Tonight at 10:30 p.m. as the second part of an NBA on TNT double-header the Sacramento Kings (6-5) will host the Chicago Bulls (8-3) at Sleep Train Arena in an East-West matchup that can be live streamed free by clicking this link. Kings fans can hear the game on KHTK CBS Sports 1140 AM, while Bulls fans can find the radio broadcast on ESPN 1000.
The Kings have surprised many NBA observers by getting out to a 6-5 start, and their record would be even better if they could close out games. Their early success has come largely because of center DeMarcus "Boogie" Cousins, arguably the NBA's top offensive center.
Cousins is averaging 22.5 points and 11.6 rebounds through 11 games for the Kings, but the team has lost four of it's last five games. Those defeats are the result of Sacramento not playing a full 48 minutes, said point guard Darren Collison.
"We just kind of took our foot off the pedal (in the second half)," Collison said. "We blame this on ourselves -- this was a game that we should have won. This was nothing but an effort game and I thought we didn't show that."
Cousins will be at war with Chicago's slew of quality big men, but they also can't sleep on shooting guard Jimmy Butler, whose offensive contributions have increased as he has gained more support around him.
"He's become one of those go-to players," teammate Taj Gibson said of Butler. "Jimmy's focused and he's having a big year. The sky is the limit for him."
Butler is averaging 21.3 points per game, eight more than last season's career-high 13.1 points, is knocking down 50 percent of his field goal attempts, and 37 percent of his treys.
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