Extra effort wins home opener

PAUL KITAGAKI JR. pkitagaki@sacbee.com It is important for Jason Thompson to stay out of foul trouble and in the game if the Kings are to improve their rebounding this season.

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Paul Westphal leaves the Arco Arena floor after a preseason loss to Utah on Oct. 23. His Sacramento Kings have opened the 2009-10 season with three losses on the road but hope to start turning things around in their home opener tonight against Memphis.

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Kevin Martin scored 48 points and Beno Udrih hit a game-tying layup in the closing seconds of regulation to give the Sacramento Kings a 127-116 overtime victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in their home opener Monday night.

Kevin Martin scored 48 points and Beno Udrih hit a game-tying layup in the closing seconds of regulation to give the Sacramento Kings a 127-116 overtime victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in their home opener Monday night.

Kevin Martin scored 48 points and the Kings ruined Allen Iverson's Grizzlies debut with an OT win.

Kings forward Andres Nocioni is driven.

by Holly MacKenzie/@stackmack Memphis Grizzlies in Sacramento to take on the Kings. Allen Iverson’s season and Memphis debut. Rudy Gay playing for an extension. OJ Mayo playing for respect. The Kings? They were playing for their first win of the season. Bet you didn’t expect the late night matchup between the Kings and Grizz to be the game of the week, did you? I was...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.(AP) Kevin Martin scored 48 points and Beno Udrih hit a game-tying layup in the closing seconds of regulation to give the Sacramento Kings a 127-116 overtime victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in their home opener Monday night.

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The Grizzlies outrebounded the Kings 57-40 in this game but it didn’t matter as the Kings were super hot from three point range hitting 56% from there. O.J. Mayo led the way for the Grizzlies in this game with 22 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Zach Randolph had a monster [...]

After sitting out his club's first three games, future Hall of Famer Allen Iverson is expected to make his Memphis debut tonight as the Grizzlies hope to keep a young Sacramento Kings team winless.