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Kings game plan vs. Detroit

By Jason Jones

jejones@sacbee.com

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January 03, 2015 10:28 PM

KINGS (14-19)

AT PISTONS (9-23)

THE PARTICULARS

Where: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Mich.

Time: 3 p.m.

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THREE KEYS

1. Play big: The Pistons have won four in a row with power forward Greg Monroe in the starting lineup with center Andre Drummond. The Kings need big games from DeMarcus Cousins, Carl Landry and the rest of their bigger players to keep the Pistons from dominating in the frontcourt.

2. Defensive awareness: The Kings need to keep tabs on Jodie Meeks, who is capable of going off for a big night from three-point range. Sacramento also cannot allow point guard Brandon Jennings to control the tempo.

3. Find the right pace: Running is fine, but the Kings cannot run at the expense of leaving Cousins and other bigs out of the offense. How to do that is still a work in progress for the team.

PROJECTED STARTERS

KINGS

No.

Player

Pos.

7

Darren Collison

PG

23

Ben McLemore

SG

8

Rudy Gay

SF

5

Ryan Hollins

PF

15

DeMarcus Cousins

C

PISTONS

No.

Player

Pos.

7

Brandon Jennings

PG

5

K. Caldwell-Pope

SG

25

Kyle Singler

SF

10

Greg Monroe

PF

0

Andre Drummond

C

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