NBA Update: The Milwaukee Bucks reduce the Sacramento Kings to their seventh straight loss Thursday night 84-79
Sacramento lagged behind in offense and gave away 25 turnovers to the opponent team in a loss Thursday night at the ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA. They had a very low shooting percentage of 36 and their offense lagged the usual sprint. They went to score their
NBA worst 3-13 at home.
The game went on and the lead kept changing throughout. The lead changed five times and the game was tied nine times during a game that lasted for nine minutes up 2 hours.
Players’ stats
Milwaukee Bucks (12-16)
Earl Boykins was the top scorer of the game and led the Bucks with 19 points, Andrew Bogut scored in double figures, he contributed 15 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and Keyon Dooling contributed 14 points, added four rebounds and dished out five assists for
the winning team.
The Bucks grabbed eight team rebounds.
Sacramento Kings (5-22)
Beno Udrih played well for the Kings and scored 17 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out five assists for the Kings. Samuel Dalembert scored in double figures, he scored 13 points and grabbed 12 rebounds whereas Carl Landry and Donte Greene each
added nine points to the Kings’ box score. Landry also grabbed 12 rebounds to go with his nine points whereas Greene grabbed five.
The Kings grabbed nine team rebounds.
None of the teams committed any technical fouls.
Replay
The Kings went just for 5-22 from the field and that too after starting a season with a 3-1 record. Rather than improving this stat they are completely falling flat on the graph and all the teams seem to be frustrated about it. They are a young team no doubt
and it’s inevitable for them to be in process of learning but new teams must learn fast. They proved their worth as team when they made a 17-65 record in the 2009-10 campaign at 13-14.
There have been problems lately with the team and they are trying to cope with it but could it be as bad as giving away 25 turnovers?
"I understand there are a lot of frustrations right now. Who wouldn't be frustrated when you are 5-22?" said a seemingly frustrated Sacramento coach Paul Westphal about his team’s poor performance.
Turning point
The Kings were leading the game till a 75-69 edge but after that, the game took opposite toll on them and gave the Bucks a 15-4 run.
Awesome play!
The Milwaukee Bucks are improving their defence day by day. They have been holding their opponents just to 79 points in the previous two straight games. They had an awesome defence against the 11th NBA Champs, the Los Angeles Lakers on Dec, 21
and limited them to just 79 points in a 98-79 victory.
Worst player
One of the players who really showed a lack of determination and seemed put-out throughout the game was Tyreke Evans. The player did not score a single point until the game was taking its final breaths. Even after such a long delay he could only dish out
four points on a 2 for 13 shooting, he also managed to give his teammates three assists. The player seemed lost and he did not even succeed in pocketing the open shots that came his way.
The Rookie of the year Evans has been having problems in his personal life and that’s what is keeping the player cut off from the game that he loves more than anything.
Lost cause
"I talked to Tyreke after the game and he has some things bothering him that I really don't think is anybody's business. There is more going on in his life. It's kind of a difficult time right now." This was all the coach confessed to convince everyone
of his players’ innocence.
More to watch
For the Bucks, Monday vs. Atlanta, Tuesday at Chicago, Saturday vs. Dallas.
For the Kings, Monday vs. the Clippers, Wednesday vs. Memphis, Saturday at Denver.
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