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| All Games | 19-36 | -10.5 | 26-29 | 28-27 | 98.5 | 49.1 | 43.2% | 51.9 | 103.9 | 53.1 | 47.3% | 53.4 | | Road Games | 5-22 | -10.6 | 13-14 | 11-16 | 95.1 | 47.7 | 41.6% | 50.9 | 104.5 | 52.6 | 46.9% | 55.8 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3 | -1.5 | 2-3 | 1-4 | 100.8 | 54.0 | 45.0% | 52.8 | 104.8 | 56.6 | 43.9% | 57.8 | | Division Games | 2-9 | -7.7 | 4-7 | 4-7 | 96.8 | 50.3 | 43.0% | 53.8 | 103.2 | 53.1 | 46.5% | 51.6 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 98.5 | 49.1 | 37-86 | 43.2% | 6-20 | 31.0% | 18-24 | 74.8% | 52 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 96.3 | 48.3 | 36-81 | 44.8% | 6-18 | 34.7% | 17-23 | 75.1% | 50 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 95.1 | 47.7 | 36-87 | 41.6% | 6-19 | 29.3% | 17-22 | 76.1% | 51 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 103.9 | 53.1 | 40-85 | 47.3% | 6-19 | 34.4% | 17-22 | 76.2% | 53 | 13 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 6 | | vs opponents averaging | 96.7 | 48.6 | 37-81 | 45.0% | 6-18 | 34.7% | 17-23 | 75.3% | 51 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 104.5 | 52.6 | 40-85 | 46.9% | 6-18 | 34.8% | 19-24 | 77.2% | 56 | 12 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 7 |
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| All Games | 33-22 | -2.7 | 28-25 | 26-29 | 97.3 | 48.9 | 45.2% | 51.9 | 95.0 | 47.2 | 44.6% | 49.5 | | Home Games | 20-9 | +0.4 | 15-14 | 11-18 | 98.3 | 49.7 | 46.5% | 51.2 | 94.0 | 45.9 | 44.1% | 49.8 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1 | +3.2 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 99.6 | 50.6 | 48.4% | 50.8 | 93.2 | 45.2 | 45.6% | 48.2 | | Division Games | 5-6 | -8.6 | 5-6 | 5-6 | 96.8 | 48.2 | 44.2% | 54.3 | 93.9 | 47.2 | 43.9% | 51.3 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 97.3 | 48.9 | 37-81 | 45.2% | 8-22 | 35.0% | 16-24 | 68.3% | 52 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 96.9 | 48.7 | 37-82 | 44.9% | 6-19 | 34.7% | 17-22 | 75.2% | 51 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 98.3 | 49.7 | 37-80 | 46.5% | 7-21 | 35.2% | 16-24 | 66.8% | 51 | 11 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 5 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 95.0 | 47.2 | 35-77 | 44.6% | 7-19 | 36.6% | 19-26 | 74.5% | 49 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 5 | | vs opponents averaging | 96.9 | 48.7 | 37-82 | 45.0% | 6-19 | 34.6% | 17-23 | 75.8% | 51 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 94.0 | 45.9 | 34-78 | 44.1% | 7-19 | 36.3% | 19-25 | 73.8% | 50 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 4 |
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| 2/28/2012 | UTAH | 103-96 | W | -3.5 | W | 201.5 | U | 37-84 | 44.0% | 55 | 17 | 40-85 | 47.1% | 53 | 16 | | 3/1/2012 | LA CLIPPERS | 100-108 | L | 4 | L | 200.5 | O | 37-79 | 46.8% | 53 | 18 | 44-92 | 47.8% | 43 | 9 | | 3/2/2012 | @ LA LAKERS | 107-115 | L | 10 | W | 196 | O | 45-103 | 43.7% | 42 | 5 | 44-82 | 53.7% | 60 | 13 | | 3/4/2012 | @ PHOENIX | 88-96 | L | 5 | L | 204.5 | U | 38-99 | 38.4% | 57 | 9 | 40-88 | 45.5% | 61 | 15 | | 3/5/2012 | @ DENVER | 116-119 | L | 9.5 | W | 212.5 | O | 45-98 | 45.9% | 60 | 18 | 40-88 | 45.5% | 55 | 15 | | 3/7/2012 | NEW ORLEANS | 99-98 | W | -4.5 | L | 191.5 | O | 38-76 | 50.0% | 36 | 13 | 42-77 | 54.5% | 46 | 20 | | 3/9/2012 | DALLAS | 110-97 | W | 1.5 | W | 196.5 | O | 43-85 | 50.6% | 42 | 14 | 39-86 | 45.3% | 52 | 17 | | 3/11/2012 | ATLANTA | 99-106 | L | -1.5 | L | 193.5 | O | 38-82 | 46.3% | 42 | 16 | 42-82 | 51.2% | 54 | 15 | | 3/13/2012 | GOLDEN STATE | 89-115 | L | -3.5 | L | 205.5 | U | 33-82 | 40.2% | 51 | 13 | 46-91 | 50.5% | 52 | 7 | | 3/14/2012 | DETROIT | 112-124 | L | -3.5 | L | 198.5 | O | 45-87 | 51.7% | 49 | 13 | 50-86 | 58.1% | 40 | 10 | | 3/16/2012 | BOSTON | 120-95 | W | 4 | W | 197 | O | 46-86 | 53.5% | 51 | 14 | 36-80 | 45.0% | 39 | 17 | | 3/18/2012 | MINNESOTA | 115-99 | W | 0 | W | 212.5 | O | 44-96 | 45.8% | 51 | 11 | 38-92 | 41.3% | 57 | 21 | | 3/20/2012 | MEMPHIS | 119-110 | W | 3 | W | 205 | O | 47-88 | 53.4% | 58 | 13 | 43-90 | 47.8% | 46 | 14 | | 3/22/2012 | UTAH | 102-103 | L | -1.5 | L | 214 | U | 43-106 | 40.6% | 67 | 13 | 43-91 | 47.3% | 56 | 15 | | 3/24/2012 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 108-111 | L | 1.5 | L | 211 | O | 43-91 | 47.3% | 55 | 15 | 43-88 | 48.9% | 47 | 12 | | 3/26/2012 | @ HOUSTON | 106-113 | L | 6 | L | 211.5 | O | 41-96 | 42.7% | 54 | 17 | 43-89 | 48.3% | 58 | 19 | | 3/28/2012 | SAN ANTONIO | 112-117 | L | 4 | L | 215 | O | 47-86 | 54.7% | 41 | 16 | 49-91 | 53.8% | 46 | 15 | | 3/30/2012 | @ UTAH | 104-103 | W | 7 | W | 213 | U | 39-90 | 43.3% | 57 | 11 | 31-88 | 35.2% | 75 | 15 | | 3/31/2012 | NEW JERSEY | 99-111 | L | -6.5 | L | 210.5 | U | 39-90 | 43.3% | 53 | 18 | 43-92 | 46.7% | 57 | 19 | | 4/2/2012 | MINNESOTA | 116-108 | W | -3.5 | W | 217.5 | O | 43-85 | 50.6% | 53 | 11 | 39-81 | 48.1% | 43 | 11 | | 4/3/2012 | PHOENIX | 100-109 | L | 3 | L | 212.5 | U | 39-84 | 46.4% | 52 | 13 | 40-90 | 44.4% | 58 | 13 | | 4/5/2012 | LA CLIPPERS | 85-93 | L | 2.5 | L | 205.5 | U | 35-84 | 41.7% | 49 | 18 | 36-80 | 45.0% | 56 | 18 | | 4/7/2012 | @ LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/8/2012 | HOUSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/10/2012 | @ DALLAS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/11/2012 | @ NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/13/2012 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/15/2012 | PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/18/2012 | SAN ANTONIO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/20/2012 | OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/22/2012 | @ CHARLOTTE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 2/28/2012 | MINNESOTA | 97-109 | L | -6.5 | L | 196 | O | 40-85 | 47.1% | 49 | 8 | 40-78 | 51.3% | 49 | 9 | | 3/1/2012 | @ SACRAMENTO | 108-100 | W | -4 | W | 200.5 | O | 44-92 | 47.8% | 43 | 9 | 37-79 | 46.8% | 53 | 18 | | 3/2/2012 | @ PHOENIX | 78-81 | L | -2.5 | L | 196 | U | 32-87 | 36.8% | 50 | 10 | 28-80 | 35.0% | 69 | 12 | | 3/4/2012 | @ HOUSTON | 105-103 | W | 2.5 | W | 192 | O | 40-86 | 46.5% | 57 | 13 | 37-86 | 43.0% | 49 | 12 | | 3/5/2012 | @ MINNESOTA | 94-95 | L | 2.5 | W | 196.5 | U | 34-84 | 40.5% | 63 | 8 | 32-80 | 40.0% | 53 | 11 | | 3/7/2012 | @ NEW JERSEY | 100-101 | L | -7 | L | 191.5 | O | 35-76 | 46.1% | 50 | 16 | 33-72 | 45.8% | 44 | 18 | | 3/9/2012 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 120-108 | W | 4 | W | 192.5 | O | 43-84 | 51.2% | 52 | 7 | 38-78 | 48.7% | 45 | 11 | | 3/11/2012 | GOLDEN STATE | 93-97 | L | -7.5 | L | 199 | U | 34-79 | 43.0% | 56 | 12 | 36-70 | 51.4% | 43 | 17 | | 3/12/2012 | BOSTON | 85-94 | L | -5 | L | 185 | U | 31-83 | 37.3% | 51 | 16 | 33-67 | 49.3% | 42 | 14 | | 3/14/2012 | ATLANTA | 96-82 | W | -7 | W | 184.5 | U | 38-70 | 54.3% | 41 | 11 | 29-68 | 42.6% | 41 | 15 | | 3/15/2012 | PHOENIX | 87-91 | L | -9.5 | L | 195.5 | U | 39-85 | 45.9% | 53 | 10 | 32-78 | 41.0% | 51 | 9 | | 3/17/2012 | HOUSTON | 95-91 | W | -7.5 | L | 193 | U | 35-86 | 40.7% | 56 | 11 | 35-72 | 48.6% | 43 | 16 | | 3/18/2012 | DETROIT | 87-83 | W | -6.5 | L | 189.5 | U | 35-87 | 40.2% | 54 | 10 | 31-81 | 38.3% | 58 | 17 | | 3/20/2012 | @ INDIANA | 89-102 | L | 3.5 | L | 188.5 | O | 37-85 | 43.5% | 53 | 8 | 35-73 | 47.9% | 46 | 11 | | 3/21/2012 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | 91-114 | L | 9 | L | 195 | O | 29-79 | 36.7% | 39 | 12 | 42-78 | 53.8% | 54 | 16 | | 3/22/2012 | @ NEW ORLEANS | 90-97 | L | -4.5 | L | 180.5 | O | 35-90 | 38.9% | 52 | 10 | 34-59 | 57.6% | 44 | 20 | | 3/24/2012 | MEMPHIS | 101-85 | W | -2 | W | 186.5 | U | 36-72 | 50.0% | 50 | 11 | 33-78 | 42.3% | 44 | 16 | | 3/26/2012 | NEW ORLEANS | 97-85 | W | -10.5 | W | 181.5 | O | 37-74 | 50.0% | 29 | 14 | 31-62 | 50.0% | 55 | 27 | | 3/28/2012 | PHOENIX | 103-86 | W | -7 | W | 193 | U | 41-82 | 50.0% | 62 | 12 | 30-80 | 37.5% | 49 | 10 | | 3/30/2012 | PORTLAND | 98-97 | W | -9.5 | L | 187.5 | O | 39-75 | 52.0% | 44 | 12 | 39-78 | 50.0% | 42 | 13 | | 3/31/2012 | UTAH | 105-96 | W | -5.5 | W | 192.5 | O | 39-72 | 54.2% | 43 | 12 | 35-77 | 45.5% | 48 | 13 | | 4/2/2012 | @ DALLAS | 94-75 | W | 4.5 | W | 189.5 | U | 39-83 | 47.0% | 56 | 10 | 30-77 | 39.0% | 49 | 12 | | 4/4/2012 | LA LAKERS | 108-113 | L | -3 | L | 189 | O | 43-95 | 45.3% | 55 | 10 | 43-83 | 51.8% | 53 | 11 | | 4/5/2012 | @ SACRAMENTO | 93-85 | W | -2.5 | W | 205.5 | U | 36-80 | 45.0% | 56 | 18 | 35-84 | 41.7% | 49 | 18 | | 4/7/2012 | SACRAMENTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/9/2012 | @ MEMPHIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/11/2012 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/12/2012 | @ MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/14/2012 | GOLDEN STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/16/2012 | OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/18/2012 | @ DENVER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/19/2012 | @ PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/22/2012 | NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | SACRAMENTO: After surviving a relocation threat, the Kings are looking at another rebuilding year in the state capital. A lack of outside shooting and a lot of turnovers are what plague this team. And dealing two of their best shooters'Beno Udrih and Omri Casspi'likely won't help matters. They'll rely on combo guards Tyreke Evans (17.8 PPG, 5.6 APG) and Marcus Thornton (21.3 PPG in 27 games with the Kings) to create on the outside, but they're both streaky shooters and poor decision makers. The same could be said for the team's most promising talent, C DeMarcus Cousins (14.1 PPG, 8.6 RPG). His propensity for taking bad shots and picking up offensive fouls is becoming the stuff of legend. The Kings continued to stockpile shoot-first players in the offseason, trading for John Salmons (14.0 PPG for Milwaukee) and drafting Jimmer Fredette, sure-to-be-fan-favorite. Fredette will likely serve as a sixth man, and it's yet to be seen how he'll handle the transition to the NBA after being a one-man show at BYU for two seasons. He could provide some much-needed three-point shooting. But for all their potential flaws on the offensive end, one thing the Kings do really well is attack the boards. They led the NBA in offensive rebounding rate, and adding Chuck Hayes (8.1 RPG for Houston) and J.J. Hickson (13.8 PPG, 8.7 RPG for Cleveland) will only fortify that. | | LA CLIPPERS: Things are getting very interesting in Los Angeles, as the Clippers have closed the gap on the Lakers by acquiring Chris Paul. The combination of Paul (15.9 PPG, 9.8 APG with New Orleans) and PF Blake Griffin (22.5 PPG, 12.1 RPG) in the pick-and-roll game should be enough to make L.A., which finished just 23rd in offensive efficiency a year ago, one of the NBA's top-10 offensive teams. The Clippers were the NBA's most turnover-prone team last season with Baron Davis and later Mo Williams running the point. The Clippers also matched an offer sheet to C DeAndre Jordan (7.2 RPG, 1.8 BPG), whose defense will be key in keeping the pressure off Griffin on that side of the court. They also added two quality veterans to come on as role players. SF Caron Butler (15.0 PPG with Dallas) is healthy again after a knee injury cost him most of last season, and PG Chauncey Billups (16.8 PPG, 5.4 APG with Denver and New York) can back-up or play alongside Paul and brings a reputation for hitting big shots. The Clippers' biggest issue at this point is frontcourt depth, as long-time NBA bench warmer Brian Cook and rookie second-round pick Trey Thompkins are the only bigs on the roster after Jordan and Griffin. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (SACRAMENTO-LA CLIPPERS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(UPDATES with Cousins being fined)
*Kings-Clippers Preview* ========================
By MATT BEARDMORE STATS Writer
Sacramento (19-36) at Los Angeles (33-22), 10:30 p.m. EDT
With his team fighting for playoff position, Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin doesn't want to get caught up in a war of words with Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins.
That won't stop the Kings' mercurial big man from sharing his thoughts on this growing rivalry.
Griffin and Cousins meet for the second time in three days Saturday night when this home-and-home set concludes in Los Angeles.
Even if they can't run down the Los Angeles Lakers for the Pacific Division title, the Clippers (33-22) sit fourth in the Western Conference and are in good position to secure the franchise's first postseason berth since 2005-06.
Griffin deserves as much credit as anyone for the Clippers' 2011-12 success, ranking among the league leaders in double-doubles (34) and being just one of a handful of players in the NBA averaging at least 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Known as much for his vicious dunks as anything else, the two-time All-Star showed off his outside shot in Thursday's 93-85 victory at Sacramento (19-36), hitting a pair of 22-foot jumpers in the final few minutes as Los Angeles bounced back from Wednesday's 113-108 loss to the Lakers for its seventh win in eight games.
Griffin, though, spent plenty of time battling Cousins down low, with the two second-year big men trading elbows and shoves - along with some words.
"It wasn't me going at anybody. I don't want to get that started," said Griffin, who has 14 points, nine boards and three assists in each of the two wins against Sacramento this season. "That's something that will hopefully go away for him. When guys get frustrated, that's what happens."
Cousins, one shy of his 13th technical and a one-game suspension, wasn't surprised by that response.
"That's what Blake is going to say because he's in L.A., where actors belong," said Cousins, who finished with eight points and three rebounds in 18 foul-plagued minutes. "And he's an actor."
Cousins, fined $25,000 by the NBA on Friday for publicly criticizing officials after Thursday's loss, can expect to see a few of those sitting courtside when these teams meet at Staples Center for the only time in 2011-12.
Los Angeles, winner of seven of eight at home, has lost just twice in the Kings' last eight visits.
Sacramento owns a conference-worst 5-22 road record, but after defeating Utah 104-103 on March 30, the team has a chance to win two straight away from home for the first time since a three-game run March 23-27, 2011.
The Kings, who open a stretch of four of five away from home, could be without Marcus Thornton for a third straight game (bruised right calf) and John Salmons, who has been sidelined for six with a sore right hip.
Thornton has averaged 23.5 points in two games against Los Angeles with Sacramento.
Clippers sixth man Mo Williams (sprained left big toe) could return for the first time in nine games. If Williams can't go, Eric Bledsoe, who had 13 points on Thursday, should see plenty of time backing up Chris Paul and Randy Foye, the latter the team leader with 36 points versus Sacramento this season after scoring 20 in the latest matchup.
The Clippers haven't swept a season series against the Kings since winning all five meetings in 1985-86.
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