The Sacramento Kings fell behind early on Saturday night and were never able to catch up with the visiting New York Knicks as they dropped their third consecutive loss by a final score of 114-92 to close out 2011. The Kings were thought to be catching a break as the Knicks were without their star forward Amar’e Stoudemire but rookie Josh Harrellson got the start and chipped in with a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds. Sacramento struggled all night to get the offense going and they fell behind by as many as 22 points in the first half. New York’s biggest lead on the night was 29 points. Kings guard Marcus Thornton led the team in scoring with 14 points while his backcourt teamm

With both the Sacramento Kings and New York Knicks going into Wednesday night’s game on a five-game and six-game losing streak respectively, both teams were looking to get back on the winning track. You would think the Kings would have a good chance of winning this one. Star guard Tyreke Evans was good to go after spraining his left ankle in Sunday’s loss against the Detroit Pistons, and they were playing a 3-8 Knicks team that was just coming off a high-scoring game against the Denver Nuggets the night before. But with the help of a monster 40-point second quarter, the Knicks were the ones who would leave Arco Arena victorious, and the Kings still searching for answers along with a six-