PHILADELPHIA -- The Sacramento Kings were keenly aware of the streak.
Swingman Dikembe Mutombo Jersey . They just didnt feel the need to talk about it. Instead, they went out and played the
attacking style their coaches want to see. Rudy Gay scored 27 points,
Isaiah Thomas added 20 and the Kings were 40 for 50 from the free throw line on
their way to defeating Philadelphia 115-98 Wednesday night to extend the 76ers
losing streak to 18 games. "To be honest, we didnt mention it once," Kings coach
Michael Malone said of the losing streak. DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points and 12
rebounds, and Ben McLemore scored 15 points for the Kings, who snapped a
three-game skid. Jason Thompson added 14. "Im from around here so I know about
it," Thompson said. "You dont try to put extra pressure on yourself. Obviously,
you dont want to lose to any team." The Kings are in the midst of a seven-game,
12-day road trip, their longest of the season. They are 2-3 on the trip.
Henry Sims posted career-highs of 20 points and 10 rebounds, James Anderson
added 17 points and Thaddeus Young had 16 for Philadelphia, which fell to 15-49
in dropping its 14th in a row at home, an ongoing franchise record. "My
teammates were just trusting Id make the right decision," said Sims, who was
acquired from Cleveland as part of a trade deadline deal for Spencer Hawes. "A
couple shots fell for me. Im definitely proud, but Id be more proud of a win. I
just try to go out every game and its a new day, a new season. I try not to
think about it. I just focus on the next game." Michael Carter-Williams had 13
points, seven rebounds and two assists just two nights after earning his second
career triple-double with 23 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists at New York.
Tony Wroten chipped in with 10 for the Sixers, who havent won since a 95-94
victory at Boston on Jan. 29. "Its not doom and gloom," Sixers coach Brett Brown
said. "We will have another good day tomorrow." The Sixers held a nine-point
advantage in the first quarter before falling behind 58-54 at halftime. After a
subpar first half, Cousins showed why he was the fifth overall pick in the 2010
draft. He had 12 points and seven rebounds in the third quarter to help the
Kings extend their lead to 90-76. "We played good ball tonight," Cousins said.
"We did a pretty decent job defensively. Still made some mistakes tonight, but
well take the win. We had some spurts where we let up. I feel we did a lot
better than we did in some of the previous games, but we did step forward
tonight, so lets just continue to take steps forward and get a little streak
going." The Kings didnt allow the Sixers to gain any momentum, making a quick
7-2 run for a 97-78 lead. By then, the crowd had largely dwindled as the Sixers
moved closer to tying a franchise mark for most consecutive losses. The 1972-73
Sixers -- who finished 9-73 and still own the fewest wins in an 82-game season
-- dropped 20 in a row. The NBA record for consecutive losses belongs to
Cleveland, which dropped 26 straight from Dec. 20, 2010, to Feb. 9. 2011. The
Sixers remain two games behind the Milwaukee Bucks (13-51) for the worst record
in the league. The team with the worst mark will have a 25 per cent chance of
garnering the No. 1 pick in the draft lottery. NOTES: Cousins earned his 40th
double-double and his sixth in the last seven games. . Gay was 16 for 19 from
the free throw line, both career-highs. ... The Kings failed to register one
assist in the first quarter and had just six at halftime. . The Sixers announced
they had signed reserve F Jarvis Varnado for the remainder of the season.
Swingman Wilson Chandler Jersey . And thats quite a turnaround from how things seemed less than a week ago. LeBron James
fought through a sore back to score 32 points, Chris Bosh added 18 and the Heat
used another strong defensive effort to beat the Toronto Raptors 93-83 on Monday
night.
Gary Harris Jersey . Both teams finished the first half of the season tied on 50 points after an exciting, back-and-forth
showdown at Vicente Calderon Stadium yielded no winner. Barcelona was troubled
by Atletico pair Diego Costa and Arda Turan throughout, while second-half
substitute Lionel Messi enjoyed the visitors best chances as the Barcelona
forward headed wide before forcing goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois into a clutch
stop in the 81st.PHILADELPHIA - Cole Hamels has been placed on the 15-day
disabled list by the Philadelphia Phillies with left biceps tendinitis. The move
Friday was made retroactive to March 21. Hamels, a three-time All-Star and the
2008 World Series MVP, went 8-14 with a 3.60 ERA last season. He had been
sidelined all spring until tossing two innings in a minor league game Thursday.
Hamels announced the day beforre camp opened that he was experiencing discomfort
in his pitching shoulder.
Jusuf Nurkic Nuggets Jersey. Also placed on the 15-day DL by Philadelphia were right-handed reliever Mike Adams (right
shoulder), infielder Freddy Galvis (knee infection), right-hander Miguel Alfredo
Gonzalez (right shoulder), right-hander Ethan Martin (right shoulder) and
outfielder Darin Ruf (left oblique).
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