Much Heart, Tough Loss!

Kings 121, Magic 125
Kings Leading Scorer: Jackson 26
Kings Leading Rebounder: Funderburke 12

NBA Updates Player of the Game Tracy McGrady 41 pts (15-27 FG), 8 reb, 7 ast

Kings Assists Leader: Webber 9
Struggling King: Clark 6 pts, 1 reb, 24 min
Summary: Have I ever seen so much heart in one game, by one player? Tonight may have been that day I seen it all. Bobby Jackson, literally LIGHTING it up in the fourth quarter, you would compare him to one of the best in the league the way he took charge and carried his team on his back. Midway through the fourth, the Kings were down by 18 points, only to lose by four with a final score of 125-121. A high octane offensive display by both teams kept the minds of many shocked. Late in the fourth, with less than a minute remaining, Bobby Jackson drives to the basket, colliding with Mike Miller, and called for an offensive foul (note that he had plenty in the game.) The call was questionable, but what's done is done and the final score is set. The Kings played with a lot of heart and didn't give up. It's hard to win games when four of your regular players are not playing! Sure, we had Chris Webber back, but Vlade Divac was now out with back problems. As well as Scot Pollard once again. To add onto that, Hedo Turkoglu didn't play due to food poisoning. We all know Mike Bibby is out while he recovers from surgery. Jackson led four Kings players with 20 plus points as he put up 26 points, three rebounds, and six assists on 11-18 shooting. Chris Webber had 23 points, seven rebounds and nine assists, Peja Stojakovic had 22, and Doug Christie had 21. Keon Clark had a quiet game, scoring only six points and grabbing one rebound in only 24 minutes. Next game is at New York, hope we don't lose three of four on this road trip.
Injuries: M. Bibby (foot), V. Divac (lower back spasms), M. Cleaves (foot), H. Turkoglu (food poisoning), S. Pollard (lower back spasms) missed the game.
Other: Webber 23 pts, 7 reb, 9 ast, Christie 21 pts, 3 ast, 3 stl, Stojakovic, 22 pts, 9 reb, 5 ast, Funderburke 10 pts, 12 reb, Wallace, 7 pts, 4 reb
Impressive Opponent: Grant Hill 21 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast
Kings Record: 3-2
Next Game: Wednesday, November 6th, 2002 @ New York Knicks, 7:00PM Eastern
Broadcast: ESPN / KHTK 1140

Game Preview
Date: Tuesday, November 5th, 2002 Time: 7:00PM Eastern Brodcast: Fox Sports Network / KHTK 1140AM
3-1	@	3-1
Probable Starters	Advantage	Probable Starters
C - Vlade Divac	Kings	C - Pat Burke
PF - Chris Webber	Kings	PF - Pat Garrity
SF - Peja Stojakovic	Even	SF - Grant Hill
SG - Doug Christie	Magic	SG - Tracy McGrady
PG - Bobby Jackson	Even	PG - Darrell Armstrong
Peja Stojakovic	Watch Out For...	Pat Burke
Notes: I'd watch for Pat Burke because while all the focus will be on Hill & McGrady, Burke will be left open quite a bit. Peja should bounce back, hopefully soon, from his shooting woes. McGrady is on fire, he scored 47 points against the Bucks on Nov. 2nd. He also collected 6 rebounds and 7 assits. Chris Webber and Scot Pollard will be game time decisions on if they will play or not.