THE Kings of Sacramento had been on tempo to finish their multi-game dropping streak Thursday night time in opposition to the Detroit Pistons. Via the primary three quarters, De’Aaron Fox and DeMar DeRozan mixed for 30 factors as they held a 91-77 lead over Detroit heading into the ultimate quarter.
Whereas the Kings could have felt somewhat extra comfy, the Pistons got here alive. Instantly, the 16-point lead pale. The Pistons would produce almost 40 factors within the last 12 minutes of motion. With simply seconds left, Pistons guard Jaden Ivey buried the game-tying three-pointer.
A foul from past the arc despatched Ivey to the road for a free throw try, which allowed Detroit’s rising star to place his crew up by one level earlier than the sport ended.
The Kings suffered a fifth consecutive defeat. De’Aaron Fox did not have a lot to say afterward.
De’Aaron Fox, clearly annoyed, was a person of few phrases in explaining the foul dedicated on Jaden Ivey. He was fairly detailed about his Kings’ 37-22 collapse within the 4th quarter, after tonight’s loss to the Pistons.
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-Sean Cunningham (@SeanCunningham) December 27, 2024
“It would not actually matter [what I saw]. It’s not going to make anybody really feel higher,” the Kings star advised reporters.
“We knew it was a winnable sport. We gave ourselves an opportunity to win early within the fourth quarter, and we did not do job of it.
Regardless of lacking a star participant in Domantas Sabonis, who was dominated out as a result of sickness, Fox and the Kings clearly believed they nonetheless had a bonus over Detroit. For many of the night it appeared like that, however the Pistons finally took care of enterprise.
Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 33 factors, ten assists and 4 rebounds. The clutch mixture of Jaden Ivey (19 factors) and Malik Beasley (22 factors) sealed the deal for Detroit within the fourth.
Fox completed the sport with 26 factors, six rebounds and 4 assists. One other loss dropped the Kings to 13-18 on the season, which locations them twelfth within the Western Convention.
As for the Pistons, they climb to 14-17 on the 12 months, shifting to the ninth seed within the Jap Convention.
