Cousins Helps Kings Beat Winless Lakers In Final Preseason Game
The Los Angeles Lakers closed out a winless preseason with a 94-82 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.
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The Los Angeles Lakers closed out a winless preseason with a 94-82 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.
The first round of the NBA Playoffs has come to a close for the Western Conference, and the teams vying to make it into the conference finals are ready for battle. Let's take a look at the Western Conference semifinal matchups to give you insight into who we think will come out on top.
DeMarcus Cousins had 23 points and 19 rebounds and Tyreke Evans scored 17 points for the Kings against the Lakers' backups. Sacramentio finished 22-44 in the lockout-shortened season.
Metta World Peace has been suspended for seven games without pay for elbowing Oklahoma City Thunder guard James Harden, the NBA has announced.
With the Clippers losing, the Los Angeles Lakers win the Pacific Division and clinch the 3rd spot in the Western Conference.
An opening-season win over the Los Angeles Lakers, still despised by many Kings fans for knocking Sacramento out of the playoffs in a heated 2002 series, has injected even more momentum into this important season for the capital city.
Lakers forward Ron Artest is now "Metta World Peace" after he appeared before a judge Friday to officially change his name.
Grant starts the week with his critique of the Lakers being swept by the Dallas Mavericks and begins a debate on the legacy of Lakers head coach Phil Jackson. Grant welcomes former King Scot Pollard and Los Angeles Lakers courtside reporter John Ireland. As well as giving a great rant, Grant takes all your phone calls and reads your text messages.
