Sacramento Kings vs Atlanta Hawks Full Highlights NBA Scores for February 22, 2013

	Sacramento Kings vs Atlanta Hawks Full Highlights NBA Scores for February 22, 2013 ATLANTA -- When Josh Smith took the challenge of defending DeMarcus Cousins, the Atlanta Hawks finally took control against the Sacramento Kings. Smith, in Atlanta after being discussed in talks leading up to Thursday's trade deadline, came through with his defense one day later. Al Horford led Atlanta's balanced scoring with 24 points, and the Hawks overcame a slow start to beat Sacramento 122-108 on Friday night. Jeff Teague had 20 points and 12 assists, Smith added 18 points and DeShawn Stevenson had 17 for Atlanta, which had six players in double figures. Smith also had six rebounds and four assists, but coach Larry Drew talked the most about the decision made by the 6-foot-9 power forward to defend the 6-11, 270-pound Cousins, the Kings' high-scoring center. "Josh signaled he did not want any help down there," Drew said. "Josh did a phenomenal job on him and that's what Josh has been since he's been here. Josh is the type of guy, he will take the challenge against a guy like that." Teague said Smith "can guard anybody, one through five, and that's what makes him so special." Smith said Thursday he didn't sleep well Wednesday night as the trade deadline neared. He said he "slept too good, actually" on Thursday night and had the energy to hold Cousins, who had 26 points and 13 rebounds, to only four points in the final quarter. "I just wanted to show him different looks," Smith said. "Whenever you show a guy different looks, it kind of wears him down. I just wanted to <b>...</b>	From: NBAVideoClip Views: 0 0 ratings
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