Through three periods Sacramento was in full control of Utah. The offense deficient Jazz currently had to return back from a double-digit lead, which at the time looked almost impossible. Utah was missing all their outside shots and Ron Artest had eighteen going into the period.

However it all spinned with the beginning of the 4th. With the gang on their feet and Sacramento leading sixty nine-56 the Kings blew the game. Utah came out with unimaginable defense and the Kings fell apart. The Sacramento Kings shot zero-20 within the quarter. That is right, they didn't build a single field goal in the period.

The Jazz bench ought to get most of the credit. Matt Harpring, Deron Williams and Greg Ostertag dominated the paint and gave Utah a boost where they needed it. They stopped taking jump shots and drove to the paint on every possession. They scored thirty five points with most of them coming off Kings turnovers. But a smart deal of the blame should head to the Kings themselves who missed plenty of wide-open long-range shots in the 2nd half.

Things were even worse when with half dozen:thirty left in the amount when Ron Artest drove to the basket, got knocked down and pulled something in his groin. But it wasn't enough to deter him from trying an almost identical play. He found his method to the hoop with Kirilenko there to block it. On the approach down, Artest exacerbated the injury even more.

Nevertheless even that wasn't enough to urge him out. He tried guarding Kirilenko defensively on the subsequent possession however it wasn't happening and left the game. At the time of his exit the game was tied at 72. However with him gone the Kings could not overtop the Jazz.

Some players simply did not step up when they had to within the 4th. Bonzi Wells had a nightmare of a game with a career-high 9 turnovers as he struggled to handle the ball. Mike Bibby normally rises to the challenge but had just fifteen points. Kevin Martin maybe played the worst in the quarter as he missed several open shots and failed to stop Milt Palacio from penetrating to the hoop.

This is the sort of game for Sacramento where you can see a move coming. When the Knicks lost by thirty three to LA they made a trade for Rose. When the Pacers lost on the road to Atlanta they finally traded Artest. To not build a single shot in the quarter is astounding, particularly for a team like Sacramento that was so fluent offensively the previous couple of years. Whether or not it's a trade or a signing, I would be stunned if a move isn't created soon with the Kings.

Another concern with the Kings is their depth. Assuming that Ron Artest can miss his next game, and with Brad Miller injured, this team is very shallow. Some ten-day contracts ought to be initiated by Sacramento very soon.

Ron Artest finished with 20. Andrei Kirilenko was simply four-seven but went to the road 17 times and ended with twenty four and eleven rebounds. Milt Palacio had his best game of the season with 19 points.