said. "It feels good to come in and get a win, especially after that embarrassment (a 29-point loss to Miami), it feels good."

Marcus Thornton had 20 points and Tyreke Evans added 18 for the Kings. Fredette had 16 points, John Salmons 14 and rookie Thomas Robinson tied a career high with 12 points and added seven rebounds.

Reserve Dion Waiters scored a career-high 33 points for the Cavaliers, who have lost three straight and eight of 10. CJ Miles scored 17 points and Tristan Thompson had 17 points and 15 rebounds. Kyrie Irving had 15 points, but shot 6 of 19 and had six turnovers.

Despite scoring a season-high point total, the Cavaliers watched their six-game winning streak snapped at Sleep Train Arena. The Cavaliers previous loss in Sacramento was on Jan. 20, 2005,

Waiters made two straight 3s, cutting the Kings lead to three points. After the Kings made a free throw, Waiters missed at the other end and Cousins secured the rebound and was fouled. His two free throws sealed the victory.

The scoring of Waiters kept the Cavaliers in the game, especially in the fourth quarter when he made all three 3-point attempts and scored 16 points.

"They shared the ball well and were able to make shots - a lot of shots tonight," said Waiters, who made12-of-18 field-goal attempts and had five assists in 29 minutes. "I'm just doing what I know I can do and staying confident about it. I'm just taking what the defense gives me."

Irving made two free throws and a jumper to get the Cavaliers within five, but he lost the ball on consecutive possessions and the turnovers led to fastbreak layups byThornton and Cousins, giving the Kings a 116-107 lead with 1:29 to go.

Rumors continue regarding the sale of the Kings. The Maloof ownership is reportedly on the verge of selling the team to a Seattle-based ownership group that would move the team to Seattle next season.

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is searching for a local group that will buy the team and keep it in Sacramento.

Evans made his first start since missing 16 games, including 11 straight, with a sore left knee. Evans, who played in a reserve role the previous three games, got going early, scoring seven points in the game's first four minutes.

Evans made all six field-goal attempts, including two 3-pointers, and converted four of four free throws. Both he and Thornton lost playing time due to injuries.

"I very much wanted Tyreke Evans and Marcus Thornton to have a good game tonight," Smart said. "I have to get those two guys back into a flow with the game. I thought both of those guys did a great job with that."

Notes: The Cavaliers shot nearly 49 percent and made 8-of-16 3-pointers. ... Making a rare early appearance, Robinson had six points in the first quarter, highlighted by a dunk off a lob pass with one second left in the period. . Former King Omri Casspi had a strong second quarter off the bench, scoring 10 points. . Sacramento had its entire roster available, which hasn't been the case for much of the season due to injuries and suspensions.

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Notebook: Kings 124, Cavaliers 118

James Ham, For NBA.com
Posted Tue Jan 15, 2013 1:53 AM - Updated Tue Jan 15, 2013 1:53 AM

THE FACTS: The Sacramento Kings notched win number 14 on the season, besting the Cleveland Cavaliers by a final of 124-118 on Monday night just two days after being embarrassed by the Heat.

DeMarcus Cousins led the way for Kings (14-24), finishing with 26 points, 14 rebounds and six assists. Marcus Thornton added 20 points. In his first game back in the starting lineup, Tyreke Evans scored 18 points on a perfect 6-for-6 shooting, but played only 25 minutes. Rookie Thomas Robinson had a nice impact on the game off the Kings bench, scoring 12 points and grabbing seven rebounds in the win.

Dion Waiters gave the Cavs (9-31) a nice bench punch, scoring a career-high 33 points on 12-for-18 shooting. Tristan Thompson added a solid 17-point, 15-rebound double-double in the loss.

THE STAT: The Kings bench, led by Thornton and Jimmer Fredette scored 54 points on 60-percent shooting (21-for-35) in the win.

QUOTABLE: "As a competitor, you want to be out there and play to help the team. But, like I said, ultimately it's [the] coach's decision and they did a great job when they got back in the game of closing it out. So, I did my job at that point and was able to cheer the team on and get a big win."

-- Jimmer Fredette on playing just 14 minutes despite scoring 16 points in the win

TURNING POINT: Freddette buried a big 3-pointer at the 4:06 mark of the fourth quarter, giving the Kings a 112-103 lead. The Kings never trailed the rest of the way.

QUOTABLE II: "When I'm in the game, I'm ready to play. Coach saw something he liked and he went with it. When it's my time, I'm ready to play."

-- Tyreke Evans on his limited minutes

HOT: Freddette came to play in the fourth quarter, scoring eight of his 16 points during a five minutes stretch in the final frame.

NOT: Kyrie Irving struggled all night. Last season's Rookie of the Year finished with 15 points, but shot just 6-for-19 from the floor and turned the ball over six times.

GOOD MOVE: Kings coach Keith Smart let Robinson play tonight and the rookie responded. While his numbers weren't gaudy, he brought incredible energy to the game and kept plenty of plays alive for his teammates.

BAD MOVE: Waiters was really good tonight, but played just a total of 29 minutes off Cavs coach Byron Scott's bench.

NOTABLE: Waiters set a new career-high with 30 points. Cousins went a perfect 12-for-12 from the free-throw line in the victory.

UP NEXT: For the Cavs, Wednesday @ Portland, Saturday @ Utah, Tuesday vs. Boston. For the Kings, Wednesday vs. Washington, Friday @ Memphis, Saturday @ Charlotte.

• Cavaliers: Varejao
• Kings: Honeycutt

• Cavaliers: --
• Kings: Cousins

• Lead Changes: 2
• Times Tied: 7

• Arena: Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, CA
• Officials: #25 Tony Brothers, #38 Michael Smith, #63 Derek Richardson
• Attendance: 12194
• Duration: 2:27

Cleveland Cavaliers (9-32)		Sacramento Kings (15-24)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Thompson vs Zeller (Thomas gains possession)
	11:35	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	11:16
	11:15	Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Miles Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	11:10
	11:10 [SAC 1-0]	Evans Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	11:10 [SAC 2-0]	Evans Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Miles Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:53 [CLE 2-2]
	10:39 [SAC 5-2]	Evans 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Cousins (1 AST)
Miles 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Thompson (1 AST)	10:14 [CLE 5-5]
	10:02	Cousins Jump Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:01
Irving Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:52 [CLE 7-5]
	09:36	Thomas 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:34	Team Rebound
	09:22	Cousins Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Irving (1 ST)
Gee Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:16 [CLE 9-5]
	08:59	Thomas Jump Shot: Missed
	08:58	Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:58 [SAC 7-9]	Thompson Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Irving Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:51 [CLE 11-7]
	08:42	Thomas 3pt Shot: Missed
Gee Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:42
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	08:32
Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:31
	08:31	Thompson Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Irving Jump Shot: Missed	08:22
	08:22	Cousins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:10	Thompson Jump Shot: Missed
	08:08	Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:08 [SAC 9-11]	Evans Tip Shot: Made (7 PTS)
	07:57	Thompson Foul: Personal (2 PF)
	07:49	Thomas Foul: Personal (1 PF)
	07:45	Salmons Foul: Personal (1 PF)
	07:45	Thompson Substitution replaced by Robinson
Miles 3pt Shot: Missed	07:38
	07:38	Thomas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:17 [SAC 11-11]	Salmons Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Miles Jump Shot: Missed	07:04
	07:04	Team Rebound
Thompson Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)	07:04
	06:48 [SAC 13-11]	Salmons Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Cousins (2 AST)
Irving Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	06:33
	06:23	Cousins Jump Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:22
Miles Jump Shot: Missed	06:00
	06:00	Cousins Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:42	Cousins Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Irving (2 ST)
Miles Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Irving (1 AST)	05:36 [CLE 13-13]
	05:29	Team Timeout : Regular
Thompson Substitution replaced by Waiters	05:29
Miles Substitution replaced by Walton	05:29
	05:07	Cousins Jump Shot: Missed
	05:07	Salmons Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	05:03 [SAC 15-13]	Robinson Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Salmons (1 AST)
Irving Jump Shot: Missed	04:45
	04:44	Cousins Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:37	Evans Foul: Offensive Charge (1 PF)
	04:37	Evans Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Waiters Jump Shot: Missed	04:23
	04:23	Thomas Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:11	Cousins Jump Shot: Missed
Walton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:11
Irving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Walton (1 AST)	04:05 [CLE 15-15]
Irving Foul: Personal (1 PF)	04:01
	03:52 [SAC 17-15]	Cousins Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Thomas (1 AST)
	03:35	Evans Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Gee Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:35
Team Rebound	03:35
	03:35	Evans Substitution replaced by Thornton
Gee Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	03:35 [CLE 16-17]
	03:22 [SAC 19-16]	Robinson Jump Bank Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	03:16	Robinson Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Walton Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:16
Team Rebound	03:16
Walton Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:16
Team Rebound	03:16
Waiters Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:04 [CLE 18-19]
	02:52 [SAC 21-18]	Cousins Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Salmons (2 AST)
Zeller Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Irving (2 AST)	02:46 [CLE 20-21]
Zeller Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	02:34
Team Timeout : Regular	02:34
	02:34 [SAC 22-20]	Cousins Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	02:34 [SAC 23-20]	Cousins Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Walton Jump Shot: Missed	02:18
	02:18	Cousins Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	02:05	Thornton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Zeller (1 ST)
	01:58	Robinson Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Waiters Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	01:58 [CLE 22-23]
	01:58	Salmons Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
	01:58	Salmons Substitution replaced by Garcia
	01:58	Cousins Substitution replaced by Hayes
Waiters Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	01:58 [CLE 23-23]
Irving Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	01:39
	01:39 [SAC 24-23]	Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	01:39 [SAC 25-23]	Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Irving 3pt Shot: Missed	01:12
	01:12	Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:04	Thornton Jump Shot: Missed
	01:03	Robinson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:59.1 [SAC 27-23]	Thornton Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Robinson (1 AST)
	00:49.6	Garcia Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Zeller Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:49.6
Team Rebound	00:49.6
Zeller Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:49.6 [CLE 24-27]
	00:32.8	Thornton Jump Shot: Missed
Walton Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:32.1
Walton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Thornton (1 ST)	00:29.9
	00:29.1 [SAC 29-24]	Thornton Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Walton 3pt Shot: Missed	00:05.9
	00:04.9	Hayes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:00.0 [SAC 31-24]	Robinson Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Thomas (2 AST)
End of 1st Quarter
Cleveland Cavaliers (9-32)		Sacramento Kings (15-24)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Waiters Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Thompson (2 AST)	11:47 [CLE 26-31]
	11:33	Hayes Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Walton 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Thompson (3 AST)	11:09 [CLE 29-31]
	10:47	Thomas Jump Shot: Missed
Walton Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:46
	10:42	Thomas Foul: Personal (2 PF)
	10:42	Thomas Substitution replaced by Fredette
Casspi Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Waiters (1 AST)	10:27 [CLE 31-31]
	10:15 [SAC 34-31]	Thornton 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Garcia (1 AST)
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	09:59
	09:58	Robinson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:50	Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:50	Hayes Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:46 [SAC 36-31]	Hayes Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Walton Jump Shot: Missed	09:28
	09:27	Garcia Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:12 [SAC 38-31]	Robinson Jump Bank Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS)
	09:03	Fredette Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Waiters Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	09:03 [CLE 32-38]
	09:03	Robinson Substitution replaced by Thompson
Walton Substitution replaced by Jones	09:03
Waiters Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:03
	09:02	Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:44	Fredette Jump Shot: Missed
	08:43	Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	08:43	Thompson Tip Shot: Missed
	08:42	Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	08:39 [SAC 40-32]	Fredette Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Thompson (1 AST)
	08:20	Hayes Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
	08:20
Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:20 [CLE 33-40]
Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:20
	08:19	Team Rebound
	08:03	Thompson Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Casspi Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:02
Casspi 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Garcia (1 BLK)	07:43
Casspi Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:42
Casspi Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:39 [CLE 35-40]
	07:32 [SAC 43-35]	Fredette 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Waiters Running Bank shot: Made (10 PTS)	07:11 [CLE 37-43]
	07:01 [SAC 46-37]	Fredette 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Waiters Jump Shot: Missed	06:41
Livingston Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	06:40
Casspi Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Livingston (1 AST)	06:35 [CLE 39-46]
	06:17	Thompson Jump Shot: Missed
Livingston Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:17
Waiters Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Livingston (2 AST)	06:13 [CLE 41-46]
	05:58 [SAC 48-41]	Thornton Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Garcia (2 AST)
Livingston Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hayes (1 ST)	05:41
	05:35 [SAC 50-41]	Thornton Pullup Jump shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Hayes (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:30
Waiters Substitution replaced by Irving	05:30
	05:30	Hayes Substitution replaced by Cousins
Jones Jump Shot: Missed	05:17
Casspi Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	05:16
Casspi Jump Bank Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS)	05:15 [CLE 43-50]
	04:57 [SAC 52-43]	Garcia Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Cousins (3 AST)
	04:34	Thornton Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Casspi Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	04:34 [CLE 44-52]
	04:34	Garcia Substitution replaced by Evans
Thompson Substitution replaced by Miles	04:34
Livingston Substitution replaced by Zeller	04:34
Jones Substitution replaced by Thompson	04:34
Casspi Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	04:34 [CLE 45-52]
	04:19 [SAC 54-45]	Evans Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Cousins (4 AST)
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Cousins (1 BLK)	04:02
	04:01	Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Zeller Foul: Personal (2 PF)	03:55
Casspi Substitution replaced by Gee	03:55
	03:49 [SAC 56-45]	Thompson Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Thornton (1 AST)
Zeller Jump Shot: Missed Block: Cousins (2 BLK)	03:31
	03:29	Fredette Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Miles Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	03:27
	03:27 [SAC 57-45]	Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	03:27 [SAC 58-45]	Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
	03:15	Thompson Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Zeller Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	03:15 [CLE 46-58]
	03:15	Thompson Substitution replaced by Robinson
Zeller Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	03:15 [CLE 47-58]
	03:00	Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:59	Cousins Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	02:56 [SAC 60-47]	Cousins Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Thompson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Thornton (2 ST)	02:43
	02:40	Fredette Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gee (1 BLK)
	02:40	Team Rebound
	02:40	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:30	Robinson Jump Shot: Missed
Zeller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:29
Irving Jump Shot: Missed	02:18
Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	02:17
Thompson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Cousins (3 BLK)	02:15
Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	02:14
Thompson Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS)	02:14 [CLE 49-60]
	02:14	Robinson Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
	02:14	Fredette Substitution replaced by Thomas
Thompson Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)	02:14 [CLE 50-60]
	02:00	Thornton Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Irving (3 ST)
Irving Layup Shot: Missed	01:55
Miles Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:51
Miles Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	01:51 [CLE 52-60]
	01:44	Thornton Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Miles (1 ST)
Miles Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	01:41 [CLE 54-60]
	01:23 [SAC 62-54]	Cousins Running Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Miles 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Gee (1 AST)	01:10 [CLE 57-62]
Thompson Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	00:50.9
	00:50.9 [SAC 63-57]	Cousins Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	00:50.9	Thornton Substitution replaced by Salmons
	00:50.9 [SAC 64-57]	Cousins Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Miles Jump Shot: Missed	00:42.9
	00:41.6	Team Rebound
	00:29.4 [SAC 67-57]	Evans 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Cousins (5 AST)
Irving 3pt Shot: Missed	00:10.9
	00:09.9	Cousins Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	00:02.9	Thomas Jump Shot: Missed Block: Zeller (1 BLK)
	00:01.8	Cousins Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	00:00.6	Cousins Layup Shot: Missed
	00:00.1	Cousins Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	00:00.1 [SAC 69-57]	Cousins Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
End of 2nd Quarter
Cleveland Cavaliers (9-32)		Sacramento Kings (15-24)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Zeller Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Irving (3 AST)	11:36 [CLE 59-69]
	11:17	Cousins Jump Shot: Missed
Gee Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:17
Miles 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Thompson (4 AST)	10:57 [CLE 62-69]
	10:46	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	10:46
Miles 3pt Shot: Missed	10:35
	10:35	Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	10:26	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	10:25
Miles Jump Shot: Missed	10:07
	10:05	Team Rebound
Thompson Foul: Loose Ball (3 PF)	10:05
	09:51	Thompson Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	09:50
Zeller Jump Shot: Missed	09:40
	09:40	Team Rebound
	09:16	Thomas 3pt Shot: Missed
Gee Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:16
	09:03	Cousins Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Thompson Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	09:03 [CLE 64-69]
	09:03	Thompson Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (1 FTA)
	09:03	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:03	Thompson Substitution replaced by Robinson
Thompson Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)	09:03 [CLE 65-69]
	08:38 [SAC 71-65]	Thomas Running Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Thompson Layup Shot: Missed	08:16
	08:15	Cousins Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	07:55	Cousins Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Gee (1 ST)
	07:50	Cousins Foul: Personal (1 PF)
	07:50	Cousins Technical
Irving Free Throw Technical (7 PTS)	07:50 [CLE 66-71]
Irving Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Thomas (1 ST)	07:41
	07:29 [SAC 74-66]	Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Thomas (3 AST)
Irving Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Salmons (1 ST)	07:12
Zeller Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	07:09
	07:09 [SAC 75-66]	Evans Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	07:09 [SAC 76-66]	Evans Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Irving Jump Shot: Missed	06:53
	06:53	Cousins Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	06:33	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
Irving Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:32
Zeller Layup Shot: Missed	06:27
Zeller Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:25
	06:24	Cousins Foul: Flagrant Type 1 (2 PF) (2 FTA)
	06:24
Zeller Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	06:24 [CLE 67-76]
Zeller Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	06:24 [CLE 68-76]
Irving Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Cousins (1 ST)	06:20
Zeller Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	06:16
	06:16 [SAC 77-68]	Cousins Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
Zeller Substitution replaced by Walton	06:16
	06:16 [SAC 78-68]	Cousins Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Gee Jump Shot: Missed	05:54
Thompson Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	05:53
Thompson Putback Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS)	05:52 [CLE 70-78]
	05:35 [SAC 80-70]	Robinson Jump Bank Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Miles 3pt Shot: Missed	05:15
	05:14	Cousins Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
Walton Foul: Personal (1 PF)	05:12
Miles Substitution replaced by Waiters	05:12
	05:00	Cousins Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:59
Walton Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	04:43
	04:32	Evans Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (2 TO)
Walton Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Waiters (2 AST)	04:22 [CLE 72-80]
	04:07 [SAC 82-72]	Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Thomas (4 AST)
Walton Jump Shot: Missed	03:53
Thompson Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)	03:52
Thompson Jump Hook Shot: Made (11 PTS)	03:49 [CLE 74-82]
	03:31 [SAC 84-74]	Cousins Jump Hook Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Irving Jump Shot: Missed	03:12
Walton Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:12
Irving Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	03:00 [CLE 76-84]
	02:47	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	02:46
Team Timeout : Regular	02:46
	02:46	Cousins Substitution replaced by Thornton
	02:46	Evans Substitution replaced by Hayes
Irving Jump Shot: Missed	02:32
Thompson Rebound (Off:6 Def:5)	02:30
Thompson Tip Shot: Made (13 PTS)	02:30 [CLE 78-84]
	02:12 [SAC 86-78]	Salmons Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Waiters Jump Bank Shot: Made (14 PTS)	01:57 [CLE 80-86]
	01:57	Hayes Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
Irving Substitution replaced by Livingston	01:57
Waiters Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)	01:57 [CLE 81-86]
	01:34	Hayes Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:6 Def:6)	01:33
Waiters Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Livingston (3 AST)	01:18 [CLE 83-86]
	00:53.5 [SAC 88-83]	Salmons Running Bank shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Thomas (5 AST)
Livingston Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:48.5 [CLE 85-88]
	00:37.8 [SAC 91-85]	Thornton 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Thomas (6 AST)
Livingston Jump Shot: Missed	00:30.8
Waiters Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:29.9
Thompson Slam Dunk Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Waiters (3 AST)	00:26.8 [CLE 87-91]
Walton Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	00:02.2
	00:02.2 [SAC 92-87]	Salmons Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	00:02.2 [SAC 93-87]	Salmons Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Livingston Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
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Walton Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	11:49
	11:49 [SAC 94-87]	Hayes Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	11:49 [SAC 95-87]	Hayes Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Walton Jump Shot: Missed	11:29
Team Rebound	11:29
	11:29	Hayes Foul: Loose Ball (3 PF)
Walton 3pt Shot: Missed	11:18
	11:17	Team Rebound
	11:00	Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:56	Hayes Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	10:52	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:51	Robinson Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	10:46 [SAC 97-87]	Thomas Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Robinson (2 AST)
Waiters Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	10:35 [CLE 89-97]
	10:20	Thomas Foul: Offensive (3 PF)
	10:20	Thomas Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Walton Substitution replaced by Jones	10:20
Waiters Jump Shot: Missed	10:04
	10:04	Robinson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
Casspi Foul: Personal (1 PF)	09:49
	09:40	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
	09:39	Robinson Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	09:39	Robinson Layup Shot: Missed
	09:39	Robinson Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	09:38	Robinson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Zeller (2 BLK)
	09:37	Hayes Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
Casspi Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	09:36
	09:36	Hayes Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:36	Team Rebound
	09:36	Hayes Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Casspi Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	09:35
Waiters Layup Shot: Missed Block: Salmons (1 BLK)	09:24
Zeller Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	09:21
Zeller Jump Hook Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Waiters (4 AST)	09:19 [CLE 91-97]
	09:00	Robinson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Zeller (3 BLK)
	09:00	Team Rebound
	09:00	Hayes Substitution replaced by Thompson
	08:56	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	08:55
	08:55
Casspi Substitution replaced by Irving	08:55
Irving Jump Shot: Missed Block: Robinson (1 BLK)	08:31
	08:30	Robinson Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	08:10	Thompson Jump Shot: Missed
	08:10	Team Rebound
Jones Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)	08:10
	08:10	Thomas Substitution replaced by Fredette
	07:55	Thornton Jump Shot: Missed
Waiters Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:55
Waiters 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS)	07:37 [CLE 94-97]
	07:22 [SAC 99-94]	Robinson Running Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
	07:06	Robinson Foul: Shooting Block (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Waiters Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)	07:06 [CLE 95-99]
Jones Substitution replaced by Thompson	07:06
	07:06	Salmons Substitution replaced by Cousins
	07:06	Robinson Substitution replaced by Garcia
Waiters Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)	07:06 [CLE 96-99]
Thompson Foul: Personal (4 PF) (2 FTA)	06:52
	06:52 [SAC 100-96]	Cousins Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	06:52 [SAC 101-96]	Cousins Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Waiters Driving Layup Shot: Made (26 PTS)	06:42 [CLE 98-101]
	06:22	Fredette Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Livingston Substitution replaced by Miles	06:22
Irving Jump Shot: Missed	06:03
	06:01	Team Rebound
	05:51 [SAC 103-98]	Fredette Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Waiters Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	05:51
	05:51	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:51 [SAC 104-98]	Fredette Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
Irving Jump Shot: Missed Block: Fredette (1 BLK)	05:33
	05:31	Cousins Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)
Miles Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)	05:31
	05:31 [SAC 105-98]	Fredette Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	05:31 [SAC 106-98]	Fredette Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Waiters 3pt Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Irving (4 AST)	05:13 [CLE 101-106]
	04:57 [SAC 109-101]	Thornton 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Fredette (1 AST)
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	04:38
Zeller Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	04:37
Zeller Tip Shot: Missed	04:37
Zeller Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)	04:36
	04:36	Cousins Foul: Loose Ball (3 PF)
	04:36	Garcia Substitution replaced by Salmons
Irving Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	04:27 [CLE 103-109]
	04:08 [SAC 112-103]	Fredette 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Salmons (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:02
	03:48	Cousins Foul: Personal (4 PF)
	03:35	Fredette Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Irving Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	03:35 [CLE 104-112]
Miles Substitution replaced by Gee	03:35
Irving Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	03:35 [CLE 105-112]
	03:16	Fredette 3pt Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:6 Def:7)	03:16
Irving Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	03:00 [CLE 107-112]
	03:00	Fredette Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (1 FTA)
	03:00	Fredette Substitution replaced by Evans
Irving Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	03:00
	02:58	Cousins Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)
	02:37	Thompson Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Zeller (4 BLK)
	02:36	Salmons Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	02:36	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Irving Layup Shot: Missed	02:19
Thompson Rebound (Off:7 Def:7)	02:16
Irving Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Salmons (2 ST)	01:55
	01:51 [SAC 114-107]	Thornton Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Salmons (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:51
Irving Turnover : Lost Ball (6 TO) Steal:Cousins (2 ST)	01:33
	01:29 [SAC 116-107]	Cousins Driving Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS)
	01:21	Thornton Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Waiters Free Throw 1 of 2 (30 PTS)	01:21 [CLE 108-116]
Waiters Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:21
Thompson Rebound (Off:8 Def:7)	01:20
Thompson Tip Shot: Made (17 PTS)	01:20 [CLE 110-116]
	01:05 [SAC 118-110]	Evans Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Cousins (6 AST)
Waiters Jump Shot: Missed	00:55.9
Zeller Rebound (Off:5 Def:1)	00:55.8
	00:55.2	Cousins Foul: Shooting (5 PF) (2 FTA)
Zeller Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	00:55.2 [CLE 111-118]
Zeller Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:55.2 [CLE 112-118]
Thompson Foul: Personal (5 PF) (2 FTA)	00:38.6
	00:38.6 [SAC 119-112]	Cousins Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
	00:38.6 [SAC 120-112]	Cousins Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:38.6
Team Timeout : Short	00:35.4
Waiters 3pt Shot: Made (33 PTS)	00:29.4 [CLE 115-120]
Gee Foul: Personal Take (1 PF) (2 FTA)	00:25.2
	00:25.2	Thornton Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:25.2	Team Rebound
	00:25.2 [SAC 121-115]	Thornton Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Gee 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Waiters (5 AST)	00:15.7 [CLE 118-121]
Waiters Foul: Personal Take (2 PF) (2 FTA)	00:15.4
	00:15.4	Salmons Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:15.4	Team Rebound
	00:15.4 [SAC 122-118]	Salmons Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Waiters Jump Shot: Missed	00:05.9
	00:05.6	Cousins Rebound (Off:3 Def:11)
Gee Foul: Personal Take (2 PF) (2 FTA)	00:03.2
	00:03.2 [SAC 123-118]	Cousins Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)
	00:03.2 [SAC 124-118]	Cousins Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)
End of 4th Quarter