Kings Weekly 3-Pointers

TYREKE EVANS MAKING HIS EARLY ROY STATEMENT
Kings rookie Tyreke Evans continues to impress with his steady play, having now scored 20 or more points in 11 of the last 13 games. The 6-6 Evans has shown steady improvement in the early stages of his NBA career, raising his shooting percentages significantly in the past two weeks, shooting 50.7% from the field, 31.3% from three-point range, and 84.3% from the charity stripe in the last eight contests.

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KINGS HAVE WON 5 OF LAST 7 OUTINGS
The Kings are currently 5-5, having won five of their last seven games. During a recent four-game win streak, Sacramento posted victories at Utah (104-99) and versus Golden State (120-107), Oklahoma City (101-98), and Houston (109-100). Rebounding has been key to the success for Head Coach Paul Westphal’s squad. The Kings lead the league in offensive rebounding at 13.8 per game and are ranked fourth in rebounds per game at 44.5. Sacramento has won the battle of the boards in five of the 10 games so far this season. That is a dramatic improvement over last season when Sacramento ranked 29th overall in rebounding and 25th in offensive rebounding.

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KINGS BATTLE THRU ADVERSITY TO WIN 3 OF LAST 4
Coach Paul Westphal has guided the Kings to three wins in the last four games despite a pair of significant injuries to key players Kevin Martin and Francisco Garcia. Sacramento defeated Memphis, 127-116, in the home opener on 11/2 for Westphal’s first win at the Kings helm. After a 113-105 setback versus Atlanta (11/4), the young Kings bounced back to post back-to-back victories at Utah (104-99) and against Golden State (120-107) on Saturday (11/7) and Sunday (11/8), respectively. With a win tonight versus Oklahoma City the Kings have a chance to climb back to the .500 mark for the first time since they were 8-8 during the 2006-07 campaign.

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