SACRAMENTO, Calif.
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comebacks have been common for the Sacramento Kings this season. The one Tuesday
night was different, though, because they finally won. DeMarcus Cousins had 27
points and 12 rebounds to help Sacramento rally for a 107-104 victory over the
Phoenix Suns. The Kings, who outscored Phoenix 25-16 in the fourth, scored the
final 10 points of the game in a run that was aided by three straight Suns
turnovers in the closing minutes as Sacramento halted a two-game skid. The teams
play again Wednesday night in Phoenix. "I never say, Wait until the fourth
quarter. We have to give a much more consistent effort," Kings coach Michael
Malone said. "I cant figure us out at times. Were first in the league in fewest
turnovers, but weve had games recently where we look like the Keystone Cops.
That needs to be cleaned up, especially going into their house tomorrow.
Overall, the Kings have had little to feel good about early this season. Despite
a favourable schedule with a number of home games, they dropped seven of eight
after defeating Denver in the opener. Selfish play on offence, combined with a
lack of defensive effort and overall hustle, has typified the Kings thus far.
But that wasnt the case in the fourth quarter when Sacramento forced six
turnovers and limited the Suns to 32 per cent shooting. "Everybody was doing
whatever it took to win this game," said reserve guard Isaiah Thomas, who scored
nine of his 19 points in the fourth, including two huge free throws. "A win like
this builds confidence that we can be a good defensive team. This is a positive
step forward for us." It was definitely a positive step forward for rookie
Ben McLemore. He made four 3-pointers and had a season-high 19 points. That was
six more points than he had combined in his previous three starts since
replacing Marcus Thornton at shooting guard. "I just wanted to come out and stay
aggressive," said McLemore, who also had five rebounds and a block in a
season-high 34 minutes. "My teammates and our coaching staff has confidence and
told me to just keep shooting. Even after I missed shots tonight, I kept
shooting. Im a shooter; thats what I do." Cousins was dominant inside for much
of the game, even though his left shoulder popped out of place in the second
quarter and bothered him slightly for the rest of the night. The Kings physical
centre shot 9 of 18 and added four steals, three assists and two blocks. "After
a few pain pills my adrenaline got going and it kind of went away, but it will
really be hurting tomorrow," Cousins said, adding the shoulder wasnt separated.
Greivis Vasquez had 11 points and Patrick Patterson 10 for the Kings.
Gerald Green scored 23 points and Marcus Morris had 19 for the Suns, who lost
their third straight and dropped to 1-4 on the road. Phoenix had 16 turnovers
and was outrebounded 48-31. Archie Goodwin scored 16 and Goran Dragic had 10
points and eight assists with seven turnovers. "The way we play (up tempo), were
going to have some turnovers," said Channing Frye, who had 17 points and nine
rebounds. "But theres a difference between good turnovers and bad turnovers. And
tonight we had too many bad turnovers." Morris missed a corner 3-pointer and
Cousins grabbed the rebound and made one of two free throws with just under a
second left to preserve the victory. Phoenixs five losses this season are by a
total of 16 points. "That one was the worst of them all," coach Jeff Hornacek
said. "You cant go down to the end of the game and have five or six straight
turnovers. We were just not taking care of the ball. They run the plays. They
dont run them the right way and then we turn it over. Give them credit, they
stuck in there." Travis Outlaw tied the score with a jumper and Thomas followed
with two free throws to put the Kings ahead 106-104 with 30.4 seconds left. It
was Sacramentos first lead since early in the second quarter. With the Kings
trailing by seven, Thomas made two free throws and Cousins had a three-point
play to cut the Suns lead to 104-102. Phoenix played without starting point
guard Eric Bledsoe, who bruised his left shin in practice this week. Bledsoe
leads the team in scoring (20.4) and assists (6.8). After the Kings tied the
score at 97, Frye made a putback to put the Suns ahead. Dragic followed with a
runner and Greens 3-pointer off a fast break extended the lead to 104-97. The
Kings made three 3-pointers early in the third quarter, and the final one by
Jimmer Fredette cut the Phoenix lead to 95-93 with 7:42 left in the fourth.
Green scored 11 points in the third quarter when the Suns stretched the lead to
14 on several occasions. But McLemore hit two 3s and had 11 points for the
Kings, who closed the gap to 88-82 heading into the fourth. Morris scored 14
points and Goodwin had 12 to help Phoenix take a 62-54 lead into halftime. The
Suns shot 54 per cent and made 17 of 22 free throws in the opening half. NOTES:
Hornacek was called for a technical midway through the first quarter. ... Thomas
scored in double figures off the bench for the 10th straight game to start the
season, establishing a franchise record that he previously shared with
Walt Williams. ... Goodwin stole a pass and dunked at the other end to conclude
a 10-0 run for the Suns to open the second quarter. ... McLemore made two 3s and
had eight first-quarter points. In his previous three starts, McLemore shot 5 of
20 and had 14 total points. ... Thornton, who started the first six games but
has struggled in the early going, didnt play for the first time this season.
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team is in a slump and is searching for answers. "Its embarrassing to be at home
and play the way we did," said defenceman Josh Gorges. MILAN, Italy --
Fiorentina fell to a surprise 1-0 defeat at Cagliari as it lost ground in the
race for a Champions League place, while AC Milan coach Clarence Seedorfs
winning start in the Italian league ended on Saturday. Milan was held to 1-1 at
home by Torino. Cagliari scored six minutes from halftime when Mauricio Pinilla
blasted home from the penalty spot after Facundo Roncaglia tripped Marco Sau.
The home side could have doubled its tally in stoppage time as first Fiorentina
defender Stefan Savic almost scored an own goal then Albin Ekdals shot clipped
the top of the upright. Fiorentina new signing Anderson made his first start
following a loan move from Manchester United but proved ineffective. The Tuscan
team was missing leading strikers Mario Gomez and Giuseppe Rossi, who are out
with long-term injuries. Fiorentina remained three points behind third-place
Napoli, which visits Atalanta on Sunday. Later, Seedorf was looking to become
the first Milan coach since Luigi Bonizzoni in 1958-59 to win his opening three
Serie A games. Milan, which was without the suspended Mario Balotelli, dominated
but Torino took the lead in the 17th minute thanks to a wonderful solo effort
from Ciro Immobile. He ran almost half the length of the pitch before feinting
past Daniele Bonera and firing across into the bottom right corner ffor his 11th
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for Milan since his move from Valencia to level matters four minutes after
halftime. The France defender ran onto Sulley Muntaris short pass before
unleashing a rocket shot into the left of goal. Robinho thought he gave Milan
the lead 10 minutes later when he curled Kakas through ball into the far side of
the net, but he was narrowly ruled offside. "Its a really great emotion to
score," Rami said. "It was four or five months that I didnt play, it was a
difficult moment for me, it wasnt easy in my head. Im lucky to have a strong
character." Rami was suspended by Valencia at the beginning of October after
insulting his coach and teammates in a radio interview. Elsewhere, Udinese
snapped a run of four successive defeats to beat Bologna 2-0 in a relegation
fight. Udinese took the lead in the 15th minute when a somewhat soft penalty was
awarded against Michele Pazienza for a nudge on Andrea Lazzari, and Antonio Di
Natale fired Udinese in front, despite Bologna goalkeeper Gianluca Curci
guessing the right way. Nico Lopez sealed the result in stoppage time when he
finished off a swift counterattack. Udinese moved provisionally six points clear
of the relegation zone. Bologna remained just a point off the bottom three.
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