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by Jonathan Santiago<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>&<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/em><\/em>James Ham<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lVltuwNKaLk]\n

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Recap<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Box Score<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

In front of a sellout crowd and a nationally televised audience, the Sacramento Kings stunned one of the NBA’s elite, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 106-101 at Power Balance Pavilion.<\/p>\n

Tyreke Evans<\/strong> led the way for the Kings with 22 points, but the hero of the night was Marcus Thornton<\/strong>. \u00a0The Kings shooting guard hit two clutch three pointers before fouling out with less than 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

“We stuck in there with a great OKC team and played hard down the stretch,” said Thornton postgame. “We got stops that we needed. \u00a0We got buckets when we needed to.”<\/p>\n

Center DeMarcus Cousins<\/strong> scored 19 points and grabbed nine boards for the Kings, who have now won four of their last five games.<\/p>\n

“It was very fun,” said Cousins of the raucous atmosphere in the arena formerly known as ARCO. “We kept the crowd involved and they kept us going. \u00a0They helped us get a big win.”<\/p>\n

Thunder All-Star\u00a0Russell Westbrook<\/strong> scored a game-high 33 points, but turned the ball over seven times. \u00a0Teammate and fellow All-Star Kevin Durant<\/strong> chipped in 27 for the Thunder in just their sixth defeat this season.<\/p>\n

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Notes and Analysis<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Evans\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>finished the game with an impressive, almost rookie-season-like 22 points, five rebounds and five assists.\u00a0 It took him 21 shots to score those 22, but he kicked in four steals to even all that out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Cousins\u00a0<\/strong>barely missed another double-double tonight, finishing with 19 points and nine rebounds.\u00a0 He was a beast in the paint, but got in foul trouble early, which limited him to just 28 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • The Kings’ bench put together a solid effort, outscoring the Thunder’s bench 34-19 tonight. \u00a0Donte Greene<\/strong> led the charge with 10 points in 16 minutes off the pine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • Russell Westbrook<\/strong>\u00a0was incredible in the second half.\u00a0 After scoring 11 through the first two quarters, he erupted for 22 after the intermission, including 16 in the third quarter alone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • James Harden<\/strong>\u00a0was the reverse of Westbrook.\u00a0 The clubhouse leader for NBA Sixth Man of the Year scored 14 points in 16 first-half minutes, but finished with just 17 points in 34 total minutes.\u00a0 Credit\u00a0John Salmons\u00a0<\/strong>for his incredible defense on the Thunder guard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            • Kevin Durant<\/strong>\u00a0makes everything look extremely easy.\u00a0 The NBA’s third-leading scorer hit his average with 27 points and looked like he could have scored more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              • Serge Ibaka\u00a0<\/strong>tied a career-high 10 blocked shots in just 30 minutes of action. \u00a0Oklahoma City totalled a franchise-record 17 blocks on the night.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                • While the Thunder out-shot the Kings 48 to 40 percent Thursday evening, the Kings attempted a staggering 22-more field goals (99-77).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                  • Stat of the Night<\/em>:<\/strong>\u00a0The Kings committed 12 turnovers tonight and gave up just 10 points as a result. \u00a0Meanwhile, the Thunder turned the ball over 23 times, leading to 28 points off turnovers for Sacramento. \u00a0Westbrook led the way with seven for the Thunder, while the Kings starting backcourt of Evans and Thornton combined for eight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Audio:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Kings co-owner Gavin Maloof<\/strong> post-game with James Ham<\/p>\n[podcast]http:\/\/www.cowbellkingdom.com\/sound\/gavin_maloof.MP3[\/podcast]\n

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