Following a road win in Minnesota on Thursday, the Kings will look for back-to-back wins to close the four-game road trip on Sunday in Detroit. The Kings have lost four-consecutive games against the Pistons and Detroit holds a 131-116 all-time record against the Kings.
- DeMarcus Cousins has fared well against the talented bigs of Detroit in recent games. Although the big man missed the first matchup between the two teams this season, Cousins averaged 19.5 points per game, 13.5 rebounds per game and 4.5 blocks per game against the Pistons last season.
- Rudy Gay has scored 20 or more points in 7 of the last 10 games, including 3 of the last 4 and is now averaging 20.8 points per game to go along with a career-high 4.5 assists per game.
- Darren Collison is shooting .619 FG% (26-42 FG) and averaging 7.3 apg in the last 4 games.
- Ben McLemore has scored in double-figures in 19 of the last 22 games, including 11 of the last 12.
Projected Starters
Broadcasts: TV – CSNCA
Comcast - 34 / 721
Dish - 452 / 9574
Dish Hopper – 412-40
DirecTV - 698-1
AT&T - 768 / 1768
Radio – KHTK Sports 1140 AM
Sacramento Cooled by Detroit in Last Meeting:
Although their halftime lead was only three, Sacramento was getting good offensive production from Gay (14 points), Jason Thompson (8 points) and Carl Landry (8 points).
Despite tallying just 14 points in the third, Sacramento remained within striking distance at the end of the period, trailing by only seven points.
A pair of Ryan Hollins free throws cut the Pistons lead to four with two minutes to play in the fourth quarter, but Kentavious Caldwell-Pope silenced the Sleep Train Arena crowd with a three-pointer, extending the visitor’s lead to seven, 86-79. Ultimately Detroit would walk away with the win, 95-90.
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Kings-Pistons Connections:
- Pistons forward Caron Butler played with Kings forward Reggie Evans for the L.A. Clippers during the 2011-12 season.
- Pistons center Andre Drummond played with Kings center DeMarcus Cousins and Kings forward Rudy Gay on the 2014 US Men’s National Team that won gold at the FIBA Basketball World Cup.
- Kings guard Ray McCallum Jr. was born in Detroit, MI and played collegiately at the University of Detroit Mercy from 2010-13.
- Kings guard Nik Stauskas played collegiately at the University of Michigan from 2012-14.
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