The Kings are 4-6 in their last 10 games, the best record over the last 10 games of any team projected to select top-10 in the draft this year. It’s almost like every other team in a similar position got the memo that losing in the best outcome here, and the Kings totally missed it. Unfortunately there is another game tonight.
Who: Sacramento Kings (21-57) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (39-38)
Where: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
When: 6:00 PM PT / 9:00 PM ET
Watch: NBCSCA / League Pass
You know what isn’t fun? Feeling like you can’t root for the young Kings because the old Kings already put the tank in a precarious position the game prior. Without the veteran-led win in Toronto, the Nique Clifford, Maxime Raynaud led win vs. the Pelicans at home just feels better. Instead, those two straight victories tied the Kings with the Jazz at 21-57, likely pushing the Kings down to 5th in the draft lottery because Utah is far more committed to the tank than Sacramento is.
Whatever. I’m tired of talking about all the dumb ways the Kings played their hand down the stretch. It may not bite them at the end, but it most certainly could.
At least the Clippers should be able to take them out tonight, right? Right?
Prediction: Kings 118, Clippers 102.
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