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Hornets 81, Kings 94
Inside the Locker Room: December 1, 2004
Head Coach Byron Scott
Scott
(on the play of Sacramento)
They are one of the best passing and shooting teams in this league. If you allow them to get a shot, they are going to knock them down on a consistent basis. In that second quarter, they got hot and we got cold. That was basically the ballgame. We were fighting uphill all night long. Again, our guys continue to play hard. But against a team like this if you give them any lee-way you’re going to be in trouble because you are going to be skating uphill all night long.
Guard David Wesley
Wesley
(comparing tonight’s game to others)
It was different but the same. It is still a loss. We need to end this run and get a win some way, somewhere. We need to shoot the ball better and put it in the hole because you can’ t win if you don’t score. Our defense is good in spots, our rebounding is good in spots, and sometimes we turn the ball over at the wrong time. Like tonight we almost had to play a perfect 2nd half just to get back into this game, and we didn’t do that.
Kings Head Coach Rick Adelman
Adelman
(on the game)
It was just a good win. These guys (Hornets) are really struggling, they’re banged up but they’re playing hard. They struggled making shots tonight. We haven’t seen a lot of zone defenses. We weren’t very good early in the fourth quarter, but as the quarter went on, we got shots and started making shots. We wanted to take advantage of last night (win over Memphis) and go home with two wins.
(on second-quarter run)
I thought we were really playing well offensively. We were shooting it well; we were moving it well. We had some guys come in and play well off the bench. We got a rhythm going, and they were struggling to make shots.
(on the Kings' turnovers)
We turned it over more tonight (18) than we have in a long time. About six or seven of those were us trying to make too fine of a play.
(on Hornets)
You lose basically your top three scorers, and Rodney Rogers is out. That’s really hard. You’re asking guys to step up and do things that they’re not accustomed to. I watched their games on the road, and they never quit. I thought they played hard tonight. It was a scary game for me. (The Hornets) have a lot of solid veterans who have the reputations for playing hard, and unfortunately for them tonight, they didn’t make shots.
Kings Guard Bobby Jackson
Jackson
(about his play tonight)
I’m just coming out and trying to play hard, and help our team win. I feel that I am playing well right now.
(about his hustle and his confidence tonight)
I am always playing confident. I was shooting it well tonight and trying to be aggressive going to the hole and it seemed to work out well for me.
Hornets 81, Kings 94
Inside the Locker Room: December 1, 2004
Head Coach Byron Scott
Scott
(on the play of Sacramento)
They are one of the best passing and shooting teams in this league. If you allow them to get a shot, they are going to knock them down on a consistent basis. In that second quarter, they got hot and we got cold. That was basically the ballgame. We were fighting uphill all night long. Again, our guys continue to play hard. But against a team like this if you give them any lee-way you’re going to be in trouble because you are going to be skating uphill all night long.
Guard David Wesley
Wesley
(comparing tonight’s game to others)
It was different but the same. It is still a loss. We need to end this run and get a win some way, somewhere. We need to shoot the ball better and put it in the hole because you can’ t win if you don’t score. Our defense is good in spots, our rebounding is good in spots, and sometimes we turn the ball over at the wrong time. Like tonight we almost had to play a perfect 2nd half just to get back into this game, and we didn’t do that.
Kings Head Coach Rick Adelman
Adelman
(on the game)
It was just a good win. These guys (Hornets) are really struggling, they’re banged up but they’re playing hard. They struggled making shots tonight. We haven’t seen a lot of zone defenses. We weren’t very good early in the fourth quarter, but as the quarter went on, we got shots and started making shots. We wanted to take advantage of last night (win over Memphis) and go home with two wins.
(on second-quarter run)
I thought we were really playing well offensively. We were shooting it well; we were moving it well. We had some guys come in and play well off the bench. We got a rhythm going, and they were struggling to make shots.
(on the Kings' turnovers)
We turned it over more tonight (18) than we have in a long time. About six or seven of those were us trying to make too fine of a play.
(on Hornets)
You lose basically your top three scorers, and Rodney Rogers is out. That’s really hard. You’re asking guys to step up and do things that they’re not accustomed to. I watched their games on the road, and they never quit. I thought they played hard tonight. It was a scary game for me. (The Hornets) have a lot of solid veterans who have the reputations for playing hard, and unfortunately for them tonight, they didn’t make shots.
Kings Guard Bobby Jackson
Jackson
(about his play tonight)
I’m just coming out and trying to play hard, and help our team win. I feel that I am playing well right now.
(about his hustle and his confidence tonight)
I am always playing confident. I was shooting it well tonight and trying to be aggressive going to the hole and it seemed to work out well for me.
