Owner Real Deal Posted December 24, 2011 Owner Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 TIME: 10:00 PM ET TV: NBALP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted February 29, 2012 Author Owner Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Kings not only have a future in Sacramento, it appears they have discovered their future point guard as well in rookie Isaiah Thomas. The hustling Thomas sparked a second-half surge and DeMarcus Cousins had 22 points and 18 rebounds for the Kings, who celebrated a possible new arena deal with a 103-96 victory over the struggling Utah Jazz on Tuesday night. The city, the Kings and the NBA announced a tentative deal Monday to finance a new arena that would be built by 2015 and keep the team in Sacramento for many years, quieting talk that the franchise would be moving to Anaheim or Seattle at the end of the season. The City Council will vote on the plan March 6. It was the 5-foot-9 Thomas firing up the crowd and his teammates after a lackluster first half by the Kings. The rookie from Washington did his thing, getting the team in running mode with his speed and quickness. Quiet in the opening half with three points, he finished with 18 points and eight assists, including nine points in the fourth quarter. "I had to pick up the tempo, not just for myself, but for my teammates," Thomas said. "We needed to get out in transition and run. I'm out there trying to make the right play. I'm doing that at a pretty high level right now." Thomas, the last player chosen in the 2011 draft, started his fifth straight game. He has scored 96 points in those five games to tie a franchise mark set by Otis Birdsong in 1977.http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120228_UTA@SAC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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