The host Sacramento Kings defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, 126 - 121, behind 55 points from All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins. It was an interesting night for Sacramento (11 - 17), as the team came away with the win despite an emotional roller coaster. Center DeMarcus Cousins was awarded a technical foul and ejected for spitting out his mouthpiece, but then saw the ejection rescinded. The confusing call seemed to have rubbed Cousins the wrong way, as he expressed anger at the "ridiculous" officiating in a heated post - game interview. While many will talk about the controversial mouthpiece call, Cousins had one of the best nights of his career en route to the Sacramento victory. The star center dropped 55 points to go along with 13 rebounds and three blocks. Cousins sealed the game with a clutch block on Blazers point guard Damian Lillard, ending what was truly a memorable performance. Portland (13 - 17) is heading in the wrong direction, having now lost seven of its last eight. The backcourt of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum shined in Tuesday's game, but did not perform well enough to seal the win. McCollum led the team with 36 points, while Lillard had 24 and dished out 15 assists. Blazers center Mason Plumlee scored 27 while delivering 13 rebounds as well. Plumlee saw things get heated between him and Cousins at points, as both centers delivered terrific performances in the close game. The Kings will visit Utah on Wednesday, while Portland will host the Mavericks.
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