Mason impresses Westphal without impressive stats

Follow Sam and fellow hoops scribe Jason Jones on Twitter - sam_amick and jejones_sacbee. Join the Kings Corner Facebook page here. *** Time to touch on a couple things I didn't hit on in my game story that focused on the big game from Jason Thompson in the Kings' 101-94 preseason win over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night. *Kings coach Paul Westphal touched on the impact Desmond Mason had on the game. He only made one of his eight shots in his second game of the preseason but Westphal liked what Mason added. "I thought (Saturday night) even though Desmond didn't shoot the ball well he was a big reason we were able to win the game," Westphal said. "He was part of the group in the first quarter that got us off to the big lead. In the fourth quarter when no one else could guard Corey Maggette he did a real professional job on him." Mason hasn't shot the ball well in his two games. He's two for 13, but Westphal said Mason was also a...