The Sacramento Kings are facing an uphill battle when they face the Rockets in Houston on January 13th. This is a case of both teams restructuring for the long run as both teams look nothing like their early 2000’s heydays. The Kings look to get back to their past popularity in the west with stellar play from their youthful stalwarts. The Rockets are still coping with the fallout from the retirement of Yao Ming. The Rockets are favored by 3 points by the oddsmakers and this wants to be a tough game to call.
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Sacramento is paced by G Marcus Thornton and PG Tyreke Evans, which offer a youthful nucleus for the Kings to build on. The frontcourt is boosted by PF DeMarcus Cousins and his dependable play. The Kings are additionally helped by the expert presence of SG John Salmons arriving off the bench as a deep menace. Former Indiana Hoosier excellent Keith Smart coaches the Kings.
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The Rockets look substantially different from the era of Yao Ming and Steve Francis running the show. Young PG Kyle Lowry runs the offense with aid from PF Luis Scola and PG Goran Dragic. Veterans help the Houston offense with fellow SG’s Courtney Lee and Kevin Martin chipping in when they can. Former Celtics excellent Kevin McHale leads the Rockets at head coach.
Just not too long ago, this game could have been all over tv with players like Mike Bibby, Vlade Divac, Chris Webber, and Bobby Jackson steadying the Kings. The Rockets had Yao Ming, Steve Francis, Robert Horry, along with Tracy McGrady in it. The times have certainly transformed things for both teams as the era of free agency and salary caps have rendered long-term dynasties practically obsolete.
This should be an amazing game between these two once-mighty teams with the game itself too close to call.
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