Sac Kings Therapy

Another game where the Kings go up big against a tough team early, and another game whether they gas out on offense in the 2nd half and lose a big game against a tough opponent. The Kings shot a total of 58 threes and made 20 of them, a very good number, but they were only able to make 13 shots inside the arc. This is going to be a problem for the Kings going forward, without Malik they lack the a...

After 2 consecutive Beamless nights (shoutout Deuce and Mo), the Kings get back in the win column by blowing out the Nets in Brooklyn. It wasn't the prettiest by any means, but the Kings did a good job of limiting Brooklyn with their defense and holding them to only 77 points. With the playoff race in the West so tight, with seeds 5-9 being separated by only 3.5 games with only a handful of ga...

The Kings have now put themselves in a huge hole. They get blown out in New York in deflating fashion by losing a 21 point lead, and come up short on a miraculous comeback in Boston. By losing these 2 games, they are in danger of possibly dropping to the 9 seed before the season is over. One saving grace however is that the 6th seed isn't out of reach. But it's going to be tough and the Ki...

Another day, another game where the Kings win by dominating on the defensive end. After going back and forth in a close game midway through the 3rd quarter, the Kings turned up the dial on defense and completely shut the water off on the Clipper offense. That plus the offensive rebounding party the Kings were putting on, what was a 4 point game about 4 minutes into the 3rd was now a 21 point game...

The Kings get a much needed win after the twin losses to the Mavs earlier in the week. The win was also needed as it comes on the heels of the news that Malik Monk will be out for 4-6 weeks with an MCL sprain in his right knee. So getting this win against a depleted Jazz team was not only needed for the Kings in the standings, but also for much needed positive vibes after a rough week. While this...

The Kings definitely took the Tuesday loss to the Mavs to heart. And they channeled that energy and came out absolute gangbusters. They played with incredible energy and intensity throughout the game and the Mavs seemed to be rattled for 3 quarters, unable to match the King's speed and physicality. But then the 4th quarter started, the Mavs turned it up on offense, particularly their 2 stars,...

The Kings returned home after their east coast trip and split a pair of huge games. First, they were able to dismantle the shorthanded Sixers by limiting Tyrese Maxey and letting that trickle to the rest of the Sixers not being able to get easy shots. It was another impressive showing on defense for the Kings and it allowed Kings fans to breathe a sigh of relief as it's usually these kinds of...

After the stinker in Washington, the Kings bounce back against a very good Orlando Magic team sitting in the upper tier of the Eastern Conference. The Kings played their game, they played at a frenetic pace all game and got up and down the court. Mixed in with some really good defense throughout the night, the Kings threw the Magic for a loop. The Kings now end their 3 game road trip 2-1, and they...

Fresh off surviving the Grizzly bear attack in the G1C, the Kings headed across the border to the North to play the Raptors in Toronto. And ... they took care of business and demolished the skeleton crew Raptors. The Kings were simply too big and too talented for this Raps team to handle and they got the easy win with some extra rest for the starters. The next night however, was a different story....

It was a disgusting game, and a gross win. The Kings did everything in the book to try and lose this game, and it was a miracle they actually managed to pull it out. We all hoped the Kings had turned a corner after the impressive back to back win against the Bucks and Lakers. And even though they lost to the Knicks, the Kings held tough and matched the Knicks physicality. But then there's a st...

Do you like physical basketball? Are you tired of foul calls every other possession? Are you tired of the ridiculously high scoring games of today's NBA? Well then the Kings vs Knicks in the G1C on Saturday night was for you! This game was as old school and physical as a game could get. Insane amounts of contact, very few whistles, just letting the players play and may the tougher team win. Ju...

After a confounding loss to the Rockets last Sunday, the Kings continue to confuse their fans by pulling off 2 equally confounding wins in back to back nights. The Kings, against the Bucks and the Lakers, played inspired defense and held their opponents to subpar performances on the offensive end. Their own offense as well, seems to have discovered new life as well and as a result, they've had...

Well, the Kings keep doing this to us. We thought they conquered their below .500 demons with the improbable win against the Spurs 3 days ago. But alas, they lose another weird one at home to the under .500 Rockets. The game was a tale of 2 halves, in the 1st half the Kings forced the Rockets to play their style of basketball, which involves a lot playing fast and in transition. In the 2nd half, t...

It started out horribly for the Kings in LA, they went down 21 early and look absolutely hopeless. And then, the Kings completely turned it around. By halftime, what was a 21 point deficit for the Kings turned into a 15 point lead as the Kings completely flipped the script on the shell shocked Lakers. The Kings would control the game from then on and they get the much needed win over the Lakers wh...

The Kings had a great weekend, they had the tough win against the Wolves on the road, and teams around them in the standing all took Ls while the Kings had 2 days off. All the Kings had to do was to finish the job and beat the Bulls to create some separation between the teams around them. Well ... about that ... The Kings just don't want to make things easy on themselves, they lose to the Bull...

Off the heels of getting pummeled by the Nuggets 2 days ago, the Kings get a little bit of retribution by beating the #1 seed in the West. A feat even more impressive because they were once again without De'Aaron Fox. Now it has to be mentioned that the Wolves were without the services of their best player Anthony Edwards for the 2nd half. Nevertheless, it's an impressive win by the Kings...

The Kings had a chance to go 4-0 against the defending champs tonight, but it was not to be. It started out well with the Kings who got a 15 point lead with 8:00 to go in the 2nd quarter and looked to have all the momentum despite not having their star point guard. Then the Nugget decided to turn on Uber mode. They proceed to pummel the Kings on the inside with Aaron Gordon and Nikola Jokic and th...

Mike Brown had been preaching the need to be a good defensive team all season. To say the Kings have been hit or miss when it comes to executing that plan would be an understatement. But against the Clippers on Sunday night in LA, the Kings pulled off their best defensive performance of the season. De'Aaron Fox brought the intensity on that end from the start and the rest of the team followed...

It wasn't easy, but after making their fans sweat they were able to pull out the game against the Spurs. The Kings looked refreshed coming out of All-Star Break and guys looked like they had a little more pep in their step on offense. But the defense was their achilles heel all night as they couldn't stop the Spurs from inside or outside the arc. They finally turned up their defense in the...

The Kings have the same record as last season at the All-Star Break yet the perception of the team is very different. Owen and Fong decided to do a deep dive into some stats and find whether this team is actually better or worse than last year or exactly the same. They then mix it up with a quiz centered around the Kings. Afterwards, they review the actual All-Star Weekend and all its festivities....

All Star Break is upon us! But before the Kings could partake (Or not) they had a tough back to back on the road to go through. The first game was against the Suns in Phoenix, where it was a ballad of shot-making brilliance by both teams. The Kings would ultimately lose due to untimely mistakes and maybe some questionable officiating. But the Kings showed a lot of heart and fight in the game and i...

(I accidently called this episode 382, I meant to say 383) The philosophy of winning a basketball game is simple, you make shots and force the other team to miss shots, you will likely win the game. The Kings last year were really good at making shots but not great at making the other team miss. This years team has tried to focus more on making the other team miss and taken a step back when it com...

The Kings get a palate cleanser game after losing to the Pistons on Wednesday with a dominant victory over a shorthanded Nuggets team on the 2nd night of a back to back. The Kings were just … better than they were last game, they hit more shots and played terrific defense for stretches. And by doing that, they went from losing against the worst teams in NBA history to beating the defending champs....

It was the trappiest game that has ever trapped. And as the day went on it only got even trappier. The Pistons, who had won only 6 games all season, traded away 2 rotation players and were going to be playing without Cade Cunningham and Bojan Bogdonavic. Logic would dictate that a good Kings team would wipe the floor with this team right? Well, lemme introduce you to the Sacramento Kings as they l...

Cavs get the Kings back for their loss against the Kings earlier this season where they couldn’t miss in G1C. Instead, the script flipped and this time the Cavs couldn’t miss from 3. And that was what the game boiled down to, the Cav were lights out from 3, and the Kings couldn't keep up. The Kings in all honestly didn’t play bad, but on this night they needed something special in order to mat...