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View full size photo>> With Kevin Martin and Spencer Hawes sidelined, you'd figure that New Orleans' ploy to stop the Kings by focusing its defense on Tyreke Evans would be smart.

Paul Westphal was an accomplished scorer in his playing days and came to the Kings with a reputation as an offensive-minded coach.

When Lawrence Frank went to the Hack-a-Jew strategy, intentionally putting Omri Casspi on the free throw line late in the fourth quarter with the winless Nets down by three possessions, I knew this game had ended.

The Sacramento Kings were happy to snap their longest losing streak of the season.

The hapless New Jersey Nets are just a couple steps away from the NBA record for futility to start a season, and Lawrence Frank's bunch hopes to put the brakes on what is starting to look like a runaway train tonight in Sacramento.

No player in the history of the league has ever had at least 24 pts, 6 3P made, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 6 blocks, and 2 steals in the same game Other than Donte Green.

Since the 1986-87 season, only three players have registered six block and six made threes in a single game: Raef LaFrentz , Robert Horry ... and Donte Greene .

Sacramento Kings Donte Greene celebrates his basket over the New York Knicks in the second half at Arco Arena Nov.

View full size photo>> No moral victory in losing at Memphis, by double digits, in a game the Kings were never in from about the fourth quarter on.

Rudy Gay scored 24 points, O.J. Mayo added 20 and the Memphis Grizzlies beat Sacramento 116-105 on Monday night, sending the Kings to their fourth straight loss.

The Kings are relying on its two young big men to keep them in the game. Spencer Hawes has 14 points and six rebounds.

Drafting Jason Thompson garnered mixed reactions from fans and analysts alike. Sacramento selected Thompson 12th overall in the 2008 NBA Draft.

The Kings played without rookie Tyreke Evans, who sprained a finger on his right hand diving for a ball in Friday night's 104-102 loss to the Dallas Mavericks .

View full size photo>> This was the Mary, Queen of Scots of basketball games. The Mavericks were always in the executioner's role, always with the biggest weapon and the strategically superior position.

Sorry y'all, can't watch the game tonight. Something more serious weighing on my mind right now.

The Southwest Division-leading Dallas Mavericks shoot for their fifth straight win when they host the Sacramento Kings tonight at American Airlines Center.

The Sacramento Kings' Jason Thompson fouls Chicago Bulls Joakim Noah during the fourth quarter Tuesday night at Arco Arena in Sacramento, Calif, on November 17, 2009.

John Salmons got a warm welcome in his first trip to Sacramento since he was traded to the Chicago Bulls.

Honestly, given the injury to Kevin Martin , five wins by the end of the November is a minor miracle.

News, observations and reader questions about the Sacramento Kings and the NBA. November 17, 2009 Gameday: Kings vs.