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Last night's game: The Orlando Magic defeated the Sacramento Kings 104-97 on Thursday at Power Balance Pavilion. View the box score.

Game coverage:

• "Sacramento did enough good things to threaten the Orlando Magic, but when it mattered most, stagnant basketball cost the Kings," Jason Jones (@mr_jasonjones) writes in today's newspaper recap.
• Despite the loss of Chuck Hayes, Hassan Whiteside will remain in the NBA Development League, Jones writes in today's newspaper.
• Jones, in a blog post this morning, writes about DeMarcus Cousins' foul troubles.
• Tyreke Evans said his left ankle was "a little sore" after injuring it in the second half, reports Matt Kawahara (@matthewkawahara) in a post-game blog post.
• "Despite the loss, there was a lot of good to take from the game," writes Akis Yerocostas (@Aykis16) in a blog post for SB Nation affiliate Sactown Royalty.
• "A lack of deep shooting, too many turnovers and poor execution down the stretch doomed the Kings," writes Scott Levin (@KingsSLev) writes in a blog post for FanSided affiliate A Royal Pain.
• Jonathan Santiago (@itsJONsantiago) and James Ham (@James_Ham) break down last night's game in a blog post for TrueHoop Network affiliate Cowbell Kingdom.
• "The Magic needed everything (Glen) Davis and the rest of the supporting cast provided," writes Josh Robbins (@JoshuaBRobbins) in today's Orlando Sentinel.
• "It was a good win for Orlando, considering the circumstances," writes Eddy Rivera (@erivera7) writes in a blog post for TrueHoop Network affiliate Magic Basketball.
• "Orlando managed to pull out the win with hustle throughout and timely shooting in the fourth period," writes Evan Dunlap (@BQRMagic) in a blog post for SB Nation affiliate Orlando Pinstriped Post.
• "Any time Orlando can win a game in which (Dwight) Howard plays just 17 minutes, they have to be pleased," writes Andrew Melnick (@HowardtheDunk) in a blog post for FanSided affiliate Howard the Dunk.
• View the photo gallery by Hector Amezcua (@hectoramezcua).
• View the snapshot photo gallery by Blake Ellington (@blakeellington).
• View the video highlights at NBA.com.

More news and analysis:

• Ryan Yamamoto (@YamsNews10) spoke to Kings coach Keith Smart about his passion for the game.
• "(John) Salmons simply isn't the spot up player the Kings need to spread the floor," writes Bryan Rosa writes in a blog post on FanSided affiliate A Royal Pain.
• Evans was stunned by the overtime heroics of Tim Tebow, reports Santiago in a blog post for TrueHoop Network affiliate Cowbell Kingdom.
• Paul Clegg offers some arena watchdog investigation suggestions in a blog post on Sacramento Connect partner Game to 100.
• Santiago previews "Small Market, Big Heart" in the Cowbell Kingdom Podcast. The documentary premieres at 7 p.m. tonight at the Crest Theatre.

Power rankings:

• Jones, a blog post, breaks down all 30 team teams in the third installment of his weekly NBA Power Rankings.
• Tom Ziller (@teamziller) ranks the Kings No. 21 in the NBA Power Rankings on SB Nation.
• Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) ranks the Kings No. 23 in the NBA Basketball Power Rankings on ESPN.
• Kurt Helin (@basketballtalk) ranks the Kings No. 25 in the NBA Power Rankings on ProBasketballTalk.
• Matt Moore (@MattMooreCBS) ranks the Kings No. 27 in the Power Rankings on CBS Sports.
• John Schuhmann (@johnschuhmann) ranks the Kings No. 25 in the Power Rankings on NBA.com.

Tweets of the day:

All Tyreke could do was shake his head at that magic of Tim Tebow.

— Jon Santiago (@itsJONsantiago) January 9, 2012

How much do the Kings pay Walton to babble endlessly about a team he knows nothing about?Maloofs really know how to spend money

— Ron Wenig (@RonWenig) January 9, 2012

Wasn't expecting a win against Orlando - and although they continued to make mental mistakes, lots of positives in that game.

— Ezekiel Escobar (@ARoyalPain) January 9, 2012

Online coverage from The Bee this season:

• LIVE CHATS: Join The Bee's Matt Kawahara for in-game chats during every Kings home game, just before tipoff right through the final buzzer.

• VIDEOS: Find out what some Kings players and coach Paul Westphal have to say about the upcoming season - and much more.

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