Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Sacramento Kings

San Antonio Spurs @ Sacramento Kings

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
March 4, 2015, 7:30 PM Spurs Time
TV: FSSW - RADIO: 1200 AM WOAI

The Kings have played terribly on the road (8-18) and looked even worse without All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins (2-13). They got their franchise player back last night, but will still need to play great ball if they're to win their second game in two nights.

In that game, the Spurs slowly pulled away after falling behind by double digits in the first quarter, with Kawhi Leonard (17, 7 and 5) leading the charge. They compensated for their cold shooting by protecting the ball and letting their superior ball execution eventually result in points.

The Kings have the added misfortune of playing in New York on Tuesday. It's not that Andrea Bargnani and Tim Hardaway Jr. will tire them out them too much, but the late arrival Tuesday night won't do any favors for a team that's already short-handed.

Sacramento will be missing starting point guard Darren Collison, who continues to leave a playmaking void behind. Ray McCallum is still not comfortable starting, and newly acquired Andre Miller is too old to carry a bigger load than providing steadiness and leadership in the second unit.

Cousins' return makes this game a lot more interesting. While it was originally unclear how long he'd be out for, he came back and played well against the Knicks last night and seems excited to show new coach George Karl what he can do. Sacramento's poor three-point shooting means San Antonio can focus their defensive efforts on wrangling him down low.

	vs.
Sacramento Kings (21-37)		San Antonio Spurs (36-23)
March 4, 2015
AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
7:30 PM CDT
TV: FSSW Radio: WOAI 1200AM
Starters
Ray McCallum	PG	Tony Parker
Ben McLemore	SG	Danny Green
Rudy Gay	SF	Kawhi Leonard
Jason Thompson	PF	Tim Duncan
DeMarcus Cousins	C	Aron Baynes

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Game prediction: Spurs by 6.

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