It's going to be like that some nights in this league, but we can't do it all the time, not in the playoffs, where it gets so intense. We can score, without a doubt. But we can't come in too laid-back like we have, and we can't wait until the fourth quarter to make runs. The good luck will run out. The luck almost ran out March 27 at Arco against New York, when the Kings trailed 64-47 at the half.
Nothing hurts more than to blow a huge lead and lose.
Then again, nothing is easier on a general manager's stomach than a lead from start to finish. Scored 46 points in the first quarter of a 125-109 victory over Houston in Sacramento on March 20. Scored 37 points in the first of a 114-107 overtime victory at Golden State on Nov. 10. The Kings' forward realizes he is the key, but he doesn't really want to talk about it. As the team advances in the NBA playoffs, 'bandwagon folks' send sales soaring.