We shouldn't have been worried.  Cousins ended up having a fantastic game, scoring 31 points on 12-21 shooting to go with 13 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals and a block, all in just 30 minutes.  19 of his points came in a dominant 3rd quarter, where he couldn't be stopped around the basket, even with Hibbert draped all over him.  In a game against the best team in the NBA, Cousins was the best player on the court.

So how did the Kings lose by 24?

Indiana made a couple big moves that set this game apart.  The first came in the second quarter. Sacramento's bench had been able to keep it close and even managed to take the lead at one point, but that was short-lived.  Indiana went on a 23-5 run over the next 6 minutes and what had been a close game turned into one that the Kings had to fight desperately just to stay in it.

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