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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Although DeMarcus Cousins and Rudy Gay were once again the primary weapons for Sacramento, the Kings displayed their depth in beating the winless New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night.Cousins had 11 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and Gay finished with 21 points for the Kings, who never trailed in defeating the Pelicans 102-94.Aaron Afflalo added 15 points and made a huge four-point play in the fourth quarter for the Kings. The return of suspended point guard Darren Collison was also a factor in the victory, along with a bench that contributed great energy and 32 points.Afflalo is still assimilating offensively, but looked more confident, getting open for 3s and posting up. He made all three shots in the first half and finished 5 of 6.He was fantastic, Kings coach Dave Joerger said. If Im him, Im thinking -- `If Coach would have called more plays for me I would had had 30 points. He had 15 points on six shots, thats pretty efficient.It was the second straight victory for the Kings (4-5), who were 1-7 in their first eight games last season. The Kings are 2-1 at home this season and this was the first in a string of seven of eight home games.Thats one of our main goals this year, take care of home court, Afflalo said.Anthony Davis had 34 points, eight rebounds and four blocks for the Pelicans, who have started the season with eight straight losses, matching the 2004-05 team for the worst start in franchise history. Rookie guard Buddy Hield had 12 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter and ETwaun Moore added 13.Its been a miserable start to the season for New Orleans, which is without three starters -- Jrue Holiday (personal reasons), Tyreke Evans (right knee) and Quincy Poindexter (left knee).We just have to play better. Theres just no way of getting around it, Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry said. The effort is good and I talked to the guys about the fact that I love the way we are playing hard. But we all have to play smart. In some cases we are not playing smart.After Hield scored six straight points to pull the Pelicans within five, Afflalo hit a 3 and was fouled. He made the free throw, completing a four-point play and giving the Kings a 97-88 lead with 45 seconds left.For me, Im still trying to adjust to how to be efficient, and not get frustrated with a lack of rhythm and just play through it, Afflalo said. I dont come into a game with expectations. It depends on the situation regarding how much I shoot.Despite 14 points from Davis, the Pelicans could not cut into the Kings lead and still trailed 76-70 entering the fourth.Im not use to this at all. But its a long season, Hield said. We just have to stay confident. Were 0-8 right now, but were going to find a way and we are going to break through this. We have a lot of games left. All we need is a win to build our confidence up.Collison, who entered the game late in the opening quarter, had nine points in his first game this season. He missed the first eight games, serving a suspension for a domestic violence incident in the summer.After an unproductive first half, Collison picked up his offense in the third quarter when he scored seven points and helped the Kings maintain their lead. He finished with four assists and two steals in 27 minutes.I think the best part of the day was earlier this morning, Collison said. I came into the locker room and my teammates were waiting and started cheering. That made me feel real good and the fans embraced me. It felt really good to be out there and be with my teammates.TIP-INSPelicans: Due to a foul that put them over the limit and wasnt noticed, the final 18.9 seconds of the first half were replayed after intermission. The replay led to a five-point halftime lead rather than a three-point lead by the Kings. ... Hield struggled in the first half, missing his first four shots and had two first-half points.Kings: Cousins, who has seen his rebounds totals dip this year, had four boards. ... Reserve Willie Cauley-Stein had five fouls in 13 minutes, but also contributed nine points and three blocks. ... The Kings shot 8 of 25 on 3s, but made 48 percent of their shots overall.UP NEXTPelicans: Finish a three-game trip Thursday in Milwaukee.Kings: Host the LA Lakers on Thursday. Aaron Stinnie Jersey . Kiriasis and brakeman Franziska Fritz finished two runs in one minute 55.41 seconds -- a mere 0.01 seconds ahead of Meyers and Lolo Jones, who likely bolstered her Olympic hopes by helping give USA-1 a huge push in the second heat. 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Having struggled to get past a well-organized defense in the first half, the visitors broke the deadlock after the hour-mark thanks to Eysseric, who played on loan at Saint-Etienne last season.The midfielder retrieved the ball on the edge of the area, dribbled past Loic Perrin and beat keeper Stephane Ruffier with a brilliant left-foot shot into the top corner.Though Vincent Koziello had been expected to start at Geoffroy-Guichard stadium, Nice coach Lucien Favre decided to give Eysseric the nod -- a move that paid off with the midfielders his first goal in 11 league games this season.Having slumped to its first league loss of the season before the international break, Nice bounced back with solid display. It could have added a second goal in the 65th minute when Alassane Plea sent a shot just wide, with Ruffier looking beaten.Saint-Etienne was the more threatening team in the first half and had several clear chances, with Nice goalkeeper Yoan Cardinale saving a couple of good headers.Nice reclaimed the lead from Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain, which both won at the weekend.----GUINGAMP 1, BORDEAUX 1Guingamp striker Jimmy Briand scored a last-minute goal to snatch a 1-1 draw against Bordeaux.The burrly striker equalized with a header deep in added time from Lucas Deauxs cross.ddddddddddddBordeaux had the match under control after Polish defender Igor Lewczuk bagged his first goal in the French league. Lewczuk headed in the opener after finding space in the box between two defenders and connecting with a free kick from Valentin Vada after 22 minutes.The visitors wasted a chance to increase their lead in the 77th minute when striker Jeremy Menez saw his penalty kick stopped by keeper Karl Johan Johnsson.Guingamp came close to an equalizer in the next minute but it was Bordeaux keeper Jerome Priors turn to shine with a save at his right post to deny a well-taken angled shot from Briand.Missing the penalty gave them a boost, Bordeaux coach Jocelyn Gourvennec said. Then it was a struggle, with long balls into the box, and thats how we conceded in a frustrating end to the match.Fifth-placed Guingamp remained two points above Bordeaux, and 10 points behind the leaders.---MARSEILLE 1, CAEN 0Marseille secured its first win under new coach Rudi Garcia, a lackluster 1-0 victory over Caen at the Stade Velodrome. Portuguese defender Rolando scored with a late header, ending a three-game winless run for the nine-time champions.After being ostracized by former coach Franck Passi, Rolando is enjoying a new lease of life under Garcia, who has made him a key player in his defense.