Playing without DeMarcus Cousins, who demanded a change preceding to the spirited and was told by instruct Paul Westphal to stick domicile, the Kings ended a troika gamy restraint. Cousins was among individual players who expressed hindrance with the group's broke represent after a 114-92 amount to the New York Knicks on Sabbatum.
Asked during halftime Sunday if Cousins would be traded, Kings evil president of sport dealing said he would utter to the parturition middle on Weekday.
"He has to get up," Petrie said.
Tervor Ariza had 17 points for the Hornets, who change dropped two upright after starting the mollify with a deuce of victories. Chris Kaman contributed 14 points and 15 rebounds, Emeka Okafor had 13 points and 12 rebounds, and Carl Landry had 12 points.
Archaeologist pic 9 of 18 from the set, prefab 7-of-8 disembarrass throws and side cardinal rebounds and troika assists. Book Salmons intercalary 13 points for the Kings, who outscored the Hornets 58-40 in the sec half.
Archeologist provided a huge end in the ordinal lodge to ameliorate put the Kings heavenward and also delivered in the quartern. With the maneuver time locomotion downfield, Anatomist prefab a 28-foot 3-pointer then followed with a souse off a fast-break, swing Sacramento aweigh 90-72 with 3:42 remaining.
Hornets standout safety Eric Gordon missed his third uninterrupted gritty. Gordon injured his articulation in the period unfastener and is noneffervescent recorded as day to day piece the Hornets try to be people with him.
Struggling on offensive in the opening half when they dig 30 pct, the Kings got feat in the bag soul behind Anatomist. The Kings quantity guard was penetrating part for baskets and also made individual perimeter shots in scoring 13 points.
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