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WASHINGTON -- DeMarcus Cousins and John Wall were teammates for one dynamic college season at the University of Kentucky. The Sacramento Kings center and the Washington Wizards point guard are individually playing at a high level, though their respective teams arent finding similar success this season.Both teams enter Monday nights matchup with losing records, though the Kings (7-10) have won three of four. Cousins had 37 points and 11 rebounds in Sacramentos 122-105 romp over the Brooklyn Nets Sunday night. The Kings sank 13 of 23 3-pointers and outscored the Nets 34-18 in the third quarter.Good game for us as far as coming out in the second half, Kings coach Dave Joerger said. We got three stops in a row 11 times tonight, which is good. ... I dont know how often well go 13-of-23 from 3-point line.Expecting offensive production from Cousins is common. The big man with range made 4 of 5 from beyond the arc and finished 13 of 24 from the field.Hes a difficult cover because he can play facing you, with his back to the basket, he can shoot a little bit, he can drive a little bit, Joerger said of Cousins, who leads the Kings with 27.8 points per game. He creates a lot of contact and gets to the free-throw line. You look at that and you say how do you take him for granted.Cousins knows better than to take for granted what his former college teammate provides the Wizards. Wall leads Washington with 23.5 points and ranks fifth in the NBA with 8.7 assists.Tough matchup with John Wall, he is a big athletic guard, Cousins said. We have to keep the crowd around him, be there to help guards to help the guard. He really looks to get into the paint and get everybody involved. It is going to be a tough task (Monday) and if we play the way we did tonight minus some of the mistakes we will be fine.The Wizards (5-10) saw their modest two-game winning streak, a season high, end Saturday as the San Antonio Spurs handled Washington 112-100. The Spurs were relentless getting to the free throw and attacking a Wizards defense that struggles defending the perimeter.They were a more aggressive team, said Wall, who had 21 points in the home loss. They got a lot of easy shots and I think we missed some easy shots.Bradley Beal paced the Wizards with 25 points on a night center Ian Mahinmi made his season and Wizards debut after missing the opening 14 games following knee surgery. Rust was evident, but the hope is Mahinmi, who signed a four-year, $64 million contract over the summer, can help Washington defensively against the likes of Cousins.He knows how to play, Wizards coach Scott Brooks said of Mahinmi. Its going to take him some time. Im very patient and he understands that we all are. But I like what he brings to our team. Hes a tough player and he just brings a good fiber to our team. I thought tonights game, at times he looked good (and) at times he looked rusty. Thats expected. Hes missed the last six weeks of the season. Cheap Basketball Shoes Free Shipping . Arsenal failed to take full advantage of its main rivals stumbles on Saturday as substitute Gerard Deulofeu levelled with a hard shot from a tight angle in the 84th minute to give Everton a deserved point. Ahead of a crucial fortnight that will see them play against Napoli in the Champions League, Manchester City and Chelsea, Arsenal leads by five points ahead of Liverpool and Chelsea. Discount Basketball Shoes . Kozun faked to the forehand and beat Monsters starter, Calvin Pickard, pad side in the second round for the winner. Spencer Abbott also scored in the shootout for the Marlies (25-13-4). http://www.wholesalebasketballshoes.com/ . "We have always prided ourselves on the way we play defence. Having two big pieces back is going to be a key for us moving forward for years to come," said Knighthawks head coach Mike Hasen. Cheap Basketball Shoes .Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone has drawn on his Syracuse connections once again by hiring Rob Moore to take over as receivers coach. Wholesale Nike Basketball Shoes . Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz were sent to Toronto on Saturday as the Maple Leafs traded defenceman Jesse Blacker and draft picks to the Anaheim Ducks. OTTAWA, Ontario -- Just four games into the season and the Ottawa Senators are already looking to improve on their consistency.Five Senators had a goal and an assist each as Ottawa defeated the Arizona Coyotes 7-4 on Tuesday night in front of a sparse crowd of 11,061 at Canadian Tire Centre. The win came a day after a 5-1 loss in Detroit where the Senators seemed sluggish.It was a good game to bounce back. We were disappointed with our effort (Monday) night and we had a meeting and talked about the things we need to improve on, said Tom Pyatt, who scored late in the first period on Tuesday.Tonight was definitely a better effort and we did all the simple things.Zack Smith had a short-handed goal and Bobby Ryan scored on the power play for the Senators. Mark Stone, Chris Kelly, Kyle Turris and Erik Karlsson, into an empty net, also scored for Ottawa. Mike Hoffman had three assists. Craig Anderson made 31 saves to earn the win.Pyatt, Kelly, Turris, Stone and Karlsson all had two-point nights.With the back-to-back and the travel we just wanted to come out, play our game and be consistent with it, Turris said. We played a much better game but we gave up more shots than we would have liked but were clicking offensively. Its a work in progress.Jordan Martinook scored twice for Arizona, including his second at 18:43 just 30 seconds after Turris gave the Senators a 6-3 lead. Tobias Rieder and Oliver Ekman-Larsson had the other goals for the Coyotes.Arizona lost the services of starting goalie Mike Smith seven minutes into the third period when he suffered an injury to his left leg during a scramble in front of the net.Well re-evaluate (Wednesday), but its too early to get any diagnosis yet. Well just do our due diligence and find out what it is, Coyotes coach Dave Tippett said.Smith, who had stopped 27 of 30 shots before getting hurt, was replaced in the goal by Louis Domingue, who finished with eight saves but surrendered two goals on the first three shots he faced less than a minute after entering the game.Kelly capitalized on a giveaway and beat Domingue from in close at 7:30 and then Stone scored on a rebound at 8:11 giving the Senators a 5-2 lead.Martinook pulled the Coyotes within two at 10:07.Ekman-Larsson had cut the Senators lead to 3-2 with a power-play goal just 61 seconds into the third period.Smith scored a shorthanded goal to give the Senators a 3-1 lead.ddddddddddddOn his goal Smith got a great backhand pass from Pyatt and scored with a quick shot at 13:04. It was Smiths second goal of the season as he works to try and duplicate his career-high 25 goals from last season.The Coyotes had opened the scoring in the first period when Rieder beat Anderson on a rebound from the slot.The Senators are 3-0-0 at home this season and will host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday before heading out on a three-game Western swing.The Coyotes continue their season-long six-game road trip in Montreal on Thursday.Smith, who had stopped 27-of-30 shots before getting hurt, was replaced in the goal by Louis Domingue, who surrendered two goals on the first three shots he faced less than a minute after entering the game.Kelly capitalized on a giveaway and beat Domingue from in close at 7:30 and then Stone scored on a rebound at 8:11 giving the Senators a 5-2 lead.Domingue finished with eight saves.Martincook pulled the Coyotes within two at 10:07.Ekman-Larson had cut the Senators lead to 3-2 with a power-play goal just 61 seconds into the third period.Zack Smith scored once shorthanded to give the Senators a 3-1 lead and in the final minute of the period he broke in alone on Mike Smith but his backhand shot went wide.On his goal Smith got a great backhand pass from Pyatt and scored with a quick shot at 13:04. It was Smiths second goal of the season as he works to try and duplicate his career high 25 goals from last season.The execution wasnt that good and its something we have to clean up, Tippett said. The difference in the game was we didnt execute very well and weve got some guys that arent competing as hard as they need to compete.Game notes Senators scratches were Matt Puempel and Phil Varone while Jacob Chychrun, Jamie McGinn and Christian Dvorak were scratches for the Coyotes. . The Senators first goal Tuesday snapped an 0-for-9 start to their power play this season. . Along with Strome, Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot was also making his NHL debut Tuesday night.UP NEXT:The Coyotes continue their season-long six-game trip in Montreal on Thursday.The Senators are 3-0-0 at home this season and will host Tampa Bay on Saturday before heading out on a three-game Western swing. ' ' '