The Sacramento Kings defeated Atlanta Hawks in the returning match of Mike Bibby. Though Bibby was given a warm welcome by the fans, the Kings were not at all affected by the presence of Bibby in the opponent’s team. Kings made the home victory by beating the Hawks 119-107, under the able guidance of Ron Artest. He was able to score 29 points and Kevin Martin, scored another 26 points for their team. Bibby also played well and did his trademark jumping to score 17 points for the Hawks, but it was not enough to prevent the sixth straight lose and the 8th consecutive lose in Sacramento by the Hawks.

The efforts of Artest are commendable as he made nine perfect hits out of the 12 shots and 10 of his 14 free throws were fruitful. Beno Udrih who has replaced Bibby in Kings contributed his share by scoring 18 points. The team coach believes in the ability of Beno as a defender and his ability to make fast decisions. Bibby later admitted that he was nervous as well as anxious before the match and was suffering due to an injury in his right heel. Sheldon Williams who was taken from Hawks by the Kings scored 8 points for Sacramento Kings.

This entry was posted on Friday, February 22nd, 2008 at 10:50 am and is filed under basketball. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.