Is Kings' Zone Defense Sustainable, Or Did Pacers Just Go Cold?
The Kings held the Pacers to eight points in the fourth quarter on Wednesday. Was it a bit of luck, or strong defense?
| Final - 1.18.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Pacers | 23 | 27 | 30 | 8 | 88 |
| Sacramento Kings | 19 | 26 | 21 | 26 | 92 |
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| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 23 | 27 | 30 | 8 | 88 |
| Sacramento | 19 | 26 | 21 | 26 | 92 |
| Indiana | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Granger | 36 | 6-17 | 0-6 | 4-7 | 7-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-1 | 16 |
| David West | 29 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 5-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3-0 | 13 |
| Roy Hibbert | 25 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8-4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5-0 | 13 |
| Paul George | 34 | 5-12 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 9-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3-0 | 10 |
| Darren Collison | 36 | 6-12 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 6-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 16 |
| Tyler Hansbrough | 22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4-0 | 7 |
| George Hill | 24 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 8 |
| Lance Stephenson | 5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Lou Amundson | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-0 | 3 |
| Dahntay Jones | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 2 |
| Jeff Foster | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Jeff Pendergraph | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| A.J. Price | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 34-78 | 1-13 | 19-27 | 53-18 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 28-1 | 88 | |
| .436 | .077 | .704 | Team Reb: 7 | Total TO: 1 (16 pts) | |||||||
| Sacramento | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Salmons | 18 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 6 |
| Jason Thompson | 25 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 10-6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 9 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 32 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 19-12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-1 | 13 |
| Marcus Thornton | 37 | 5-17 | 3-10 | 4-4 | 4-3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5-0 | 17 |
| Tyreke Evans | 38 | 3-14 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 7-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 8 |
| J.J. Hickson | 10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 6 |
| Donte Greene | 13 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-0 | 4 |
| Francisco Garcia | 29 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 8-10 | 5-1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-0 | 16 |
| Jimmer Fredette | 6 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Thomas | 20 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 6-8 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 8 |
| Travis Outlaw | 6 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Chuck Hayes | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Hassan Whiteside | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Tyler Honeycutt | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 28-93 | 8-31 | 28-41 | 53-30 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 22-3 | 92 | |
| .301 | .258 | .683 | Team Reb: 17 | Total TO: 0 (14 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Joe Crawford, Dick Bavetta, Kevin Fehr
Duration:2:29
Officials: - Joe Crawford, Dick Bavetta, Kevin Fehr
Duration:2:29
