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\u00a0\"Marcus<\/a><\/p>\n

Gametime:<\/strong> 4:00 pm PST<\/p>\n

Where:<\/strong> Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina<\/p>\n

Broadcast Information:<\/strong> KHTK Sports 1140 (Radio), Comcast SportsNet California (Television)<\/p>\n

Sacramento Kings Projected Starters (7-15)<\/h3>\n

PG:Isaiah Thomas
\nSG:Ben McLemore
\nSF: Rudy Gay
\nPF: Jason Thompson
\nC: DeMarcus Cousins<\/p>\n

Charlotte Bobcats Projected Starters (10-14)<\/h3>\n

PG: Kemba Walker<\/a><\/strong>
\nSG: Jeff Taylor<\/a><\/strong>
\nSF: Gerald Henderson<\/a><\/strong>
\nPF: Josh McRoberts<\/a><\/strong>
\nC: Al Jefferson<\/a><\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

What to watch<\/h3>\n

1. Can the Kings string together two solid games in a row?
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

After an impressive 106-91 win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday afternoon, the Kings embark on a road trip that sees them play four games in five nights.\u00a0 Charlotte has had some early success, but come into tonight’s match-up riding a three-game losing streak.\u00a0 If the Kings want to show improvement, they need to beat teams like the Bobcats who look ripe for the picking.<\/p>\n

2. The point guard battle<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Isaiah Thomas is flying high as the Kings new starting point guard, averaging 23 points and 7.3 rebounds in his first four games in the lineup.\u00a0 Kemba Walker<\/a><\/strong> is the Bobcats leading scorer at 17.1 points.\u00a0 Thomas always seems to play well against players from his 2011 draft class, so this should be an interesting match-up to watch.<\/p>\n

3. Who stops DeMarcus Cousins?<\/b>
\n<\/b><\/p>\n

With the addition of Gay, the Kings have become a difficult team to game plan for.\u00a0 Thomas can beat you from 3-point land and break you down off the dribble.\u00a0 Gay stretches the defense with his perimeter shooting and his ability to run in the open floor.\u00a0 With all of this offense surrounding him, Cousins finally has a little room to work in the post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kings begin a four-game east coast trip in Charlotte.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[610259261],"tags":[610260020,610259504,610260339,610260340,34017575,50819177,610259674,28495771,5204276,610259426,610260043,522941,610259429,2827916,15283471,610259716,3823063,610260341,610260338,841041,4957930,1419906,76563,610259707],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGame 23 Preview: Sacramento Kings at Charlotte Bobcats - The Sports Daily<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/game-23-preview-sacramento-kings-at-charlotte-bobcats-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Game 23 Preview: Sacramento Kings at Charlotte Bobcats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/game-23-preview-sacramento-kings-at-charlotte-bobcats-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Sports Daily\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-12-17T12:00:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/cowbellkingdom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IZ0A2490.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Alan Draper\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@sportsdailytsd\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@sportsdailytsd\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Alan Draper\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/game-23-preview-sacramento-kings-at-charlotte-bobcats-2\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/game-23-preview-sacramento-kings-at-charlotte-bobcats-2\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Alan Draper\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2c8aadde2571800d0de74323730df7b5\"},\"headline\":\"Game 23 Preview: Sacramento Kings at Charlotte Bobcats\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-12-17T12:00:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-12-17T12:00:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/game-23-preview-sacramento-kings-at-charlotte-bobcats-2\/\"},\"wordCount\":274,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/game-23-preview-sacramento-kings-at-charlotte-bobcats-2\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/cowbellkingdom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IZ0A2490.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Aaron Gray\",\"Al Jefferson.\",\"Anthony Toliver\",\"Ben Gordan\",\"Ben McLemore\",\"Bismack Biyombo\",\"Charlotte Bobcats\",\"Cody Zeller\",\"DeMarcus Cousins\",\"Derrick Williams\",\"Gerald Henderson\",\"Isaiah Thomas\",\"Jason Thompson\",\"Jeff Taylor\",\"Jimmer Fredette\",\"Josh McRoberts\",\"Kemba Walker\",\"Marcus Thorton\",\"Quincy Acy\",\"Ramon Sessions\",\"Ray McCallum\",\"Rudy Gay\",\"sacramento kings\",\"Travis Outlaw\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Cowbell Kingdom\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2013\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/game-23-preview-sacramento-kings-at-charlotte-bobcats-2\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/game-23-preview-sacramento-kings-at-charlotte-bobcats-2\/\",\"name\":\"Game 23 Preview: Sacramento Kings at Charlotte Bobcats - 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