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| Kings fire interim head coach Natt, assistants |
NBA Basketball |
04/23/2009 |
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| Sacramento, CA (MySportsbook) - The Sacramento Kings fired interim head coach Kenny Natt on Thursday, just a little over five months after he was tabbed as a replacement for Reggie Theus. Natt took over when Theus was shown the door on December 15 with the Kings struggling with a 6-18 record. He guided the club to an 11-47 mark for the remainder of the year, which, at 17-65, proved to be the worst season in the 61-year history of the franchise. The previous lows came in 1958-59 and 1959-60, when the Cincinna |
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| Satisfaction kills in the NBA |
NBA Basketball |
04/23/2009 |
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| e reserving tee times. The will to win has always separated the good NBA teams from the pretenders. Every club from the Cavs on down has talent. Heck, the woeful Los Angeles Clippers can throw Baron Davis and Zach Randolph at you. Even the NBA-worst Sacramento Kings have Kevin Martin. The great ones like Jordan, Magic and Russell had that will to win. They were never satisfied, never content and it carried over to their teammates. If you beat those Bulls, Lakers or Celtics, you can rest assured that you earned |
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| Kings finish up in Twin Cities vs. 'Wolves |
NBA Basketball |
04/15/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Sacramento Kings will try to put the brakes on a nine- game losing streak Wednesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the season finale for both teams at the Target Center. Sacramento will miss the playoffs for a third straight season and suffered a 118-98 setback at Denver the last time out on Monday. Ike Diogu registered a career-high 32 points and Bobby Jackson added 18 points and 12 assists for the Kings, who haven't won since March 29 versus Phoenix. Francisco Garcia and Jason T |
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| Nuggets shoot for Northwest title vs. Kings |
NBA Basketball |
04/13/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Denver Nuggets hope to clinch the Northwest Division title and inch closer to the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference playoffs tonight when they host the lowly Sacramento Kings at the Pepsi Center The Nuggets will secure their sixth division title with a win over the Kings tonight and can earn the second seed in the West with a triumph tonight and a win at second-place Portland in their season finale on Wednesday. If they stumble against the Kings, Denver could still clinch the division |
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| Spurs roll into Golden State |
NBA Basketball |
04/13/2009 |
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| rs at ORACLE Arena. The Spurs, who are deadlocked with Houston atop the Southwest Division with just two games to play, got a gift Sunday when Michael Finley's three-pointer with 1.3 seconds left, lifted the San Antonio Spurs to a 95-92 win over the Sacramento Kings. Finley appeared to make the three after the shot clock expired, however. In what is destined to become a topic of offseason rule conversation, the play unfolded with the game knotted at 92 and time running out. Tony Parker drove the lane and dished |
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| Spurs beat Kings in controversial finish |
NBA Basketball |
04/13/2009 |
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| Sacramento, CA (MySportsbook) - Michael Finley's three-pointer with 1.3 seconds left, which he made after the shot clock expired, lifted the San Antonio Spurs to a 95-92 win over the Sacramento Kings. In what is destined to become a topic of offseason rule conversation, the play unfolded with the game knotted at 92 and time running out. Tony Parker drove the lane and dished a pass to Finley on the right side of the arc. Finley released a good shot, but a few tenths of a second after the shot clock had run ou |
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| National Basketball Association Game Capsules |
NBA Basketball |
04/13/2009 |
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| the way to 10 points. Final Score: San Antonio 95, Sacramento 92 Sacramento, CA (MySportsbook) - Michael Finley's three-pointer with 1.3 seconds left, which he made after the shot clock expired, lifted the San Antonio Spurs to a 95-92 win over the Sacramento Kings. In what is destined to become a topic of offseason rule conversation, the play unfolded with the game knotted at 92 and time running out. Tony Parker drove the lane and dished a pass to Finley on the right side of the arc. Finley released a good sh |
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| Spurs try to gain ground in Southwest at Sacramento |
NBA Basketball |
04/12/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The San Antonio Spurs are still in search of another Southwest Division title and will open a short two-game road trip Sunday against the Sacramento Kings at ARCO Arena. The Spurs are a half-game behind the idle Houston Rockets for the division lead, and will also visit Golden State on the trek. They are 24-15 away from the Alamo City this season and have alternated wins and losses over the past six games overall. In a 105-99 home victory versus the Utah Jazz on Friday, Tony Parker finished |
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| Clippers rout Kings |
NBA Basketball |
04/11/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Brian Skinner poured in a season-high 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Clippers in a 109-78 rout of the lowly Sacramento Kings at Staples Center. Eric Gordon added 20 points and Baron Davis 16 for the Clippers, who snapped a six-game losing streak. Chris Kaman donated 14 points and 13 rebounds, while Mike Taylor and Alex Acker both had 11 points in the win. Beno Udrih totaled 18 points for the Kings, who dropped their seventh straight game. Ike Diogu |
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| Kings, Clippers clash in LA |
NBA Basketball |
04/10/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The two worst teams in the Western Conference meet in Hollywood on Friday when the Los Angles Clippers play host to the Sacramento Kings. The lowly Clippers dropped their sixth game in a row on Tuesday in LA when Ryan Gomes scored 24 points and pulled down 13 rebounds, as the Minnesota Timberwolves took advantage of a depleted Clippers front line to beat Los Angeles, 87-77, at the Staples Center. Eric Gordon scored 28 for the Clippers, while Brian Skinner added 16 points and a season-high 14 |
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