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Injury Bug Hits Atlanta



NBA.com -- After only two games into the season, the Atlanta Hawks will be without their starting power forward and their point guard. Jeff Teague went down with a hand injury against Houston and Josh Smith was injured during the Hawks game against the the Thunder.

Teague's MRI revealed a torn hand ligament and he's expected to be out 4-6 weeks. Smith's MRI revealed a sprained shoulder that will keep him out 4-6 weeks.

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Matchup Preview | November 5, 2012
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Golden State Warriors (2-1, 1-1 Away)		Sacramento Kings (2-1, 0-0 Home)
Stats Comparison 110.3 Points Per Game 109.3 .458 Field Goal % .498 .753 Free Throw % .814 .468 3-Point % .580 47.7 Rebounds 48.3 3.7 Blocks 5.0 10.3 Steals 6.7 13.7 Turnovers 16.0 106.0 PPG Allowed 100.0 Projected Starters Steph Curry Point Guard Aaron Brooks Klay Thompson Shooting Guard Tyreke Evans Harrison Barnes Small Forward John Salmons David Lee Power Forward Jason Thompson Andrew Bogut Center DeMarcus Cousins Injury Report Andrew Bogut/Sprained Toe 1-2 Weeks n/a Game Notes The Sacramento Kings take on the Golden State Warriors in a Pacific Division matchup. Both teams are in a 3 way tie for first place in the division. The Warriors won the season series last season 3-1.

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Sacramento -- Today the Kings announced the signing of swingman Terrence Williams. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Williams, who was cut by the Pistons during preseason, played for the Rockets and Kings last season and averaged 7.1 pts, 3.4 reb, and 2.2 ast a game.

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Williams' Buzzer Beater Lifts Kings Past Warriors

Sacramento -- After being cut during the preseason and going to China and play, Terrence Williams made the most f his next shot in the NBA. Williams finished with 22 points and 9 assist including the game winner against the Golden State Warriors on Monday night.

After loosing the season series last year to the Warriors, the Kings drew first blood this season. Even thought the Kings held the Warriors to 38% shooting, the Warriors forced overtime behind sharp shooting of Steph Curry who finished with 36 points and 10 assist. Curry's backcourt mate Klay Thompson chipped in 24 points and a career high 6 steals.

Demarcus Cousins finished with another double double with 23 points and 16 rebounds. Tyreke Evans flirted with a triple double finishing with 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assist.

The Kings will look to continue their winning ways when they host the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.

Golden State Warriors (2-2) at Sacramento Kings (3-1)
Nov 5, 1 2 3 4 OT Final Golden State 22 28 20 27 12 109 Sacramento 26 20 32 19 14 111 Top Performers Golden State Warriors Steph Curry - 36 pts 3 reb 10 ast Klay Thompson - 24 pts, 6 reb 6 stl Sacramento Kings DeMarcus Cousins - 23 pts 16 reb 3 ast Terrence Williams - 22 pts 3 reb 9 ast	Team Stats Comparison GSW SAC FG Made-Att 41/106 45/90 3PT Made-Att 7/24 13/23 FT Made-Att 20/22 8/10 Rebounds 46 58 Assists 24 26 Turnovers 8 23 Steals 20 3 Blocks 4 2
Golden State Warriors STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Steph Curry 43 12-28 4-8 8-8 3 10 4 0 2 36 Klay Thompson 44 10-22 2-5 2-2 6 3 6 0 2 24 Andrew Bogut 38 6-9 0-0 3-4 9 1 2 2 0 15 David Lee 42 3-15 0-0 2-2 13 2 4 0 0 8 Harrison Barnes 38 2-10 0-5 0-0 4 2 3 0 2 4 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Brandon Rush 13 4-7 0-2 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 8 Jarrett Jack 13 2-8 0-2 2-2 2 2 0 0 2 6 Richard Jefferson 11 1-3 1-2 2-2 3 1 0 1 0 5 Carl Landry 22 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 1 1 0 0 2 Festus Ezeli 6 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sacramento Kings STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS DeMarcus Cousins 43 9-25 0-0 5-6 16 3 0 1 5 23 Tyreke Evans 39 8-17 1-3 1-1 8 5 1 0 4 18 Aaron Brooks 39 4-7 4-7 0-0 4 5 1 0 2 12 John Salmons 26 3-7 1-3 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 7 Jason Thompson 39 2-3 0-0 0-0 13 1 0 1 3 4 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Terrence Williams 23 9-18 2-4 2-3 3 9 0 0 7 22 Isiah Thomas 14 3-4 3-4 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 9 Marcus Thornton 17 2-3 2-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 6 Thomas Robinson 18 3-3 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 0 0 6 Chuck Hayes 6 2-2 0-0 0-0 3 0 1 0 1 4 Francisco Garcis 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Simmed Games:

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Perkins Out With Foot Injury



Oklahoma City --[/size] Coach Brooks announced that they will be without starting center Kendrick Perkins for 1-2 weeks due to a sore foot. The Thunder don't wanna risk further damage so they will sit Perkins until his foot in healed.

Perkins is averging 5.0 pts, 6.8 reb in 24.5 min a game this season. Hasheem Thabeet will step into the starting role while Perkins is out.

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Matchup Preview | November 11, 2012
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Sacramento Kings (4-2, 2-1 Away)		Los Angeles Lakers (3-3, 2-2 Home)
Stats Comparison 104.3 Points Per Game 105.8 .491 Field Goal % .478 .732 Free Throw % .778 .516 3-Point % .241 50.3 Rebounds 48.8 4.8 Blocks 7.0 5.8 Steals 7.3 17.3 Turnovers 13.2 102.5 PPG Allowed 103.2 Projected Starters Aaron Brooks Point Guard Steve Nash Tyreke Evans Shooting Guard Kobe Bryant John Salmons Small Forward Metta World Peace Jason Thompson Power Forward Paul Gasol DeMarcus Cousins Center Dwight Howard Injury Report n/a n/a Game Notes DeMarcus Cousins and the Sacramento Kings head to Staples Center to take on the new look Los Angeles Lakers. The Kings won last seasons series 2-1.

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Brooks Drops 30 In OT Win Against Lakers



Los Angeles -- On a night where Steve Nash dropped his 10,000th career assist, the Kings spoiled the milestones by beating the Lakers 114-102 in overtime.

Aaron Brooks led the ways finishing with 30 points, a season high. Brooks and the Kings picked apart the Lakers with the pick and roll all night. brooks also went 7-14 from three. DeMarcus Cousins notched another double double finishing with 24 points and 13 rebounds. Cousins went 7-14 from the field and 10-12 from the charity stripe. Guard Tyreke Evans dished out 12 assist and chipped in 15 points.

Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 24 points but had an off shooting night (8-21). Steve Nash finished with 19 points and 10 dimes. Dwight Howard scored 16 points grabbed 8 boards and blocked 3 shots in the loss.

Sacramento Kings (5-2) at Los Angeles Lakers (3-4)
Nov 11, 2012 1 2 3 4 OT Final Sacramento 33 26 22 12 21 114 Los Angeles 27 24 23 19 9 102 Top Performers Sacramento Kings Aaron Brooks - 30 pts 3 reb 2 ast DeMarcus Cousins - 24 pts 13 reb Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant - 24 pts 8 reb 2 ast Steve Nash - 19 pts 2 reb 10 ast	Team Stats Comparison SAC LAL FG Made-Att 43-87 39-96 3PT Made-Att 11-26 3-17 FT Made-Att 17-19 21-22 Rebounds 54 46 Assists 24 23 Turnovers 15 9 Steals 7 14 Blocks 3 4
Sacramento Kings STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Aaron Brooks 32 9-18 7-14 5-5 3 2 1 0 2 30 Demarcus Cousins 42 7-14 0-0 10-12 13 1 1 1 4 24 Tyreke Evans 41 7-13 1-1 0-0 2 12 2 0 2 15 John Salmons 31 4-9 3-4 0-0 7 1 1 0 1 11 jason Thompson 41 2-3 0-0 0-0 9 1 1 0 1 4 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Terrence Williams 18 6-10 0-0 2-2 7 4 0 0 4 14 Thomas Robinson 19 6-9 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 1 1 12 Isiah Thomas 18 2-7 0-3 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 4 James Johnson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Francisco Garcia 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 Chuck Hayes 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Marcus Thornton 17 0-4 0-4 0-0 3 1 1 0 1 0
Los Angeles Lakers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Kobe Bryant 42 8-21 1-6 7-7 8 2 2 1 2 24 Steve Nash 45 7-11 0--3 5-5 2 10 0 0 1 19 Dwight Howard 39 7-16 0-0 2-2 8 0 2 3 2 16 Pau Gasol 37 4-10 0-0 2-2 13 4 3 0 2 10 Metta World Peace 33 3-9 1-2 0-0 3 3 0 0 1 7 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Steve Blake 13 4-9 0-2 0-0 3 0 1 0 0 8 Antwan Jamison 23 2-7 1-4 2-2 1 3 4 0 1 7 Jordan Hill 13 2-3 0-0 1-2 4 0 2 0 0 5 Darius Morris 3 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Devin Ebanks 11 0-1 0-0 2-2 3 1 0 0 0 2 Jodie Meeks 12 1-5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 2

Simmed Games:

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Scola Heads To IR With Broken Hand



Phoenix -- An MRI revealed that Suns forward Luis Scola will be out 4-6 weeks with a broken hand. Scola suffered the injury against the Chicago Bulls after only playing only 27 minutes.

In 33 minutes a game Scola is putting up 15.6 pts, 8.3 reb, and 4.4 ast a game for the Suns this season.



Kaman To Be FA In Offseason

Chris Kaman | Dallas Mavericks



- With no option to re-sign, Kaman set to become FA.
- Talented Kaman to improve offseason FA class.

Allen's Contract Has Player Option

Ray Allen | Miami Heat



- Heat hasn't given any indication of what they prefer.

West Set To Enter FA Class

David West | Indiana Pacers



- With no bird rights, Pacers can't re-sign West.
- Talented West to improve offseason FA class.