Tyreke Evans made a game-winning shot beyond halfcourt to give Sacramento a 100-98 victory over the Grizzlies as time expired.

"I've won a couple dollars off that shot," Evans said. "We practice it after shootaround in the morning sometimes and I'm glad we do that."

Paul Westphal hoped DeMarcus Cousins, who inbounded the ball, might find a teammate streaking down the court, but instead found Evans.

"I'd like to take credit for that one," Westphal said. "I thought I did pretty good to get them to throw the ball in. We were pretty discouraged when that shot went in (by Mayo). But I thought Memphis relaxed a little bit, and in that it's like flag football in your neighborhood street. Everybody go long."

DeMarcus Cousins has had an eventful beginning to his NBA career, but the Kings aren't interested in trading him, according to sources.

Sacramento is just 5-23, but they are committed to Cousins and Tyreke Evans as their core.

Tyreke Evans has dealt with a mild case of plantar fasciitis for much of the season and his production has suffered.

He revealed after Sacramento's loss to the L.A. Clippers on Monday night that he is considering having a procedure done on his left foot to alleviate the condition that would sideline him for "three to four months."

"Hopefully (the plantar fasciitis) will go away soon," said Evans, who scored 32 points against the Clippers.

"I talked to my agent (Bob Myers) today, and I was thinking about (the procedure). ... He's going to let me know and we'll see what's up. I'll just keep that in mind, whether I want to just keep playing through it or get (the procedure) over with."

A source close to Evans said he had already decided to do the procedure which involves laser treatment soon, but his sudden resurgence might delay it slightly.

The Rockets have discussed Yao Ming with the Kings and Bobcats, according to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle.

Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reported on Monday afternoon that Houston was shopping the All-Star center.

Sacramento has the sort of young talent that Houston would seek as part of any deal, while Charlotte would likely have to include coveted draft picks in addition to players.

The Kings are against trading rookie DeMarcus Cousins, despite concerns about his character and the team's rough start.

Nothing is imminent, with a trade much more likely around February's deadline.

Not much has gone right in Sacramento this season, but the Kings are still very optimistic about the future of rookie center DeMarcus Cousins.

"DeMarcus Cousins, he's going to be a tremendous player," Joe Maloof said. "He's going to have his ups and downs just like any rookie does. I'm telling you the way I feel. He's got extraordinary talent, and with he and Tyreke [Evans], we have a tremendous future. ... I think going forward, we're in a great, great position. We're in a wonderful situation."

There have been whispers that the Maloofs could fire coach Paul Westphal and/or general manager Geoff Petrie, but ownership has denied the rumors.

A source close to the Kings told Ken Berger of CBS Sports that ownership is concerned that Westphal isn't the right coach to handle Cousins' personality and groom him into a star.

Tyreke Evans has struggled for a majority of the season and coach Paul Westphal revealed on Thursday night that the reigning Rookie of the Year is dealing with personal issues.

Evans went 2-for-13 from the floor in Sacramento's loss to Milwaukee. He declined to discuss the issues.

"It's affecting me a lot," Evans said. "It's just a lot on my mind. I just have to find a way to get over it and just keep playing hard."

"There's more going on in his life," Westphal said of Evans. "It's a difficult time right now."

Kings co-owner Joe Maloof says the team is not close to firing Geoff Petrie and Paul Westphal.

Maloof responded with "No" via text message when the Sacramento Bee asked if the team president and head coach were in trouble.

The Kings have lost 21 of their last 23 games and are an NBA-worst 5-22.

Jason Thompson will miss three games after having stitches put into his injured right ring finger, according to the Kings.

Thompson hurt himself on Friday night against the Thunder. He is averaging 7.6 points and 5.8 rebounds.

Carl Landry says he hasn't thought about his options as a free agent, but he's open to a return to the Rockets.

Houston sent Landry to Sacramento in February as part of the Kevin Martin trade.

"The fans here were great to me," Landry said Tuesday night. "I had great support. This is a place I enjoyed. I'd consider it, definitely, but that's so far away I haven't thought about that yet.

"I'd consider every team. It was my dream to play in the NBA, not for a certain team."

Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh combined to score 75 points as the Heat defeated the Kings on Saturday night for their eighth consecutive victory.

Miami won 104-83 in Sacramento. Two weeks ago the Heat had a team meeting after a loss to Dallas, which was their fourth in five games.

"We have a different mentality both off the floor and on the court as well," Wade said.

"That team meeting really propelled us to where we are now. We understood and knew November was a tough month for us. But with that adversity there was a lot of growth going on. It was just about when it was going to click and right now it's clicking for us."