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NBA Recap: Sacramento Kings Top Philadelphia 76ers to Snap Losing Skid

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(Photo : gettyimages.com) DeMarcus Cousins paced the Kings with a double-double game performance of team-high 28 points and 12 rebounds with 5 assists and 2 steals

Struggling Western Conference team Sacramento Kings finally snapped their losing streak with a come-from-behind 114-110 win over the league's current season lowly Philadelphia 76ers at the Well Fargo Center on Wednesday night.

DeMarcus Cousins paced the Kings with a double-double game performance of team-high 28 points and 12 rebounds with 5 assists and 2 steals, while Darren Collison, who got fired up in the second half, dropped 25 points and Rudy Gay added 22 points for the Sacramento's first victory after suffering four consecutive defeats and the team' second win in the last ten games played.

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NBA's assist leader Rajon Rondo finished the game with a double-double game production of 14 points and 15 assists with 8 rebounds and 3 steals to improve the Kings' record to 22-31.

The victory enabled Kings to enter the All-Star break on a positive note after a week of full ups and downs that included speculations of the upcoming sacking of the controversial coach, George Karl.

"It's a good time for a break," the veteran coach said. "And winning gives you the luxury of trying to get back to a momentum and positive energy rather than the negative energy that's been hanging over our team for the past couple of days."

Sacramento had decided to keep Karl, who was given a vote of confidence by Vlade Divac, the team's general manager on Tuesday, amidst of the reports that he will be terminated from the job.

The Nerlens Noel-minus Philadelphia got the game going with rookie Jahlil Okafor, who tied his career-high 26 points with 10 rebounds, while Robert Covington registered his career-high 29 points for the 76ers.

Guard Nik Staukas added 16 points for the 76ers, who fell to its 45th loss of the season with just 8 wins.

Sacramento will be playing host to Denver Nuggets and the Philadelphia 76ers will be visiting the New Orleans Pelicans on February 19 for their next game assignments.

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