{"id":824627,"date":"2012-04-15T19:41:23","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T02:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cowbellkingdom.com\/?p=11989"},"modified":"2012-04-15T19:41:23","modified_gmt":"2012-04-16T02:41:23","slug":"ck-press-box-report-kings-104-trail-blazers-103","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/ck-press-box-report-kings-104-trail-blazers-103\/","title":{"rendered":"CK Press Box Report: Kings 104, Trail Blazers 103"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Jonathan Santiago<\/a><\/strong> & James Ham<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LWkIuUmVRk4&w=560&h=315]\n

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Thanks to the heroics of Marcus Thornton <\/strong>and Terrence Williams<\/strong>, the Sacramento Kings ended a season-high seven-game losing streak by defeating the Portland Trail Blazers, 104-103, at Power Balance Pavilion.<\/p>\n

“No matter who the opponent was, we needed this win,” said Kings head coach Keith Smart<\/strong> after the Sunday victory. “And the young men found a way to do it.\u00a0 Based on everything that happened with our franchise this week and the way it has been with our team in the past two weeks, we found a way.”<\/p>\n

After climbing out of an eight-point deficit midway through the fourth quarter, Williams<\/strong>\u00a0was subbed into one of the game’s final defensive possessions. \u00a0The Kings reserve forward made a timely steal that led to a lay-up by\u00a0Kings center DeMarcus Cousins<\/strong>.\u00a0 The Blazers’ Wesley Matthews<\/strong> responded with a corner three in front of the Kings’ bench to take a 103-102 lead.\u00a0 But Thornton would seal the game’s outcome by hitting a 17-foot jumper with 3.4 seconds left to seal the Kings’ victory.<\/p>\n

For the second time this season, three Kings’ players tallied at least 20 points.\u00a0 Cousins recorded 23 while Thornton and Tyreke Evans<\/strong> finished 20 points each.\u00a0 Former King J.J. Hickson recorded his fifth double-double in a Blazers uniform, finishing with 10 points and a season-high-tying 13 rebounds.<\/p>\n

With the win, the Kings improve their home record to 15-15 and their overall standing to 20-41. \u00a0They host the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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