Sacramento only has one more chance at a win on this road trip as they face the Knicks in New York (4:30 pm on Comcast SportsNet California and KHTK 1140) in the last game of the All-Star break. Â The Kings have struggled on this road trip to put points on the board, something that hasn't been a problem for most of the season.

MATCHUP OF THE GAME

Rudy Gay vs. Carmelo Anthony

Rudy has not been playing well in the couple games since he came back from the flu. Â His shots have been short, his aggressiveness has been lacking, and his defense hasn't been there. Â The Kings really need him to step up tonight because Carmelo Anthony is one of the best players in the league, especially offensively where he's averaging 27.1 points. Â If Rudy can make Melo expend some energy on the other end, that will be a nice bonus. Â Here's hoping the Rudy we've seen the last couple games is an aberration and not some kind of regression to the mean.

3 THINGS

PRE-GAME HAIKU

PREDICTION

Kings 112, Cavaliers 91 as Cavaliers players are left flat-footed on defense as they can't pay attention to anything but Quincy Acy's beard.