The Kings are reeling. There’s no way to put it mildly; this team looks like a shell of what it was two weeks ago when the Kings were clutch-time fiends and De’Aaron Fox won player of the week. Now, the Kings can’t keep games close enough for crunch time to come into play.
It’s the defense that has really let Sacramento down in recent games. Each of the last five opponents have dropped at least 118 points on the Kings. The team’s next challenge will come in the form of Zach LaVine, who is essentially an offense in and of himself.