The Kings put the ball in Collison's hands with a minute to go in the second overtime nursing their 7 point lead, and Collison did not pull through. That being said, I find it hard to blame Collison alone; the Kings simply stopped running plays, opting instead to dribble the clock down to three or four seconds left before forcing Collison to pullup for midrange prayers with a hand in his face. I noted that the Kings ran this "prevent offense" in the last game against OKC, which worked out. This time, it probably cost them the game. The Kings didn't score a single point and weren't even close to getting a decent shot down the stretch.

Overall, you can chalk this up as another game that the Kings had in the bag and choked, but also one that it took some serious mental fortitude to even have a shot at winning in the first place. The Kings are now 14-21 for the season, only two games out of the eighth seed. The wild race for the last couple of playoff spots is starting to heat up, and finally the Kings are in the thick of things. If they can come out with the type of intensity the showed today they have as much chance as any of the contenders to make it in.

Some quick observations: