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| All Games | 5-26 | -15.8 | 12-19 | 16-14 | 94.0 | 46.6 | 45.1% | 46.6 | 100.4 | 50.5 | 45.7% | 50.4 | | Road Games | 2-13 | -3.4 | 8-7 | 11-4 | 97.3 | 46.6 | 46.8% | 45.3 | 104.7 | 53.7 | 46.0% | 51.3 | | Last 5 Games | 0-5 | -5 | 2-3 | 3-2 | 94.6 | 46.2 | 44.7% | 46.2 | 105.8 | 53.6 | 48.3% | 49.4 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 94.0 | 46.6 | 36-81 | 45.1% | 7-19 | 35.9% | 14-18 | 79.3% | 47 | 11 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 4 | | vs opponents surrendering | 100.1 | 50 | 38-83 | 45.2% | 8-22 | 35.1% | 17-23 | 75.6% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 97.3 | 46.6 | 38-80 | 46.8% | 8-18 | 41.5% | 15-18 | 78.7% | 45 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 4 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 100.4 | 50.5 | 36-79 | 45.7% | 9-23 | 39.0% | 19-25 | 76.2% | 50 | 12 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 3 | | vs opponents averaging | 100.8 | 50.4 | 38-83 | 45.4% | 8-22 | 35.2% | 18-24 | 75.2% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 104.7 | 53.7 | 37-82 | 46.0% | 9-24 | 40.2% | 20-26 | 77.4% | 51 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
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| All Games | 12-17 | -5.1 | 12-15 | 16-13 | 101.5 | 51.5 | 45.7% | 55.6 | 103.0 | 51.2 | 44.5% | 47.4 | | Home Games | 7-10 | -8.1 | 5-12 | 9-8 | 100.8 | 51.8 | 45.2% | 55.7 | 101.8 | 50.4 | 44.6% | 47.9 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4 | -5.3 | 0-5 | 4-1 | 104.2 | 53.2 | 47.5% | 53.2 | 111.2 | 60.2 | 47.5% | 47.8 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 101.5 | 51.5 | 36-79 | 45.7% | 5-15 | 33.7% | 24-31 | 77.1% | 56 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 4 | | vs opponents surrendering | 100.7 | 50.2 | 38-84 | 45.0% | 7-22 | 34.7% | 18-24 | 75.0% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 100.8 | 51.8 | 36-80 | 45.2% | 5-15 | 31.6% | 24-31 | 75.5% | 56 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 3 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 103.0 | 51.2 | 38-85 | 44.5% | 8-24 | 33.2% | 19-25 | 77.1% | 47 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | | vs opponents averaging | 101.8 | 50.6 | 38-84 | 45.2% | 8-23 | 35.2% | 18-24 | 75.5% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 101.8 | 50.4 | 37-84 | 44.6% | 8-25 | 33.4% | 19-24 | 77.2% | 48 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 13 | 6 |
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| 11/18/2014 | @ MILWAUKEE | 113-117 | L | 1.5 | L | 192 | O | 44-80 | 55.0% | 30 | 12 | 43-78 | 55.1% | 51 | 16 | | 11/19/2014 | @ MINNESOTA | 99-115 | L | 1 | L | 202 | O | 34-69 | 49.3% | 45 | 22 | 44-89 | 49.4% | 47 | 14 | | 11/22/2014 | PHILADELPHIA | 91-83 | W | -11 | L | 198.5 | U | 33-66 | 50.0% | 45 | 18 | 30-75 | 40.0% | 45 | 18 | | 11/24/2014 | @ HOUSTON | 86-91 | L | 6 | W | 191.5 | U | 35-76 | 46.1% | 48 | 17 | 32-76 | 42.1% | 48 | 16 | | 11/26/2014 | @ DALLAS | 102-109 | L | 14 | W | 200.5 | O | 39-92 | 42.4% | 61 | 21 | 38-95 | 40.0% | 64 | 11 | | 11/28/2014 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | 78-105 | L | 8 | L | 186 | U | 29-75 | 38.7% | 40 | 12 | 38-86 | 44.2% | 64 | 14 | | 11/30/2014 | MIAMI | 79-86 | L | 3 | L | 189.5 | U | 31-88 | 35.2% | 61 | 12 | 30-72 | 41.7% | 56 | 14 | | 12/2/2014 | BROOKLYN | 93-98 | L | 1 | L | 193.5 | U | 35-81 | 43.2% | 45 | 14 | 39-89 | 43.8% | 59 | 14 | | 12/4/2014 | CLEVELAND | 87-90 | L | 7.5 | W | 198 | U | 37-88 | 42.0% | 55 | 21 | 32-70 | 45.7% | 40 | 17 | | 12/5/2014 | @ CHARLOTTE | 102-103 | L | 5 | W | 190 | O | 37-79 | 46.8% | 44 | 6 | 42-88 | 47.7% | 51 | 7 | | 12/7/2014 | PORTLAND | 99-103 | L | 6 | W | 195 | O | 41-79 | 51.9% | 44 | 13 | 36-85 | 42.4% | 53 | 9 | | 12/9/2014 | @ NEW ORLEANS | 93-104 | L | 6.5 | L | 194.5 | O | 37-78 | 47.4% | 39 | 13 | 40-80 | 50.0% | 51 | 11 | | 12/10/2014 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 95-109 | L | 9.5 | L | 190.5 | O | 37-76 | 48.7% | 42 | 17 | 37-73 | 50.7% | 40 | 9 | | 12/12/2014 | @ BOSTON | 101-95 | W | 6.5 | W | 202.5 | U | 40-81 | 49.4% | 43 | 13 | 37-85 | 43.5% | 53 | 17 | | 12/14/2014 | TORONTO | 90-95 | L | 6.5 | W | 200.5 | U | 29-78 | 37.2% | 50 | 22 | 36-78 | 46.2% | 50 | 23 | | 12/16/2014 | DALLAS | 87-107 | L | 7.5 | L | 203.5 | U | 37-84 | 44.0% | 42 | 12 | 42-83 | 50.6% | 48 | 17 | | 12/18/2014 | @ CHICAGO | 97-103 | L | 12.5 | W | 188.5 | O | 38-82 | 46.3% | 51 | 16 | 34-75 | 45.3% | 45 | 11 | | 12/20/2014 | PHOENIX | 90-99 | L | 5.5 | L | 199 | U | 35-88 | 39.8% | 50 | 14 | 35-78 | 44.9% | 53 | 14 | | 12/21/2014 | @ TORONTO | 108-118 | L | 12.5 | W | 196.5 | O | 40-82 | 48.8% | 44 | 11 | 42-86 | 48.8% | 52 | 10 | | 12/25/2014 | WASHINGTON | 91-102 | L | 5 | L | 192.5 | O | 36-80 | 45.0% | 44 | 7 | 44-86 | 51.2% | 49 | 10 | | 12/27/2014 | @ SACRAMENTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/28/2014 | @ PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/31/2014 | @ LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/2/2015 | DETROIT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/4/2015 | MILWAUKEE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/5/2015 | @ MEMPHIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/7/2015 | @ WASHINGTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/8/2015 | HOUSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/10/2015 | CHARLOTTE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 11/18/2014 | NEW ORLEANS | 100-106 | L | -3 | L | 204.5 | O | 38-86 | 44.2% | 63 | 15 | 39-79 | 49.4% | 39 | 6 | | 11/20/2014 | CHICAGO | 103-88 | W | -3 | W | 195 | U | 38-74 | 51.4% | 44 | 13 | 36-84 | 42.9% | 49 | 14 | | 11/22/2014 | @ MINNESOTA | 113-101 | W | -9 | W | 212 | O | 40-81 | 49.4% | 60 | 18 | 37-90 | 41.1% | 45 | 10 | | 11/25/2014 | @ NEW ORLEANS | 99-89 | W | 6.5 | W | 200 | U | 37-77 | 48.1% | 49 | 9 | 33-79 | 41.8% | 50 | 10 | | 11/26/2014 | @ HOUSTON | 89-102 | L | 5 | L | 194 | U | 31-71 | 43.7% | 59 | 20 | 42-94 | 44.7% | 48 | 4 | | 11/28/2014 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 104-112 | L | 10.5 | W | 194.5 | O | 38-75 | 50.7% | 49 | 14 | 42-82 | 51.2% | 36 | 6 | | 11/30/2014 | MEMPHIS | 85-97 | L | 5 | L | 193 | U | 33-70 | 47.1% | 54 | 23 | 38-79 | 48.1% | 43 | 13 | | 12/2/2014 | TORONTO | 109-117 | L | 2.5 | L | 203.5 | O | 39-75 | 52.0% | 46 | 15 | 44-88 | 50.0% | 45 | 13 | | 12/5/2014 | INDIANA | 102-101 | W | -3 | L | 191.5 | O | 36-83 | 43.4% | 67 | 14 | 36-96 | 37.5% | 58 | 8 | | 12/6/2014 | ORLANDO | 96-105 | L | -6.5 | L | 196.5 | O | 35-79 | 44.3% | 46 | 11 | 42-83 | 50.6% | 47 | 10 | | 12/8/2014 | UTAH | 101-92 | W | -5.5 | W | 197 | U | 35-74 | 47.3% | 55 | 16 | 32-79 | 40.5% | 51 | 13 | | 12/9/2014 | @ LA LAKERS | 95-98 | L | 3 | T | 209 | U | 32-70 | 45.7% | 59 | 16 | 38-96 | 39.6% | 58 | 5 | | 12/11/2014 | HOUSTON | 109-113 | L | 1 | L | 195.5 | O | 39-84 | 46.4% | 64 | 21 | 38-95 | 40.0% | 58 | 14 | | 12/13/2014 | DETROIT | 90-95 | L | -5.5 | L | 195 | U | 33-93 | 35.5% | 67 | 16 | 35-79 | 44.3% | 47 | 13 | | 12/16/2014 | OKLAHOMA CITY | 92-104 | L | 8 | L | 207 | U | 36-84 | 42.9% | 56 | 17 | 41-87 | 47.1% | 48 | 10 | | 12/18/2014 | MILWAUKEE | 107-108 | L | -7.5 | L | 204.5 | O | 38-67 | 56.7% | 46 | 21 | 37-75 | 49.3% | 35 | 16 | | 12/21/2014 | LA LAKERS | 108-101 | W | -7.5 | L | 207 | O | 38-79 | 48.1% | 55 | 14 | 33-87 | 37.9% | 56 | 16 | | 12/22/2014 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 108-128 | L | 11.5 | L | 212.5 | O | 43-90 | 47.8% | 49 | 13 | 49-91 | 53.8% | 50 | 12 | | 12/26/2014 | PHOENIX | 106-115 | L | 5.5 | L | 212 | O | 41-93 | 44.1% | 60 | 12 | 46-94 | 48.9% | 50 | 14 | | 12/27/2014 | NEW YORK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/29/2014 | @ BROOKLYN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/31/2014 | @ BOSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/1/2015 | @ MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/4/2015 | @ DETROIT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/7/2015 | OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/9/2015 | DENVER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/11/2015 | CLEVELAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | NEW YORK: GUARDS: A huge upgrade over Raymond Felton, JOSE CALDERON's shooting and low turnover rate make him a good fit in the triangle offense. Defense will be an issue . . . His shot selection will always be laughable, but J.R. SMITH will still have the occasional blow-up game . . . IMAN SHUMPERT never looked right last season. He won't get bumped from the rotation, but he's in danger of getting just part-time minutes . . . He'll defend, and if his strong shooting as a rookie wasn't a fluke, TIM HARDAWAY JR. will push his way into the starting five . . . PABLO PRIGIONI is a poor man's Calderon . . . SHANE LARKIN has some long-term upside, but is unlikely to contribute this season. FORWARDS: The triangle offense should play to CARMELO ANTHONY's strengths and open things up a bit more than the iso-heavy system they ran under Mike Woodson. He'll be in the running for another scoring title . . . It's another year of ANDREA BARGNANI. The Knicks are too thin to not play him, but his defense is atrocious and he hasn't shot it well in years . . . AMAR'E STOUDEMIRE's monster deal expires after this season, and a trade is a possibility. In a best-case scenario, he can be effective for 20 minutes or so per night . . . Second-rounder CLEANTHONY EARLY has a chance to break into this rotation. He'll defend and pick up some hustle points . . . QUINCY ACY and TRAVIS OUTLAW will provide some much needed depth and energy for a team that can sometimes be lackadaisical on the court. CENTERS: With Tyson Chandler gone, it will be up to SAMUEL DALEMBERT to pick up the defensive slack. He's a capable rim protector and could be in for as much playing time as he's gotten in years . . . JASON SMITH is another defensive-minded big man. He's good in space but is not a polished shot blocker . . . COLE ALDRICH was good enough late last season to earn a bench spot in the 2014-15 campaign. | | SACRAMENTO: GUARDS: With Isaiah Thomas out, DARREN COLLISON steps in at the point. He looked good backing up Chris Paul in L.A. and will benefit from a wide-open offense. But it's not clear if can he handle full-time minutes after flopping as a starter in Dallas . . . BEN McLEMORE has to get it going early if he's going to keep his starting job. There's raw talent, but McLemore has a reputation for fading into the background, and was wholly unimpressive last season . . . NIK STAUSKAS will push McLemore for minutes immediately. He'll be overmatched defensively at times, but he can shoot it and moves the ball well offensively . . . It seems like RAY McCALLUM will be a solid enough back-up point guard for the next few years . . . RAMON SESSIONS will push Collison for minutes and could eventually unseat him as the Kings' starter. FORWARDS: RUDY GAY is a low-efficiency player who needs the ball in his hands, but head coach Michael Malone seems willing to let him do his thing . . . Power forward is a black hole in Sacramento. JASON THOMPSON might open the season as the Kings' primary 4, though he struggled mightily in his first season under Malone . . . DERRICK WILLIAMS has never shed that 'tweener label. The team will try to milk some second unit productivity out of him . . . REGGIE EVANS will continue to turn flopping into an art form. An obnoxious art form . . . CARL LANDRY is a question mark as he works his way back from a torn meniscus . . . Tell the world OMRI CASSPI is coming home. CENTERS: He made some real strides under Malone last year, and DeMARCUS COUSINS' improved shot selection has finally made him one of the league's better big men. He spends much less time floating on the perimeter hoisting contested 18-footers. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (NEW YORK-SACRAMENTO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Knicks-Kings Preview* ======================
By JACK CASSIDY STATS Writer
New York (5-26) at Sacramento (12-17), 10:00 p.m. EDT
The Sacramento Kings have had their share of trouble finding victories this season. When DeMarcus Cousins sits out, that task has become nearly impossible.
The Kings may be without their star forward once again Saturday night when they host the lowly New York Knicks.
Cousins missed Sacramento's 115-106 loss to Phoenix on Friday with the stomach flu. The illness is unrelated to Cousins' bout with viral meningitis, which caused him to miss 10 games from Nov. 28-Dec. 16.
Yet, even when Cousins is not dealing with sickness, his playing time has been limited.
"He's been banged up a little bit, but from everything I've heard, he's fine," interim coach Tyrone Corbin told the team's official website this week. "The back-to-back was tough for him the other night, but we cut his minutes down some. But it was tough for all of us."
The Kings (12-17) are 2-9 this season without Cousins, who has averaged team highs of 23.9 points and 12.3 rebounds in 18 games.
Without their big man, the Kings have looked inside to Reggie Evans, who grabbed 16 rebounds and scored 11 points Friday. Evans, however, can't provide the offense Cousins does, averaging 4.6 points in 20 games.
His absence also leaves a significant void on the defensive end. Prior to Cousins' initial illness, the Kings held opponents to 43.6 percent from the field, which ranked seventh-best in the NBA through Nov. 26. Since that date, Sacramento's opposition has shot 45.5 percent, resulting in 106.1 points allowed per game.
The Kings will have to deal with Knicks star forward Carmelo Anthony on Saturday, although his effect has been negligible. Anthony has topped 30 points five times this season - all losses.
Anthony, though, has received little help. Amar'e Stoudemire is the team's second-leading scorer (13.1), and the Knicks (5-26) rank near the bottom of the league with 94.0 points per game.
They have lost six in a row and 16 of their last 17, including a 102-91 defeat to Washington on Christmas. Anthony scored 34 points, but New York fell behind 29-18 near the end of the first quarter and did not again cut the deficit to single digits.
"The fans are dying. We're dying," Anthony said. "We're out there not producing."
They'll be without Quincy Acy on Saturday after the forward was suspended one game without pay for his flagrant foul on Wizards guard John Wall. Acy had averaged 5.1 points in just over 21 minutes per game this season.
"What we want to do as a team is become a group where we don't necessarily have to put ourselves in that situation at all," coach Derek Fisher said. "We play well enough, we play at a high enough level that all of those things are beneath us."
The Knicks have won three of four in Sacramento, claiming a 107-99 victory there March 26 behind Anthony's 36 points on 12-of-21 shooting. He's scored 36 in each of his last two games against the Kings.
J.R. Smith, who had 29 points in New York's last visit, is expected to miss his ninth consecutive game with a foot injury.
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