The 2nd half was where the Kings finally pulled away (mainly the 4th quarter), and it saw our first "complaining to the refs" technical of the preseason, given to Jason Thompson.  There were again too many turnovers for the Kings, but they did a decent job on defense themselves, and for the first time this preseason, the Kings weren't fouling as much unnecessarily, and they got to the line more.  Everyone was hustling towards loose balls, and the turnovers cut down as the night wore on.  All in all, the Kings played a decent game, and it likely would have been a lot closer if the Warriors had played Ellis and Curry more, but I think the Kings would have still won, given that Golden State gave most of its minutes to main rotation guys.  The team also did a great job outrebounding the Warriors, and protecting the basket.

After the jump, my player evaluations and video from Kingsflix.  If you're interested, I'll have a Warriors-centric recap up on Pick and Scroll later today.

Luther Head: Lex (or Third Base if you prefer, although I doubt the Kings center a marketing campaign around that nickname) had a great game, and definitely converted this skeptic.  He was one of the few mistake-free Kings tonight, and he was active in the passing lanes and finding the open man, as well as shooting extremely well.  He's really quick too, and more than once beat his man off the dribble and got to the basket for either a layup attempt or to draw a foul.  I believe there is still a big chance Luther makes this team, especially after how he's performed in the last couple games.

DeMarcus Cousins:  The man of the night.  In only 22 and a half minutes, DeMarcus had a statline of 20 points (on 6-12 from the field, 1-1 from 3, 6-7 from the line), 8 boards (3 offensive), and a steal, block and assist.  He got off to somewhat of a slow start, especially defensively where he lost his man a couple times.  On one such occasion, Coach Westphal subbed him out and then went on to show him what he had done wrong by diagramming it.  He was better when he came back in.  While his offense was superb (he should have had 24 points, but got two really unfriendly rolls of the basketball), his defense was alright (for a rookie center) as well.  He really has a knack for drawing charges, and was just a little bit late in drawing a 2nd one that he got called for a foul on.  Still, I like the effort, as charges are one of the best things a defender can accrue.  He also went after the boards actively, on a couple occasions grabbing a rebound he had absolutely no business getting.  His offense was the most impressive though, as he was just too big and strong for anybody the Warriors put on him, and his jumper was consistently going in as well.  I had to laugh a bit when he spotted up for a three and he nailed it.  It had gotten to the ridiculous point at that stage.  He only had one assist (a beautiful behind the back bounce pass out of a double team to Jeter), but he had several other passes that were incredible, and he really knows how to hit cutters.  I would go so far as to say that he probably has better court vision than Tyreke Evans.  Big game from the Big Man.

Donté Greene:  Donté was a little more successful from the field than Omri tonight, and he definitely hustled his ass off.  He was everywhere, and diving for loose balls left and right.  He also managed to play some sound defense, and led the team in steals with three.  One thing I have noticed with Donté in each of the preseason games however is that he tries to be a playmaker at times and his teammates haven't been ready for him, or weren't even looking as was the case tonight.  It has cost him a few turnovers over these three games.  He was also actively going for rebounds, which was nice to see.  For all the talk about someone other than Omri or Donté getting the starting SF spot, I think its just between these two, and once the season starts, they'll see most if not all of those minutes between them.

Pooh Jeter: Jeter was unimpressive to me on offense, but it's interesting how he can make an impact without you noticing.  He had 7 assists, and while he didn't shoot the ball well, he also made relatively few mistakes.  On defense was where he impressed me though.  He's just a pest over there.  I feel opposing players often underestimate him because of his height, but his low gravity and quick hands can disrupt opponents.  Jeter will fill the role of 3rd guard nicely.

Miscellaneous Notes: Too many Warrior fans in ARCO, even for a preseason game.  We're going to have to take back ARCO for StR Night.  Also there was a random guy walking around wearing a Kobe jersey.  What the hell?  Coming in a close second for weirdest jersey worn by a fan at the game was a Golden State Joe Smith jersey.  You don't see many of those around.

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