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31

K-Mart, Artest Combine For 60 As Kings Overwhelm SuperSonics 120-107

Posted by Stephen Rhodes under Main 

Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest, right, goes to the basket as Seattle SuperSonics forward/center Nick Collison, left, defends in the first half of their game, played Sunday night. Sacramento defeated Seattle 120-107.?

The Sacramento Kings, depending on who you talk to, can consider this season a semi-success or they consider this season a failure; be that as it may, the Kings had a task at hand – taking on the Seattle SuperSonics Sunday night.? Kevin Martin and Ron Artest teamed up to combine for 60 points as Sacramento matched their win total from last season, defeating Seattle 120-107 at Key Arena.

Sacramento and Seattle exchanged leads seven times in the second quarter alone, although the Kings never led by more than 2 points in the half; the Sonics went into halftime leading 65-62.? It took Sacramento nearly 3 quarters to lead by more than a basket; Artest’s layup with 1:38 in the third period gave the Kings an 87-83 lead as Seattle missed their final 8 shots of the period.? Trailing by 11 going into the fourth quarter, the Sonics rattled off 6 straight points before the Kings responded.? After a timeout, Sacramento rushed out with a 10-2 run, giving them a 104-91 lead and sealing the win.

Sacramento’s leading scorer was the aforementioned Martin with 31 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists while Artest scored 29 with 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks; Fernando Garcia added 21 with 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and a block.? Seattle was led by Kevin Durant with 25 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal while Jeff Green scored 21 with 3 rebounds, an assist, a steal and a block; Earl Watson added 20 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists and a steal while Damien Wilkins pitched in with 18 along with 3 rebounds, 2 assists and a block.? Sacramento (33-40) returns home to host the Houston Rockets on Tuesday while Seattle (17-57) continues their homestand as they host the Los Angeles Clippers Wednesday.


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