MINNEAPOLIS - The Sacramento Kings have been in a free fall since the surprising decision to fire coach Michael Malone almost three weeks ago, and rock bottom
was staring them right in the face on Thursday night.
Brad
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deficit and snatched momentum in the fourth quarter. Somehow, the Kings found a
way to squeak one out and remove a little bit of the tension that has been
building since Malones ouster.Rudy Gay had 21 points, six rebounds and five
assists, and the Kings handed the Timberwolves their 10th straight loss with a
110-107 victory.DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points and seven rebounds after being
ejected one night earlier, and the Kings shot 54 per cent while each of their
starters scored in double figures. Darren Collison scored 21 points and Derrick
Williams had 17, including a big 3-pointer down the stretch.We feel good about
this win, we needed a win bad, but weve got work to do on both ends of the
floor, said coach Tyrone Corbin, who had the interim label removed from his job
status on Wednesday.Andrew Wiggins had 27 points and nine rebounds, but the
Timberwolves couldnt take advantage when Cousins and Gay both fouled out in the
fourth quarter. Troy Daniels 3-point attempt at the buzzer was partially
blocked.Gorgui Dieng added 15 points and 10 rebounds for Minnesota, and Shabazz
Muhammad also scored 15. But a lacklustre start and some missed free throws late
in the game kept a miserable losing streak going.You cant win a game at the
beginning of a game, but you can lose a game by setting the (wrong) tone, coach
Flip Saunders said. We came out with poor energy.The Kings were one of the
feel-good stories of the first month of the season, with Malone instilling a new
commitment to defence and getting Cousins to harness his hair-trigger temper
while they put together a 9-5 start. But Cousins was sidelined with meningitis
and Malone was fired on Dec. 15.Sacramento was just 2-6 in its first eight games
without Malone, including a 22-point loss in Boston on Wednesday in which
Cousins was ejected after tussling with Celtics rookie Marcus Smart.A loss to
the lowly Timberwolves (5-26) would have been another step in its downward
spiral, especially with how Sacramento was humming on offence early.The Kings
hit 78 per cent of their shots in a 37-point first quarter, but led by a modest
eight points thanks to six turnovers and allowing the Wolves to shoot 57 per
cent themselves.Sacramento led 81-68 midway through the third quarter, but Gay
fouled out with 4:21 to play and Cousins picked up his sixth less than two
minutes later.Wiggins scored on a drive and a spin move and Thaddeus Young hit
two free throws to tie it at 99 with four minutes to go.Then Williams, the
former Timberwolves No. 2 overall pick, responded with a 3-pointer that put
Sacramento up for good.Its a good win, Cousins said. The biggest thing is that
its showing we can play through adversity, so I think it was a good win for
us.TIP-INSKings: Gay committed a career-high eight of Sacramentos 20 turnovers.
... F Omri Casspi did not play because of a knee injury and PG Ramon Sessions
missed his fifth straight game with a strained lower back. ... After starting
the first 31 games of the year, F Jason Thompson did not play on Wednesday
against Boston and came off the bench against Minnesota. ... Corbin coached with
a walking boot on his left leg after he tore an Achilles in practice earlier in
the week.Timberwolves: Saunders said C Nikola Pekovic will get an MRI on his
right ankle next week. If it comes back clear, he could start some light contact
work in practice. ... Minnesotas 36 points in the paint in the first half was
its highest total for a half this season.WILLIAMS SHINESIn his first start of
the season, Williams delivered another strong game against the team that traded
him in December 2013. He disappointed in Minnesota with his inconsistency and
has been up and down with the Kings, but always seems to play well against the
Wolves. He hit 3 of 6 3-pointers and grabbed five boards in 30 minutes.At the
end of the day, its good for our team and good for our chemistry, Williams said.
We needed it.UP NEXTKings: Visit Detroit on Sunday.Timberwolves: Host Utah on
Saturday.
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a hat trick to move into a tie for second in the NHL in goals and the Sharks
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three months after rupturing his left biceps tendon during a game against the
Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.LAKE LOUISE, Alta. -- A woman can sweep the World
Cup ski races at Lake Louise, Alta., yet again, but its not Lindsey Vonn on the
cusp of a hat trick this time. Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany won her second
downhill in as many days with Saturdays victory at the Alberta resort. The
29-year-old from Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a contender to win Sundays super-G,
although downhill is more her strength. "Im not as strong in super-G as I am in
downhill, but the two races gave me lots of confidence," Hoefl-Riesch said. Vonn
won all three races at Lake Louise in 2011 and 2012 and owns a record 14
victories at the venue. The U.S. ski star finished 11th Saturday, but felt she
took a step forward from Fridays downhill when she finished 40th. Prior to her
arrival, Vonn hadnt raced since crashing and suffering a severe right knee
injury at the world championship in February. "I was more aggressive and just
more confident and comfortable," the Olympic womens downhill champion said. "My
whole body language was different. I still made mistakes and it wasnt my best
skiing, but its a long ways from where I was yesterday." Hoefl-Rieschs time of
one minute 55.09 seconds was over a second faster than in her first win. Tina
Weirather of Liechtenstein was second in 1:55.43 and Austrias Anna Fenninger
third in 1:55.56. Larisa Yurkiw of Owen Sound, Ont., was 26th after a
career-best seventh in the first downhill Friday. "I think because I had such a
rocking day yesterday, I was almost a little bit depleted," Yurkiw said. "I
wanted it pretty bad and I had intensity in places I didnt necessarily need it.
"Anyone would want to repeat a performance like yesterday in front of a home
crowd. Im still really pleased with the way the momentum is going." Conditions
were clear and sunny, but bitterly cold for a second straight day with a
temperature of minus-28. FIS, the world governing body of skiing, doesnt set a
minimum temperature for races. The decision rests with the race jury made up of
the a FIS delegate, race referee and assistant referee and chief of race. The
women wore masks or covered exposed parts of their faces with brightly coloured
tape to protect themselves from frostbite as they rocketed down the mountain.
Five of Hoefl-Rieschs 26 career wins have come at Lake Louise. She took both
downhills in 2010 with Vonn finishinng second.
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Jersey. But Vonn beat Hoefl-Riesch in the super-G that year to kick off a
run of seven straight wins. The women dont get training runs for super-G, which
is shorter than downhill but has more turns. They get a single course inspection
the morning of the race. "I will try to inspect very well and I hope my coaches
will tell me a really good line," Hoefl-Riesch said. "Super-G is always a big
challenge to be fast because sometimes you cant really know how fast you get to
the rolls and turns. "Thats the art of super-G, to make a very good first run
and I will try this tomorrow." The six-foot-two German felt short on speed
training heading into the World Cup season. She concentrated more on slalom and
giant slalom in preparation for World Cups in Soelden, Austria and Levi,
Finland. Hoefl-Riesch is the reigning Olympic champion in slalom. She finished
seventh in downhill and eighth in super-G in Beaver Creek, Colo., last week.
"With less downhill and super-G training, I was having some troubles there,"
Hoefl-Riesch said. "Thats why I love Lake Louise. I think its a perfect downhill
to begin the season especially when you dont have the chance for so much
training. "Im really happy I had a strong comeback here with two wins."
Weirather was disqualified from fifth place Friday for wearing a plastic arm
protector on the outside of her suit, instead of on the inside. "I had a really
bad day yesterday," Weirather said. "I was skiing well and then I got
disqualified so I had some anger in myself. I tried to take it into the start
house and put it into my skiing today and it worked really well." Vonn tore two
ligaments in her knee and broke a bone in her lower leg at the world
championships. Her comeback was on track until she partially tore a
reconstructed ligament while training in Colorado last month. The 29-year-old
needs surgery again, but wants to postpone it until after the Winter Olympics in
Sochi, Russia. Lake Louise is a first test of how a knee that is not completely
healthy will stand up to racing this winter. Vonn wasnt sure how many World Cups
shell compete in this season. "My focus is Sochi and however I can come into the
those Olympics the most prepared is what Im going to do," Vonn said. "Im trying
to save my knee as best I can."
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