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Mayor: Sacramento will not renegotiate arena deal

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is ready to meet with Kings owners at the NBA Board of Governors' gathering under one stipulation: the city will not renegotiate the proposed arena deal.

In a letter to the Maloof family released late Thursday night, Johnson put pressure on the team - and the league - to follow through with its commitment. He said Sacramento has ''done our part'' and now it's up to the team to do the same, setting the stage for a critical gathering after taking the city's hardest stance yet.

''Your handshake is your handshake. Your promise is your promise,'' Johnson said.

The two sides reached a tentative deal last month to fund the estimated $391 million arena, which would keep the team from relocating, as it almost did last year to Anaheim. The Sacramento City Council already passed its end of the deal, brokered by the league and
tentatively agreed to by the Kings.

The team has to sign off so all parties can enter into binding contracts.

Kings owners Joe, Gavin and George Maloof have since taken issue with some of the terms - particularly environmental and pre-development costs. Under the agreement, the Kings and arena operator AEG each agreed to pay about $3.25 million in pre-development costs with the city paying the remaining $6.5 million.

George Maloof has since said that he does not believe the team should pay $3.25 million in pre-development costs because they're ''playing the role of the tenant.'' All are expected to meet Friday with NBA Commissioner David Stern - who helped negotiate the original deal - and other league representatives in New York.

''We are 100% committed to moving forward under the framework laid out in the term sheet,'' Johnson said. ''And there should be no expectation in (Friday's) conversation that this deal is subject to further negotiation. In light of these facts, the ball is in your court.''
The strongly worded letter followed a day of tension from California's capital to the Big Apple.

In another letter signed by about two dozen of Sacramento's most powerful businesses leaders sent to Stern, the group asked the league to ''strongly encourage'' the Maloofs to sell. It also accused the Maloofs of not negotiating in good faith and questioned whether the owners have the finances - and motivation - to keep the team in Sacramento.

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Griffin leads Clippers past Kings 93-85

By ANTONIO GONZALEZ
Posted Apr 06 2012 2:03AM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Blake Griffin took a rare night off from dunking, and he still found a way to frustrate an opposing big man.

Griffin made three straight jumpers in the closing minutes to finish with 14 points and nine rebounds, overcoming a bruising battle with DeMarcus Cousins to lift the Los Angeles Clippers to a 93-85 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.

"I thought that was a great football game tonight," Kings coach Keith Smart said. "It was two big guys playing and these guys are physical. It's going to be a great rivalry."
Maybe one day.

Two of the NBA's best budding big men exchanged several shoves, elbows and words - with Griffin doing his best to stay quiet against the hot-tempered Cousins - throughout until last season's NBA Rookie of the Year and slam-dunk champion took over late.

Griffin's last jumper with 2:18 remaining put the Clippers ahead by three, and they held on to rebound from a loss to the Lakers a night earlier that ended a six-game winning streak - the franchise's best in 20 years - and slowed momentum to overtake its crosstown rival in the Pacific Division.

"It wasn't me going at anybody. I don't want to get that started," said Griffin, who had Cousins in constant foul trouble. "That's something that will hopefully go away for him. When guys get frustrated, that's what happens."

Randy Foye scored 20 points and Chris Paul had 13 points and eight assists for Los Angeles, closing to two games back of the Lakers. The Clippers host Sacramento on Saturday night, and no doubt the attention will be back on the two big men.

While Griffin insisted he was moving on from the back-and-forth with Cousins, Sacramento's second-year center has other plans.

"That's what Blake is going to say because he's in L.A., where actors belong," said Cousins, held to eight points and three rebounds before fouling out in the final seconds. "And he's an actor."

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Suns upend Kings 109-100

Posted Apr 04 2012 2:15AM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Phoenix Suns star Steve Nash controlled the game when it mattered most, making big shots and finding open teammates in the fourth quarter with the game in doubt.

It's a trait the veteran All-Star point guard has exhibited throughout his NBA career, and he did it one more time Tuesday night against the Sacramento Kings.

Marcin Gortat had 20 points and 10 rebounds and Nash added 18 points and 12 assists and the Suns held off the Kings for a 109-100 victory.

It was a key win for Phoenix, which is trying to move up in the standings with 13 games remaining, including six of the next seven on the road.

The Suns won their second straight and third in four games to move over the .500 mark (27-26) for only the third time this season.

The Suns moved within 1 1/2 games of Houston for the Western Conference's eighth and final playoff berth.

"We know every game is critical," Suns coach Alvin Gentry said. "You have to treat every game like a playoff game. This group understands that urgency."

It was Nash helping to push the lead to double digits in the fourth quarter when the Kings kept hanging around, hoping they could get a win on a night when they didn't play well.
Sacramento even had a one-point lead early in the fourth quarter that didn't last long.

After getting a rest for the first half of the fourth quarter, Nash entered the game with 6:25 remaining and was key in a 12-2 run that put Phoenix ahead 101-90.

He made a 3-pointer and followed with an off-balance shot in the lane. A basket by Channing Frye gave the Suns an 11-point lead with 4:05 remaining.

Nash had seven points and three assists in the fourth. Nash also got Phoenix back on track in the second quarter when it squandered much of its 17-point lead but managed to go into halftime ahead by eight, thanks in part to Nash.

"I wouldn't call it a good win, but it was one we needed," said Jared Dudley, who scored 15 points. "They kept making runs at us and twice Steve Nash had to step in and come to the rescue and bail us out."

The Suns won despite the play of DeMarcus Cousins. He scored a career-high 41 points and had 12 rebounds for the Kings, who have lost three of four. Cousins said Nash was the difference-maker.

"All the credit goes to Steve. He's an incredible player and he knows how to run his team. He sits on the sidelines, rests up a little bit, and then comes back in to (get) you. He doesn't take a lot of shots until the end of the game. He's a tough matchup."

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Cousins’ 27 lift Kings over Jazz 104-103

Amy LYNN DeBRUIN, AP Sports Writer Mar 31, 1:20 am EDT SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—DeMarcus Cousins played with stitches under his left brow and fire in his eyes. After Friday night’s game, there also was contentment in his voice as the Sacramento Kings pulled off a rare road win against a Utah Jazz team scrapping for a playoff spot. “It feels good, especially playing through the type of adversity we played through tonight,” said Cousins, who led the Kings with 27 points, including the game-winning free throw with 3.8 seconds left in a 104-103 victory. “It was definitely a big win for us.” No one was happier than Kings coach Keith Smart, who was able to celebrate on the 25th anniversary of his winning shot that lifted Indiana to the 1987 NCAA Championship. “This young group, they’ve been in every game for the most part,” said Smart, who took over in January for the fired Paul Westphal. “We are judging our team right now on how they play in the last 2 minutes and 30 seconds. The mistakes we have made in those 2 minutes and 20 seconds … have cost us 11 games. I thought the guys managed themselves from a personal standpoint … and they made the right plays that were necessary to help us win this game.” The Jazz can only lament another that got away, just five days after losing a quadruple-overtime game in Atlanta. The win snapped Utah’s seven-game home winning streak, while the Kings (18-33) won on the road for only the fifth time all season. “We didn’t play Utah Jazz basketball that we have been playing,” said Al Jefferson, who led them with 27 points. “We still had a chance to win. We can’t blame anybody but ourselves.” The Jazz had a woeful shooting night in every aspect. They shot just 35 percent from the field (31 of 88), 23 percent from 3-point range (3 of 13) and only 73 percent from the foul line, making just 38 of 52 free throws. No one fared worse than Derrick Favors, who set an all-time Jazz futility mark by shooting 0 of 13 from the field. Most were on missed putbacks, including one with seven-tenths of a second left after Gordon Hayward’s driving layup missed its mark. Jefferson’s tip-in fell, but too late and the game was over. “You’ve got to learn how to play and close out ballgames,” Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin said. “We’ve taken some steps forward; we just didn’t demonstrate it tonight.” Marcus Thornton added 26 points for Sacramento, which snapped a four-game losing streak. Hayward added 19 for the Jazz while rookie guard Alec Burks had 15, outplaying the more publicized Sacramento rookie Jimmer Fredette, who was back in Utah for only the second time as a pro. But Burks, who was in the game instead of Devin Harris at crunch time, committed a late turnover that gave the Kings a chance to win it. They went right to Cousins, who was fouled, but made one of two free throws. Asked why the Jazz-Kings games are so heated, Cousins said simply, “They get every call.” The Kings were called for three technical, including one on Cousins after he suffered the gash in a physical third quarter. He left the court to get stitches, but didn’t go quietly. “I prefer a guy with fire,” Smart said of Cousins. “We have guys that you’ve got to pump up and put air in them to make them play hard and play with passion. (Cousins) is going to grow out of that and know how to manage. He’ll settle down and his skills will continue to develop.” If the Jazz are to make the playoffs, they’ll need the same from their young players, especially big men Favors and Enes Kanter, who helped Utah win the rebounding battle (62-48) but couldn’t find the basket. Entering Friday, the Jazz and Kings seemed headed in opposite directions, with Utah having won seven of its last nine. But each of the three previous meetings had been close. Eight days ago, the Jazz won on Jefferson’s last-second tip-in. In the first meeting, Fredette had a chance to win it late, but shot an air-ball 3-pointer. This time, Fredette wasn’t on the court late, having been surpassed by diminutive point guard Isaiah Thomas in the lineup. Thomas added 19 on Friday for Sacramento on 6-of-8 shooting At this time a year ago, Fredette was leading the nation in scoring at BYU and preparing to pick up his Player of the Year award. He insisted before the game he was willing to be patient and learn, and Smart insisted Fredette would develop into a solid NBA player. While the Kings got the win Friday, Fredette struggled. He made his first shot after entering with 2:46 left in the first quarter and hit a jumper in the fourth. But he looked like a man lacking confidence. He missed a pair of free throws, was called for a lane violation and traveling and was 0 of 2 from beyond the arc. He finished with four points in 16 minutes, and as a sign in the arena read, it’s time still to Simmer Jimmer. He was happy with the win, nonetheless. “It’s a big win for us to be able to come into this building. Not many teams can come in here and win,” Fredette said. Notes: Jazz swingman Josh Howard was at Friday’s game just eight days after arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. Howard already has been rehabbing the knee with hopes he will be able to play again should the Jazz make the playoffs, and possibly even sooner. … Sacramento guard Tyreke Evans did not dress because of back spasms. … Smart reflected on Friday being the 25th anniversary of his winning shot that gave Indiana a 74-73 win over Syracuse in the 1987 NCAA championship game. “It reminds me every time I look in the mirror that 25 years ago I had a full head of hair,” he joked. “Today is always special.” … At halftime, the Jazz honored Hall of Fame golfer Billy Casper, a Utah resident.

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Kings pound Celtics 120-95

Posted Mar 17 2012 12:54AM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Marcus Thornton hit five 3-pointers scored a season-high 36 points and the Sacramento Kings snapped a three-game losing streak with a 120-95 win over the Boston Celtics on Friday night. The Kings set a season high for points and pulled away in the third quarter, shooting 70 percent and scoring 41 points in building a 19-point lead. Jason Thompson matched his season high with 21 points and had 15 rebounds for the Kings, who are 3-3 on their franchise-record nine-game homestand. DeMarcus Cousins had 20 points and seven rebounds. Isaiah Thomas had 13 points and 10 assists, helping the Kings set a season-best with 29 assists. Ray Allen made five 3-pointers and scored 26 points for Boston. Paul Pierce had 19 points, Brandon Bass had 16 and Kevin Garnett added 10 points and nine rebounds. Rajon Rondo had four points and 12 assists. The Celtics had beaten the Kings in the previous eight games by an average of 17 points. The Celtics, who pulled their starters midway through the fourth quarter trailing by 21 points, are 2-2 on their eight-game road trip which continues Saturday night in Denver. The points allowed were the most by the Celtics all season. Ahead by one point at the half, the Kings pulled away in the third quarter when they outscored the Celtics 41-23. Thornton scored 14 points, Thompson had 10 and Thomas nine for the Kings, who produced their highest scoring quarter of the season and took a 93-74 lead into the fourth. With the Celtics starting to come back from a 17-point deficit midway through the third quarter, Garnett picked up his fourth foul when he pushed Cousins in the paint. Garnett went to the bench and the Kings went on a run. Thornton scored eight straight points, including consecutive 3s that gave Sacramento a 85-68 lead with just under three minutes left in the quarter. The Kings opened the third quarter with 13 straight points, including seven by Thomas. The rookie guard hit a 3-pointer and Cousins followed with a tip-in, putting Sacramento ahead 65-51. Tyreke Evans, the Kings' second-leading scorer, sprained his left ankle in Wednesday's game against Detroit and did not dress for the game. Thornton scored 10 points in the first half for the Kings, who went into halftime with a 52-51 lead. Pierce had 15 points for the Celtics and Allen had 13. Notes: Prior to the game, Celtics coach Doc Rivers watched from a locker room TV as his son Austin Rivers and his Duke teammates were upset by Lehigh in the NCAA tournament . ... Veteran John Salmons replaced Evans in the starting lineup. Salmons began the season as a starter, but lost his job after struggling offensively. ... Seldom-used Kings rookie Tyler Honeycutt received first-quarter minutes for the first time all season. The UCLA product had two points in 10 minutes. Entering the game, Honeycutt had played a total of 13 minutes in five games this season. Copyright 2012 by STATS LLC and Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and Associated Press is strictly prohibited

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Sacramento releases financing plan for $391M arena

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- All that's left to keep the Sacramento Kings in California's capital is a vote.

Sacramento released the full financing plan for a new arena Thursday night, setting the stage for next week's City Council vote that will decide whether the Kings stay put. The non-binding term sheet between the city and the Kings estimates the final price tag for the arena at $391 million. The City Council will vote on the project Tuesday night, and Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson has long expressed confidence that there are more than enough members to approve the plan.

Under the agreement, the city will contribute $255.5 million to the project, mostly by leasing out parking garages around the facility. The Kings have agreed to pay $73.25 million upfront and sign a lease obligating the team -- and any future owners -- to remain in Sacramento for 30 years.

Arena operator AEG will contribute $58.75 million, and another $3 million will come from a public sponsorship campaign - such as selling engraved bricks and plaques around the building.

There also will be a 5 percent ticket surcharge to help fund the arena and a $1 ticket surcharge for facility maintenance. Among the other notables:
• The arena will be owned by the city and operated by AEG.

• The city will receive a percentage of net profits earned by AEG.

• The city will allow the Kings to refinance the team's existing loan.

• The city will sell 100 acres it owns next to the Kings' current suburban arena and some smaller lots around the city that will raise $30.7 million.

Despite attempts by Anaheim and Seattle to swoop in and lure the Kings, the fate of the franchise is now in the hands of the Sacramento City Council - which has approved every arena measure to date under the current project. The arena would open for the 2015-16 season in the downtown Sacramento rail yards.

What a turnaround for town that once seemed assured of losing its only major professional sports team.

The Kings were on the verge of relocating to Anaheim last year before Johnson desperately convinced the NBA to give the city one last chance to help finance an arena. At one point, Johnson -- a former NBA All-Star with the Phoenix Suns -- even called the process a "slow death" and compared the city's efforts to keep the Kings a "Hail Mary."

Johnson made a pitch to the NBA Board of Governors last April, promising league owners the city would find a way to help finance a new arena to replace the team's current outdated suburban facility. He also bought time by presenting more than $10 million in commitments for new advertising, ticket purchases and other financial support from regional businesses for this season.

The NBA's relocation committee, headed by Oklahoma City owner Clay Bennett, who moved the team now known as the Thunder from Seattle in 2008, recommended that the league give the city a shot to follow through and handed down a March 1 deadline to come up with a plan to help finance an arena. True to his word, Johnson delivered. And just in time, too.

NBA Recap of Wednesday's Win

Notebook: Kings 115, Wizards 107 Posted Wednesday February 22, 2012 11:29PM
By Rich Dubroff, for NBA.com
THE FACTS: Marcus Thornton and Isaiah Thomas combined for 34 of their 40 points in the second half, and the Sacramento Kings broke a six-game losing streak with a come-from-behind 115-107 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.

The Kings trailed by eight at halftime, but outscored Washington 55-39 in the second half. Sacramento took a 102-101 lead with 5:01 to play on Thomas' driving banker. The Kings closed the game with a 15-6 run.

Thornton ended with 22, and Thomas with 18. Tyreke Evans had 20 of his 22 points in the first half for Sacramento.

Jordan Crawford led the Wizards with a season-high 32 points. John Wall narrowly missed a triple-double with 21 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds. Washington ended the first half of the season with a four-game losing streak.

QUOTABLE: "There was no defense out there. It was terrible."

-- Kings' DeMarcus Cousins.


THE STAT: Thornton and Thomas had six points in the first half -- 34 in the second. Evans and Cousins had 34 in the first half -- four in the second.
TURNING POINT: In the fourth quarter, Cousins and Evans didn't play at all. Sacramento coach Keith Smart played just five players in the fourth quarter: Thornton, Thomas, Jason Thompson, Chuck Hayes and Francisco Garcia.

QUOTABLE II: "They need to introduce themselves to some of the bigs that they never throw the ball to." -- Washington coach Randy Wittman.


HOT: Evans was 8-for-10 from the field, but watched his team's rally from the bench.

NOT: Nick Young was 6-for-23 and was criticized by Wittman for missing a reverse 360' layup in the first half. "Crowd oohed and aahed. We didn't get any points out of it," Wittman said. "Until we're committed to making winning basketball plays the whole game, it's going to look like that."

GOOD MOVE: Smart keeping Jimmer Fredette off the court in the second half. Crawford scored 15 points with Fredette guarding him in the second quarter.

BAD MOVE: Young kept firing up ill-advised shots in the second half. He was 2-for-11. "I didn't know I had that many shots," Young said. "I was just trying to get things going for my teammates."

NOTABLE: Both teams reached the All-Star break having played exactly half their schedule. Sacramento is 11-22 and Washington is 7-26.

IN THE ARENA: Many devotees of Fredette swelled the crowd to 17.085. It was Fredette's first game -- college or professional -- in Washington. He scored eight points in 12 minutes.

NEXT: For the Kings, Tuesday vs. Utah, Mar. 1 vs. L.A. Clippers, Mar. 2 @ L.A. Lakers. For the Wizards, Tuesday @ Milwaukee, Wednesday vs. Orlando, Mar. 3 vs. Cleveland.

Heat Beat Sacramento, Keep Streak Alive

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MIAMI (AP)—The Miami Heat knew what was coming from Sacramento. Eventually, they handled the Kings’ challenge.

Dwyane Wade had 30 points and 10 assists, Mario Chalmers and Chris Bosh each scored 20 points and the NBA-leading Heat stretched their winning streak to seven games with a 120-108 win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.

“It was a good game for me, just trying to be aggressive and was able to get my teammates some shots,” said Wade, who shot 11 for 16 and has tied his career-best with 11 straight games of shooting 50 percent or better, matching a run from his rookie season. “And I was also able to continue do what I’ve been doing the last couple games, just taking high-percentage shots and making them.”

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LeBron James scored 18 points, Norris Cole had 12 and Udonis Haslem added 10 for Miami (26-7), which has won each of its games during this streak by at least 12 points.

Next up for Miami: The New York Knicks and Jeremy Lin come to town Thursday.

“It’s going to be fun,” James said. “It’s going to be electrifying. … It could be one of the most-watched games that we’ve had in a long time.”

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Isaiah Thomas scored 20 of his 24 points in the third quarter for Sacramento, which dropped its sixth straight. Marcus Thornton scored 23, Tyreke Evans finished with 21 points and 10 assists, and Jason Thompson had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Kings.

The Kings were without guard John Salmons, a late scratch with a sore right hip.

“You needed to play a perfect game to win this game against this team and we were pretty close to the perfect game,” Kings coach Keith Smart said. “We had moments, but when you give up 25 points off turnovers, you’re not going to beat many teams.”

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said he didn’t expect Sacramento to come out and play like a team with one of the NBA’s worst records, and he was right. Thompson had 10 points and six rebounds in the opening quarter and Evans’ buzzer-beating 3-pointer from near midcourt gave Sacramento a 32-26 lead after 12 minutes.

Maybe the biggest surprise of the first half was that it took Miami—a team that had led by 20 points at some time in each of its six previous outings, but never enjoyed better than an 18-point margin Tuesday—nearly a full hour after tipoff to get the highlight reels cranking.

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Sacramento Kings arena deal is high-drama, slow motion

By Cosmo Garvin
cosmog@newsreview.com

This article was published on 02.16.12.

It was not—despite what you might have picked up from some breathless Sacramento Bee columnists—a do-or-die moment for a new Sacramento Kings arena. It wasn’t make or break. It wasn’t even put up or shut up.

It was just one more in a seemingly endless series of incremental baby steps. The Sacramento City Council was expected on Tuesday night (after press time) to approve a list of 10 “most qualified” companies bidding to take over the city’s public-parking system. The lucky company would get the city’s parking revenue for the next 20, 30, maybe 50 years, in exchange for a large upfront payment to help build an arena.

The payment could be as large as $200 million, depending on the conditions of the parking deal. Right now, the city gets about $9 million in revenue from its parking operations every year.

Tuesday’s vote marked the end of the city’s request for qualifications from bidders and a pivot to the much more exciting request for proposals phase.

OK, so not “crunch time,” exactly. But there is a more significant council meeting coming up on February 28.
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KINGS AT PISTONS - 5 Key Points

BY Jason Jones and Ailene Voisin

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - With DeMarcus Cousins (mid back spasms) out the Kings will be without their most consistent player this season.

How will the Kings replace Couins' production (16.3 points, 11.3 rebounds)?

Here are five things the Kings can do to still be productive without Cousins against the Detroit Pistons: 1. More opportunities for J.T.
Jason Thompson is averaging 8.7 points and 7.9 rebounds in 15 starts this season. Now that Thompson has shown an improved post game the Kings could look to Thompson to pick up the scoring slack.

2. Hickson steps up
The Kings had high hopes for J.J. Hickson before the season, but he's averaging just 5.4 points and 5.6 rebounds. Hickson's scoring is at its lowest since his rookie season.

3. Wings on the glass
Without their leading rebounder the Kings need players like Tyreke Evans, John Salmons and Donte' Greene to rebound well.
4. Chuckwagon time
Chuck Hayes will be needed to harass Pistons second-year center Greg Monroe. It's a task Hayes would have had at some point, but he'll be needed more tonight.

5. Make some shots
The Kings are the NBA's worst shooting team and Cousins, who is shooting 44.6 percent, has the second-best percentage among Kings regulars. So the rest of the Kings need to shoot better than 40 percent (or play really good defense) to have a chance tonight. The Pistons have played well of late.

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