Owner Real Deal Posted December 24, 2011 Owner Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 TIME: 10:00 PM ET TV: NBA TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted March 11, 2012 Author Owner Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A rematch against the defending champion Mavericks showed how far the Sacramento Kings have come from a disastrous game in Dallas in Keith Smart's sixth game as head coach. Tyreke Evans and Marcus Thornton each scored 17 points to help the Kings end a 10-game losing streak against the Mavericks with a 110-97 victory on Friday night. Isaiah Thomas added 14 points, including three 3-pointers in the third quarter, for the Kings, who last beat Dallas on Jan. 11, 1999. The worst of those losses came in the first meeting earlier this season when the defending champion Mavericks won 99-60 in Dallas less than two weeks after Smart replaced Paul Westphal as coach. "'I told the guys we would not be the same team when we see Dallas again," Smart said. "I just knew with the work I'd put in with my staff we wouldn't be the same team. We may lose the game, but we would not be the same team that showed up that time and only scored 23 points in the first half. I just knew we'd be better than that." That was clearly the case this game as Sacramento led for the final 45 minutes and topped 50 percent shooting for the second straight game and fourth time this season. DeMarcus Cousins added 15 points in his return from food poisoning and the Kings had seven players reach double figures in the win.http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120309_DAL@SAC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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