Sac Kings Therapy

Well here we are again, another 8 game losing streak this season. On Thursday in Philly the Kings played a hard fought game and ended up losing on a final shot by Tyrese Maxey. The next night in Boston they simply didn't have any juice left to hang with the Celtics as they get blown out. While the Kings have looked good in stretches on this road trip, it's still a loss in the win-loss colu...

The Kings played well for 3 and half quarters. They played good defense, forced the Knicks into a lot of silly turnovers, and Demar was carrying the Kings on offense. But the floor fell out from under them in the final 4 minutes as the Knicks go on a run to win the game going away. Under the surface of this loss is also a game within a game regarding the King's offense. With Sabonis returning...

If I told you that the Kings shots 52% FG and 44% from 3 for a game, you would assume they won the game right? Well not when you let the opposing team shoot 55% FG and 52% from 3 and you turn the ball over 19 times for 28 points off turnovers. The Kings for the most played great on offense but they really struggled to get stops and had some god awful turnovers that negated the terrific shotmaking...

The game started out 16-2 for the Cavs and the Kings looked absolutely cooked. Coach Christie calls a timeout and benches the starters and sends in his super subs and they were able to tie the game by the end of the 1st quarter. The rest of the game was a back and forth battle until the Kings missed a few late buckets to give the game to the Cavs. This is an interesting conundrum for the Kings and...

It's a struggle the Kings have dealt with the entire season, when they're not getting stops and subsequent transition buckets, their half court offense isn't reliable enough to keep up with most teams in the league. And that's the main issue the Kings have faced in their 3rd loss in a row, their half court offense is slow, unimaginative and oh so stagnant. When they aren't scor...

All good things come to an end, the Kings had a great 4 game winning streak but that was ended by the Blazers tonight. The stifling Blazer defense slowed the Kings down and the Kings offense was clunky for stretches, letting the Blazers build a big lead that they never lost. It was good while it lasted but this loss shows the Kings still have a lot of issues to address. Maybe this win streak also...

The Kings keep winning as they extend their winning streak to 4 after beating the Washington Wizards. It got hairy in the middle, but the Kings rose to the occasion after a scuffle and took control of the game and the Wizards never got close again. Kings are playing very well as of late and are getting reinforcements back in the form of Sabonis from injury and Dennis from suspension. Let's see...

The Kings extend their winning streak to their longest of the season at 3 games after beating the Knicks in this long homestand. The Kings played terrific defense and the Knicks shot horrifically from the outside and weren't much better inside. On the offensive end they moved the ball and played with an extra physicality. That plus the incredible play of Precious Achiuwa who definitely wanted...

Kings get not only their 1st win of the new year, but back to back wins and beams. In the Rockets game, the Kings were able to out-hustle and out-physical the gianormous Rockets lineup, mostly thanks to Dylan Cardwell, who brought all the energy and physicality that Coach Doug Christie dreamed of. And in the Lakers game, the Kings shot the lights out from 3 behind Malik Monk's shooting. These...

The Kings faced the Warriors in a battle of offensive philosophies. The Kings rely on their players to create shots through isolations while 3 or 4 players stand around and space, and the Warriors do it through moving the ball all over the floor combined with constant player movement. For about 2 and a half quarters, the Kings and Warriors traded leads. But after being tied 84-84, the well went dr...

It was a game the Kings led the Mavs for much of the game, until they didn't. They started out bombing from 3, and forcing tons of turnovers from the Mavs which lead to plenty of fastbreak points for the Kings. But when the Kings played in the half court it was a whole other story, and it ultimately led to the loss. Kings have things to work on that's for sure, but they really need to figu...

It was a tale of 3 and half quarters. For most of the game, the Kings looked hapless on both ends of the floor, they can't stop the Bucks offense and most definitely not Giannis Antetokounmpo. And then on offense, it's stagnant without any spacing to work with and not enough 3s being generated or hit. And for the half of basketball in which they did those things, they looked amazing and we...

The Kings start 2026 on a bit of a bummer, losing their first 2 games back to back against the Celtics and Suns. Both games did see the return of a fast paced attack of the Kings with plenty of ball movement and activity on defense. But both games then saw them kind of gas out eventually. In the Celtics game it was the 4th quarter and in the Suns game it was the 3rd quarter. While the results aren...

The Kings did not have a fruitful trip to LA. Losing to the Lakers in demoralizing fashion and then to Clippers tonight in an even more non-competitive loss. The Kings tried to up their physicality but just had no juice on the offensive end. And when you can't score consistently, it's harder to set your defense properly and the Clippers scored in transition in bunches to blow the game open...

The Kings come out of Christmas by getting a terrific win over the Mavericks in the G1C. They forced a ton of turnovers from the Mavs and shot the lights out from 3 to spoil Cooper Flagg's debut in Sacramento. It wasn't as rosy the next night when they traveled down to LA to face the Lakers as the Kings got the turnover bug and mightily struggled to defend the Lakers on route to a decisive...

It's a wrestling show that holds a lot of significance with hosts Owen and Fong and also to the city of Sacramento. It's the first wrestling show that Owen and Fong ever went to together and one of the first events to be held in the newly finished Golden One Center. Owen and Fong not only review the show and go down memory lane from a wrestling retrospective, they also go through the Kings...

(I accidentally said episode 588 in the opening, I meant to say 585) The Kings lately have been hanging with their opponents, not getting blown out and always making things interesting in crunch time. This game was no different even though for much of the game the Kings trailed by double digits as they were bullied physically by the Pistons. But in the 4th quarter the Kings battled and were able t...

The Kings rematched the Blazers Saturday night and while the game was close, there was no spectacular or controversial ending. The Kings simply got outplayed, so on to the Rockets game the next night. And what a game it was, the Kings battled hard against the Rockets all night and sent the game to OT with a spectacular 3 pointer from Westbrook where they would win with a go-ahead 3 from Schroder i...

The Kings screwed the Kings, referee Marc Davis says. After pulling a miraculous comeback after being down 15 with under 2 and a half minutes to go to tie the game and go into overtime, the Kings would take a 1 point lead in OT with 4.4 seconds to go after trailing by 6 with 33.2 seconds to go. Deni Avdija would take the ball down the court with 4.4 seconds to go and miss a runner from just inside...

Well, it's an end of an era, several era actually. John Cena just had his last match at Saturday Night's Main Event and it was an incredible show. It was a show truly worthy of someone of his caliber and Owen and Fong go through and give their thoughts on the sendoff of one of the greatest of all time. Use code SKT15 on checkout to get 15% off from HYVDesigns on Etsy during checkout or use...

Kings lose their 4th and final game to the Wolves this season. The Kings actually defended the Wolves offense really well but their stagnant offense cost them this game. Defense wins you championships but you need to get good shots in order to set up said defense. Kings are now 6-20 going into the unofficial start of the trade season tomorrow 12/15. Use code SKT15 on checkout to get 15% off from H...

Kings get destroyed at home by the Nuggets. They had no answer for the Nuggets center rotation and it all snowballed from there. It made Owen not want to talk about the game and instead talk about trade rumors surrounding the Kings and what could be next for the Kings. Use code SKT15 on checkout to get 15% off from HYVDesigns on Etsy during checkout or use this link: https://www.etsy.com/shop/hyvd...

The Kings lose to the 5-18 Pacers in Indiana and it was weirdly competitive game. The Pacer got an early lead and kept it until the Kings made a weird comeback in the 3rd quarter. It was then a shootout in the 4th that the Kings would ultimately lose. That being said, the Kings were competitive, albeit to a injury ravaged Pacers team, and the young guys looked good. And if you're a guy that ro...

The Kings go into South Beach and thoroughly dominate the Heat. Lavine came out hot and stayed hot the entire game and it uplifted the Kings on offense. Their defense was also solid all night and the Kings won this game going away. Nice to see a win from the Kings, nice to see a bounce back performance for Lavine after a very tepid November, let's see if they can keep up this momentum going in...

The Kings lose to the Rockets on the road but Coach Christie did so playing the young guys a lot of minutes when the vets didn't seem to have it. The team as a whole, both young guys and vets actually played really well in the first half but things got out of hand in the 2nd half and Doug went with the young guys to close the game. It's nice to see them get an extended run and it looks lik...