Post by DiamondThief on Jan 18, 2015 20:23:13 GMT -8
Sacramento Kings at Portland Trail Blazers
What: The upstart Kings visit the Rose City to take on the Blazers.
When: Monday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. (pacific).
Grizzlies Media: TV - SportsSouth - WMFS.
Blazers Media: TV - CSNNW; Radio - Rip City Radio 620 AM.
Note: This game once again features two of the best big men in the Western Conference; the Kings' DeMarcus Cousins and the Blazers' LaMarcus Aldridge.
Previous: Oct. 31 - Kings 103, Blazers 94.
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The Kings come in 16-24 overall and 6-10 on the road. They are coming off a 117-108 home loss to the Clippers on Jan. 17. Sacramento is averaging 101.9 points per game (11th in the NBA) and allowing 103.9 (22nd). The Blazers are 30-11 and 18-4 at home. They are coming off a 102-98 road loss to the Grizzlies on Jan. 17. They are averaging 103.2 points (7th) and giving up 97.0 (2nd).
Blazers' Wesley Matthews; Kings' DeMarcus Cousins
SACRAMENTO KINGS
PROJECTED STARTERS
SF - 8 Rudy Gay
PF - 24 Jason Thompson
C - 15 DeMarcus Cousins
SG - 23 Ben McLemore
PG - 7 Darren Collison
RESERVES
G - 3 Ray McCallum; 9 Ramon Sessions; 10 Nik Stauskas
F - 18 Omri Casspi; 30 Reggie Evans; 24 Carl Landry; 20 Quincy Miller; 25 Eric Moreland; 13 Derrick Williams
C - 5 Ryan Hollins
INJURIES
G - 9 Ramon Sessions (back) - probable
F - 8 Rudy Gay (knee, shoulder) - probable
F - 18 Omri Casspi (eye) - probable
F - 24 Carl Landry (wrist) - out
F - 25 Eric Moreland (shoulder) - out
C - 15 DeMarcus Cousins (ankle) - probable
HEAD COACH
Tyrone Corbin
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Points - DeMarcus Cousins 24.0
Rebounds - DeMarcus Cousins 12.4
Assists - Darren Collison 5.9
Blocks - DeMarcus Cousins 1.6
Steals - Darren Collison 1.6
FG - DeMarcus Cousins 49.1%
FT - Rudy Gay 85.6%
3pt - Rudy Gay 37.6%
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
PROJECTED STARTERS
SF - 88 Nicolas Batum
PF - 12 LaMarcus Aldridge
C - 35 Chris Kaman
SG - 2 Wesley Matthews
PG - 0 Damian Lillard
RESERVES
G - 5 Will Barton; 25 Steve Blake; 23 Allen Crabbe; 3 CJ McCollum
F - 18 Victor Claver; 41 Thomas Robinson; 1 Dorell Wright
C - 11 Meyers Leonard
INJURIES
C - 19 Joel Freeland (shoulder) - out
C - 42 Robin Lopez (hand) - out
HEAD COACH
Terry Stotts
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Points - LaMarcus Aldridge 23.5
Rebounds - LaMarcus Aldridge 10.4
Assists - Damian Lillard 6.2
Blocks - Robin Lopez 1.5
Steals - Damian Lillard 1.3
FG - Chris kaman 49.4%
FT - Damian Lillard 86.3%
3pt - Wesley Matthews 40.1%
ANGI'S TAKE
Rudy Gay had his way for the Kings in their Halloween win over the Blazers, going for a game-high 40 points, including 11-13 from the foul line, and pulling down 8 rebounds. He will be a nightmare match up for which ever Blazer gets the defensive assignment on him, provided that he plays. Though listed as questionable, Cousins is having a tremendous season and has emerged as one of the top centers in the Western Conference. The shorthanded Blazers will also have their hands full with him. Collison, who dished out 8 assists on Oct. 31, is solid at the point and actually matches up well with Lillard. Thompson and Williams provide a formidable one-two punch at power forward, primarily on the defensive end. Casspi scored 10 off the bench for the Kings in the first match up. Despite the presences of Thompson and Williams, Aldridge could be primed for a big game against the Kings for the Blazers. He is on his way to his fourth all-star game, and scored 32 points in the Blazers loss to the Grizzlies while going up against Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol. Kaman could be a key in this game, perhaps on both ends of the court. Lillard registered 22 points and 7 dimes in the first contest. Matthews, who seems to pick up a minor injury in each game, could be the real difference maker if he can continue to hit his shots while holding McLemore in check. If Leonard and McCollum provide solid contributions off the bench, the Blazers could take this game. The Kings won the rebounding battle, 48-39 in the first game, so the Blazers will have to counter that in order to win. The Blazers also will need to shoot at least 45 percent in order to claim the victory. Matchup to watch: Darren Collison vs. Damian Lillard.
OFFICIALS
Bill Spooner, Kane Fitzgerald, JT Orr
FEATURED TWEETS
MATCH-UP MEME
Congratulations to Wesley Matthews who, after exactly four-and-a-half seasons with the Blazers, surpassed Terry Porter on Jan. 17 to become the all-time Blazers leader in three point field field goals. After making seven three against the Grizzlies, Wesley now has 778 makes. Porter now stands in second place with 773.
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