Found November 05, 2009 on
Sacbee:
PLAYERS:
Kevin Martin,
Joe Johnson,
Desmond Mason,
Jamal Crawford,
Tyreke Evans,
Al Horford,
Jason Thompson,
Josh Smith
TEAMS: Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Memphis Tigers
TEAMS: Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Memphis Tigers
The Southern California sensibilities were not to be found.
Kings coach and Torrance native Paul Westphal wasn't laid-back, easygoing or anywhere close to a SoCal state of mind as he stood at the postgame podium. He gave short answers, stood rigid and allowed long pauses before addressing a number of questions about his team's 113-105 loss to Atlanta at Arco Arena on Wednesday.
No one else may expect much from his team, but he expected more.
"I told them (in the locker room), 'If I didn't think they were any good, I wouldn't be upset,' " Westphal said.
But he does. And he was.
Facing a team considered by most to be the best of the rest in the Eastern Conference, the Kings faded late in a game that had 27 lead changes and qualified as a second-consecutive capable outing.
Their offense came to a dysfunctional halt down the stretch, however, with the Kings scoring just 18 fourth-quarter points while misfiring on 16 of 22 shots. ...
Original Story:
http://www.sacbee.com/kings/story/230...
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