After taking part in the final two video games with out stars Domantas Sabonis and DeMar DeRozan, the Kings of Sacramento introduced the elite tandem again onto the courtroom for Friday’s NBA Cup recreation in opposition to the Los Angeles Clippers.
Sadly for the Kings, even with Sabonis, DeRozan and De’Aaron Fox again collectively, they nonetheless managed to break down in opposition to a short-handed Clippers crew. The Kings left Los Angeles on Friday night time with a 104-88 loss.
Many followers had been able to name it a day after the Kings scored simply 12 factors within the first quarter and had simply 29 at halftime. Their 88 factors had been their lowest level whole in a recreation since February 2022.
Fox and Sabonis every managed to attain greater than Los Angeles’ main scorer, James Harden with 22, however the Kings’ fault got here within the second unit. Sacramento’s bench contributed simply 9 factors, in comparison with 39 for Los Angeles. Regardless of the 16-point loss, the Kings’ beginning lineup posted a +8 internet ranking, demonstrating that the weak second unit was actually embarrassing.
The Kings shot simply 20 % from deep and 38.6 % from the sphere, each boosted by a robust third quarter that just about pushed them again into the sport. Total, Sacramento did not seem like a crew able to compete within the Western Convention.
The Kings enhance to 8-8 on the season, internet hosting the Brooklyn fillets Sunday for an opportunity to get again into the win column. After such a horrible loss in Los Angeles, all of the Kings can do now could be transfer on.
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