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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Orlando Magic would improve their record on this West Coast road trip to 3-1 with a win tonight over the Sacramento Kings.
WHERE: Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, Calif.
TV: Fox Sports Florida. RADIO: 96.5 FM (WDBO). SPANISH BROADCAST — elorlandomagic.com.
Records
Magic: 7-11.
Kings: 5-12.
Projected Magic starters
PG Jameer Nelson (6-0/190)
SG Arron Afflalo (6-5/215)
SF Maurice Harkless (6-8/210)
PF Glen Davis (6-9/289)
C Nik Vucevic (7-0/240)
Projected Kings starters
PG Aaron Brooks (6-0/161)
SG Tyreke Evans (6-6/220)
SF John Salmons (6-6/207)
PF Jason Thompson (6-11/250)
C DeMarcus Cousins (6-11/270)
Injuries
• For Orlando, small forward Hedo Turkoglu (broken hand) and power forward Al Harrington (knee) will not play.
• Sacramento reported no injuries.
Referees
Dan Crawford
Tony Brown
James Williams
Reasons to watch
• Can the Magic rebound from their 87-81 loss to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday?
• Turnovers plagued the Magic in that defeat, and it will be interesting to see if the Magic can protect the ball better.
Kings scouting report
• The Kings snapped a three-game losing streak Monday night, defeating the Toronto Raptors 107-100. Cousins scored 25 points and collected 13 rebounds.
• Cousins is averaging 16.6 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. But he’s only making 43.2 percent of his shot attempts.
• Sacramento is 5-6 at home and 0-6 on the road.
• Brooks is fast and quick. Evans brings physicality.
• Guard Marcus Thornton is a dangerous scorer off the Kings’ bench. He’s averaging 14.4 points per game, but he’s made just 33.0 percent of his 3-point tries.
• What’s the key to tonight’s game? “Our ability to contain penetration — it boils down to that,” Magic coach Jacque Vaughn said. “They have guys who can, at the end of the day, break you down one-on-one and score the basketball, whether it’s Aaron Brooks, Tyreke Evans. You can go down the line: John Salmons and even Cousins at the center position doing it one-on-one. So [the key is] our ability to contain them and keep the ball in front of us.”
Key matchup
Vucevic vs. Cousins. Vucevic had a rough night guarding Al Jefferson in Salt Lake City, and he’ll face a difficult challenge against Cousins.
The last time
The Magic and Kings played just once last season, and Orlando beat Sacramento 104-97 on Jan. 8. Dwight Howard had early foul trouble, but Davis scored 20 points off the bench and Ryan Anderson added 19 points and 11 rebounds.
Did you know?
• Through Wednesday, the Kings were averaging 46.1 points in the paint per game, the fourth-highest average in the NBA. The Kings were averaging 13.8 fastbreak points per game, 13th-highest in the NBA.
• Sacramento players have compiled eight individual technical fouls this season, five of them by Cousins. The Magic, on the other hand, have only one.
• The Kings are 4-1 this season when they lead at the half. But they’re 1-11 when they’re behind at halftime.
• The Magic have won four consecutive games over the Kings at Sleep Train Arena. The last time the Kings beat the Magic in the building was Jan. 8, 2008.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/spor...agic-sacramento-kings-20121206,0,5348281.post
I like how Magic Coach says we have lots of 1 on 1 :-/
WHERE: Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, Calif.
TV: Fox Sports Florida. RADIO: 96.5 FM (WDBO). SPANISH BROADCAST — elorlandomagic.com.
Records
Magic: 7-11.
Kings: 5-12.
Projected Magic starters
PG Jameer Nelson (6-0/190)
SG Arron Afflalo (6-5/215)
SF Maurice Harkless (6-8/210)
PF Glen Davis (6-9/289)
C Nik Vucevic (7-0/240)
Projected Kings starters
PG Aaron Brooks (6-0/161)
SG Tyreke Evans (6-6/220)
SF John Salmons (6-6/207)
PF Jason Thompson (6-11/250)
C DeMarcus Cousins (6-11/270)
Injuries
• For Orlando, small forward Hedo Turkoglu (broken hand) and power forward Al Harrington (knee) will not play.
• Sacramento reported no injuries.
Referees
Dan Crawford
Tony Brown
James Williams
Reasons to watch
• Can the Magic rebound from their 87-81 loss to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday?
• Turnovers plagued the Magic in that defeat, and it will be interesting to see if the Magic can protect the ball better.
Kings scouting report
• The Kings snapped a three-game losing streak Monday night, defeating the Toronto Raptors 107-100. Cousins scored 25 points and collected 13 rebounds.
• Cousins is averaging 16.6 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. But he’s only making 43.2 percent of his shot attempts.
• Sacramento is 5-6 at home and 0-6 on the road.
• Brooks is fast and quick. Evans brings physicality.
• Guard Marcus Thornton is a dangerous scorer off the Kings’ bench. He’s averaging 14.4 points per game, but he’s made just 33.0 percent of his 3-point tries.
• What’s the key to tonight’s game? “Our ability to contain penetration — it boils down to that,” Magic coach Jacque Vaughn said. “They have guys who can, at the end of the day, break you down one-on-one and score the basketball, whether it’s Aaron Brooks, Tyreke Evans. You can go down the line: John Salmons and even Cousins at the center position doing it one-on-one. So [the key is] our ability to contain them and keep the ball in front of us.”
Key matchup
Vucevic vs. Cousins. Vucevic had a rough night guarding Al Jefferson in Salt Lake City, and he’ll face a difficult challenge against Cousins.
The last time
The Magic and Kings played just once last season, and Orlando beat Sacramento 104-97 on Jan. 8. Dwight Howard had early foul trouble, but Davis scored 20 points off the bench and Ryan Anderson added 19 points and 11 rebounds.
Did you know?
• Through Wednesday, the Kings were averaging 46.1 points in the paint per game, the fourth-highest average in the NBA. The Kings were averaging 13.8 fastbreak points per game, 13th-highest in the NBA.
• Sacramento players have compiled eight individual technical fouls this season, five of them by Cousins. The Magic, on the other hand, have only one.
• The Kings are 4-1 this season when they lead at the half. But they’re 1-11 when they’re behind at halftime.
• The Magic have won four consecutive games over the Kings at Sleep Train Arena. The last time the Kings beat the Magic in the building was Jan. 8, 2008.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/spor...agic-sacramento-kings-20121206,0,5348281.post
I like how Magic Coach says we have lots of 1 on 1 :-/
