The visiting Sacramento Kings took down the Detroit Pistons on Monday, 109 - 104. Sacramento (19 - 27) was relieved to win the close game after losing its last contest on a questionable call in the final minute against Chicago. Superstar center DeMarcus Cousins voiced his disdain through sarcastic praise of the referees to the media. Cousins did not let the frustration carry over to the court, however, as he continued his consistently strong play. The All-Star led the Kings with 22 points, 14 rebounds, six assists, two steals, and a block against Detroit. His rebounding effort helped the team earn a strong seven - rebound advantage on the glass, a difference that ended up helping Sacramento to take the game. For Detroit (21 - 25), the win does not help the team's effort to push into the wide - open bottom of the Eastern Conference playoff race. The Pistons had sat just one game back of the eighth seed, but now trail Chicago by a game and a half. Most things went right for the Pistons on Monday, as the team came out for a strong 38 - point first quarter and finished shooting 50 percent from the field. The team hit ten three - pointers and dished out a stellar 27 assists as well. However, a weak bench performance, both on offense and on the glass, ended up hampering the efforts of Detroit's starting five. The Kings will visit Cleveland on Wednesday, while Detroit will not face off until Saturday in Miami.
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