Kings improve to 5-1 with double overtime win over Suns

DeMarcus Cousins is having an all-star season so far. Cousins is after six game is averaging 24.2 points per game and 11.8 rebounds per game. Last night the Sacramento Kings won their fifth straight game, by beating the Phoenix Suns in double overtime 114-112. With 1 minute and 7 seconds left in the 2nd overtime, Rudy Gay hits a turnaround jumper to help with the win. The Kings out rebounded the Suns 60-42 on the glass. Here are the top 5 scorers for each team.



Sacramento Kings Top 5 Scorers

DeMarcus Cousins- 25 points, 18 rebounds, 2 blocks, 6/14 FG, 13/14 FT
Darren Collison- 16 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 6/13 FG, 4/6 FT, 0/2 3PTFG
Ben McLemore- 15 points, 3 rebounds, 5/9 FG, 4/4 FT, 1/4 3PTFG
Carl Landry- 12 points, 8 rebounds, 6/8 FG
Rudy Gay- 11 points, 9 rebounds, 5/22 FG, 1/6 3PTFG



Phoenix Suns Top 5 Scorers

Eric Bledsoe- 23 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks,  9/19 FG, 4/7 FT, 1/5 3PTFG
Goran Dragic- 22 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 7/17 FG, 7/8 FT, 1/2 3PTFG
Markieff Morris- 16 points, 3 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 steals, 7/11 FG, 1/2 3PTFG, 1/2 FT
Miles Plumlee- 15 points, 16 rebounds, 7/12 FG, 1/2 FT
PJ Tucker - 15 points, 7 rebounds, 5/11 FG, 3/8 3PTFG, 2/3 FT




Sacramento Kings Thoughts

1. Can the Kings keep the wins going?  5-1 is an incredible start.  It is looking like DeMarcus Cousins is playing with a better attitude.  I'm impressed with their start
2. The 5-1 start is the best start since the 1999-2000 season for the Kings
3. This is the first five game winning streak for the Sacramento Kings since 2006-2007 season
4. Rookie shooting guard NIk Stauskas scored 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 4/7 FG in over 28 minutes of playing time
5. So far the Kings are the surprise team in the West.  Will they make it to the playoffs?  

Phoenix Suns Thoughts

1. This team is deep with guards ( Eric Bledsoe, Goran Dragic, Isaiah Thomas, Zoran Dragic, Tyler Ennis).  Will one of them end up being traded for a power forward before the deadline?
2. Getting out rebounded by 18 boards won't help you win games unless you out shoot and out score your opponents.
3. The Suns are 3-3.   Will the Suns make the playoffs?

Final Thoughts

It's nice to see DeMarcus Cousins try to put his attitude in check. I loved him when he was playing for the University of Kentucky in college.  If Cousins can put up these numbers he deserved to be in the all-star game.  The duo of Rudy Gay and Cousins is helpful. I think that Darren Collison is helpful to this team. Collison doesn't have to score a lot and gets the team more involved than Isaiah Thomas.  Nik Stauskas so far has been a surprise to me, and I really wanted the Kings to draft Noah Vonleh.  Good thing they didn't listen to me considering he's injured.  I don't claim to always be right, and I don't claim to have all the basketball knowledge.  I write all my articles from the prospective of an NBA fan. Thank you for reading Pro Basketball Hoops Land. The place where you can read articles, send comments and purchase pro basketball merchandise.

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