Al Jefferson<\/a><\/strong> were practically unstoppable for the Bobcats in victory. The Bobcats point guard scored 16 of his 30 points in the quarter after intermission while Jefferson scored 10-straight points late in the fourth quarter to close out the Kings. The Bobcats forward finished the game with a season-high 27 points and nine rebounds.<\/p>\n“That was one of our best offensive games,” Bobcats head coach Steve Clifford said following his team’s win. \u00a0“We had balance. \u00a0We had a bunch of three’s, but it was good in our post-up game and our pick-and-roll game was good.”<\/p>\n
Saturday\u2019s loss brings the Kings\u2019 record to 10-22 overall, 6-13 at home. They return to action Tuesday night when they the Portland Trail Blazers at Sleep Train Arena.<\/p>\n
Notes and Analysis<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- DeMarcus Cousins put up monster numbers, but it was his late game defense that let down the Kings in Sacramento. \u00a0Al Jefferson ran rough-shot over Cousins, scoring 10 consecutive points for his team between the 4:47 mark and the 1:21 mark of the fourth quarter. \u00a0Cousins finished with 26 points and 11 rebounds, but the result was another tough loss for the Kings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- The same can be said for Isaiah Thomas. \u00a0Thomas\u2019 21 points and eight assists look good on paper, but Kemba Walker went off for 30 points and six assists in the battle of point guards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Jason Thompson had an incredible first half, scoring 14 points and grabbing nine rebounds before the break. \u00a0But he lost his cool in the third quarter and finished with just 15 points and 14 rebounds on the night.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Rudy Gay played a team-high 41 minutes tonight, finishing with 17 points on 8-for-14 shooting. \u00a0The Kings starting small forward added 10 rebounds and four assists and even played peacemaker on the bench while his teammates squabbled. \u00a0Gay is a pro\u2019s pro, but his fellow teammates better figure things out or he will opt to go elsewhere this summer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Marcus Thornton provided a nice spark off the Kings bench, scoring 12 points in 26 minutes of action. \u00a0It was nice to see him produce after last game’s 1-of-6 from the field, two-point performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- After two straight quality outings, Jimmer Fredette came back down to earth, scoring just two points on 1-for-7 shooting. \u00a0For the most part, Jimmer took good shots, they just didn\u2019t go down tonight. \u00a0Like the rest of the Kings players, Jimmer has to get better at staying in front of his man on the defensive end. \u00a0But the Kings actually held tough during the minutes he was on the floor tonight, despite his poor shooting performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Stat of the Night:<\/strong> The Charlotte Bobcats were riding a five game losing streak and playing their fifth straight road game coming into tonight and still managed to man-handle the Sacramento Kings in front of their home crowd.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
Quote of the Game<\/span><\/p>\nMichael Malone on the team getting frustrated with each other:<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is what losing does. You start to get frustrated with each other\u2014and that\u2019s our biggest challenge, aside\u00a0 from our defense. Our chemistry and our camaraderie aren\u2019t working. We can\u2019t fall apart because we will start fraying at the seams. If that happens, then we will have no chance. One of my biggest challenges as a head\u00a0\u00a0 coach is to keep this team together. Even though it has been disappointing so far, we need to stay together.\u00a0 We\u2019ll continue to do that\u2014I\u2019ll make sure of it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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