The Sacramento Kings defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, 102 - 100, at Golden 1 Center on Monday. The two clubs nearly matched each other point for point in the first half, with the Kings (14 - 17) holding a slim 51 - 47 edge at halftime. However, the Sixers (7 - 23) stormed out of intermission to take the third quarter by a 30 - 19 margin, leaving them with a seven - point lead heading into the final period. Sacramento then turned the tables in the fourth, and DeMarcus Cousins made sure the visitors did n't prevail. First, the mercurial big man sunk a 26 - foot three - point jumper with 20 seconds left to give the Kings a 99 - 97 lead. He subsequently netted one of two free throws with five seconds remaining to extend the advantage to three, and then stuffed a 25 - foot shot attempt by the Sixers' Joel Embiid with three ticks on the clock. Embiid managed to get his hands on the ball again in time to hoist a 28 - footer a second later, but the home team was assured the win when that shot failed to find the net. Despite the failed heroics, Philadelphia's emerging big man did pace them with 25 points, eight rebounds, an assist, two steals and two blocks. Sergio Rodriguez followed with 18 points, five assists, three rebounds and a trio of steals. The remaining three members of the first unit failed to hit double digits in the scoring column, however, as Jahlil Okafor (six points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal), Gerald Henderson (six points, two rebounds and an assist) and Robert Covington (five points, six rebounds, an assist, two steals and two blocks) under - performed on offense. However, the scoring void was partly made up by two big men off the bench, as Ersan Ilyasova and Dario Saric went for 17 and 12 points, respectively. Cousins led the way for the home squad with 30 points, seven rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocks. Rudy Gay went for a near double - double with 17 points, nine boards, two assists and a block. Ty Lawson compiled 12 points off the bench, a total he supplemented with four rebounds, four assists and two steals. Darren Collison produced nine points, four assists, a rebound and a steal, but Ben McLemore and Kosta Koufos could only supply a combined 10 points. The Sixers next visit the Utah Jazz on Thursday evening, while the Kings travel to Portland to face off with the Blazers on Wednesday night.
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