SACRAMENTO, Calif. James Starks Packers Jersey . -- DeMarcus Cousins found himself in an unusual place Sunday night, sitting on the bench the entire fourth quarter. Sacramentos centre liked the feeling of not being needed in a rare lopsided win by the Kings. Isaiah Thomas scored 26 points to lead the Kings to their third straight win with this seasons biggest rout, a 124-80 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. The 44-point victory margin was the largest in the NBA this season, according to STATS and the third largest margin in franchise history. The Kings scored 16 straight points in the third quarter and led by 28 points heading into the fourth. The three-game winning streak is Sacramentos first since December 2012. Cousins, an All-Star hopeful, finished with 16 points, 11 rebounds and two blocked shots in just under 30 minutes. "It felt weird, sitting out the whole fourth. Unless I fouled out, I dont think Ive ever been in that situation" Cousins said. "It felt good to see some of the guys play a lot of minutes and get out there and have good games. It was a good win all around." These are rare times indeed for the Kings. The three-game win streak has been no fluke. Sacramento defeated Portland, then followed with a 20-point victory over Orlando and the victory over Cleveland, their highest point total of the season and easily their most impressive victory. The Kings allowed Orlando to score 83 points, a season low until Cleveland only scored 80. "Consistency isnt something weve shown defensively, but the last three games I think the defence has been consistent, the effort has been there, and the communication has been there," Kings coach Michael Malone said. "We bought in the last three games and protected our home court. Thats great." C.J. Miles had 14 points and Luol Deng added 12 for the Cavaliers, who had won two straight. Cleveland went just over five minutes without a basket in the third quarter, when it shot 4 of 20 and was outscored 30-11. The Cavaliers were outscored 65-30 in the second half. Kyrie Irving, the Cavaliers leading scorer, missed 11 of 14 shots, 3 of 4 free throws, and finished with seven points. "It was just one of those nights. The shots were not falling," Irving said. "Like coach said, we just have to bring it in more and be more together during the hard times. Especially when I am having a bad shooting night. Thats part of the game. We just have to continue to compete, including myself." It was Dengs second game since arriving from Chicago in a trade for Andrew Bynum and three draft picks. Deng, who has been bothered by a sore left Achilles, had 10 points in 21 minutes in his Cavaliers debut, a victory Friday night in Utah. "In the first half we were able to get whatever we wanted," Deng said. "In the second half, we should have recognized what was going on and focused on our defence a lot more. They did switch their game plan and started playing D and thats what we should have done." Rudy Gay scored 20 points for the Kings, who concluded a five-game home stand with a 3-2 record. Both Derrick Williams and Jimmer Fredette scored 13 points. The Kings made 15 of 30 3-pointers, shot 52 per cent, and outrebounded the Cavaliers 50-32. The Kings also had eight blocks, including three by Gay. "They shot the mess out the basketball. I give them and Mike Malone credit," Cleveland coach Mike Brown said. "From top to bottom, they kicked my behind and everybody else in a Cleveland Cavalier uniform. It wasnt just Rudy Gay and Isaiah Thomas. It was the whole ... team." Thomas made consecutive 3s and Ben McLemore and Williams each had another in a span of two minutes, giving the Kings a 106-68 lead with 8:55 left in the fourth quarter. The lead reached a high of 46 points in the fourth quarter. "This is very fun. Winning cures a lot of things," Thomas said. "Were playing hard right now. Gay and Thomas both scored nine points in the third quarter when the Kings hit 12 of 13 free throws, outrebounded Cleveland 16-7 and took an 89-61 lead. Leading by nine points at the half, the Kings expanded their lead in the third quarter. They ran off 16 unanswered points in building an 86-58 lead. Cousins and Gay started the run with consecutive three-point plays and Thomas ended the spree with a layup. Gay and Thomas both scored 11 first-half points for the Kings, who led 59-50. Sacramento outscored the Cavaliers 29-18 in the second quarter. Miles had 11 points and Anderson Varejao 10 for Cleveland. It was a difficult opening half for Irving. The talented Cavaliers point guard shot 1 of 7, missed both free throws, and had two points in 19 minutes. NOTES: Miles made a contested 40-footer to end the first quarter. The 3-pointer gave Cleveland a 32-30 lead. ... Thomas hit a 3 in the fourth quarter and has now made a 3-pointer in 29 consecutive games. ... The Kings have played 22 of their first 35 games at home. They start a six-game road trip Tuesday in Indiana. ... Fredette missed his first free throw this season after connecting on his first 12. The missed free throw prevented him from completing a four-point play. Julius Peppers Womens Jersey . Brandon Triche added 16 points, seven rebounds and two steals for the Orange (17-0, 4-0 Big East), who started 18-0 last season before dropping their first game. C.J. Fair donated 13 points and eight boards for Syracuse, which got 12 points and seven assists from Dion Waiters. Dave Robinson Womens Jersey . China defeated Myanmar 3-0 while South Korea blanked Thailand 4-0 at the AFC Womens Asian Cup to secure top-two finishes in the Group B standings. Three more Asian countries will book their World Cup tickets by Wednesday.Got a question on rule clarification, comments on rule enforcements or some memorable NHL stories? Kerry Fraser wants to answer your emails at cmonref@tsn.ca! Hey Kerry, During the Florida-Pittsburgh game on Tuesday night, I noticed in one faceoff that the linesman dropped the puck when there was no one in the circle for the Pens. Is this allowed? Thanks,Wes KrentzUnity, Saskatchewan ---- Wes: Not only was the correct faceoff procedure followed by linesman Steve Miller but a goal did result against the Penguins on the ensuing end to end rush. A few years ago, in an effort to speed up the game the League instituted a "hurry up faceoff" procedure. Here is how the process works. Once the neutral zone referee completes the line change that each team is allowed to make (last change to home team) he will then lower his hand to indicate no further change. This triggers the linesman at the faceoff location to blow his whistle which is a signal to both teams that they have no more than five (5) seconds to line up for the ensuing faceoff. At the end of the five seconds, the lineman is instructed to conduct a proper faceoff. The word "proper" means that both centres should be positioned for the faceoff with their sticks on the ice utilizing the correct on-ice markings and teams are in an on-side position with no encroachment. This is however, assuming that both opposing centres are in the immediate vicinity of the faceoff spot. The linesman can and will eject a center that does not comply, stands back and attempts to quarterback or if his team commits a violation for encroachment. The optimum word here is "immediate vicinity" of the faceoff spot. The language of Rule 76 for faceoff Procedure clearly states that, "If a centre is not at the designateed face-off area once the five (5) second time has elapsed, the linesman will drop the puck immediately.Reggie White Packers Jersey. " The rule further directs the linesman to drop the puck immediately if the centre is back from the face-off spot, is "quarterbacking" or refused to come into faceoff area when instructed to do so, or is just slow to arrive when the five seconds has elapsed. In practical application of the faceoff procedure every linesman in the league will attempt to work with the centres wherever possible utilizing common sense. Should the centre be moving to the faceoff spot and in close proximity after the five seconds has elapsed the linesman will simply wave the slowpoke out of the circle for a replacement. If the defending team center was in violation of this rule to the extent we saw last night I have to believe that he would be ejected from the faceoff before the puck was dropped on the stick of the attacking center; although I have been on the ice when this happened. You should have seen the mad dash fire drill that resulted from that one! Last night, Penguins centre Joe Vitale was excessively slow getting to the face-off location judging from the fact that he wasnt even in the wide camera frame of the television broadcast. Linesman Steve Miller was ready to conduct the face-off along with the entire Panther unit that hungered for the black disc. The faceoff procedure was followed perfectly in this situation when Miller dropped the puck. So many nights I heard catcalls from the crowd when a frustrated fan would shout at a linesman, "Just DROP The Puck!" Last night in Pittsburgh, Steve Miller complied with their ongoing request. 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