Tuesday night’s game between the Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Clippers may have acted as a season highlight for these Kings, a frustrated and frustrating team that could either be playing out the string in California’s capital, or setting itself up for relocation and regime change that could lead to a roster explosion. Chief among those who are rumored to be on the potential outs is big man DeMarcus Cousins, a fantastic talent that has shown the acumen to both work as a go-to low-post scorer, and a foot-movin’ defensive stopper. Both of those attributes come and go, though, as Cousins is often found out of step defensively or out of position offensively as he tosses up another shot that has a 45 percent chance to go in. Cousins kicked a little tail on Tuesday, playing fantastic defense and contributing 17 points and 11 rebounds in just under 28 foul-plagued minutes in Sacto’s win over the Clippers. It was a thrilling victory, with the Kings coming back from a late seven-point deficit to pull away for a comfortable win in front of a packed home audience, and Cousins chose to punctuate the win with … aw, come on, DeMarcus:
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