As preseason games go, this is the most important one. The first and third games of the regular season are against the Jazz. The Kings then play them again on November 21 (and a 4th game is in April). To get a decent start to the season, it would behoove the Kings to learn how to beat Utah. Kings lost all three games last year to Utah. The last two games they played the Kings lost by 7 and 6 points respectively. Gobert dominated. The Kings had 15 fast break points and 12 fast break points against Utah in games 2 and 3 last year. They need to get those numbers up considerably, probably above 20, to have a chance. Playing at a slower pace totally favors Gobert's Jazz; playing at a faster pace favors the Kings. This game is all about who controls the tempo.
Stein vs. Gobert: The first game of the season Gobert was out with injury and Stein had a monster statistical game, despite a huge victory by the Jazz. Stein didn't play in Game 2. In game 3 he played 29 minutes against Gobert and had four rebounds and nine points in 29 minutes. All of which suggests that Stein might not be the best player to put up against Gobert, given he can't stretch the floor and pull the big guy away from the basket.
Stein vs. Gobert: The first game of the season Gobert was out with injury and Stein had a monster statistical game, despite a huge victory by the Jazz. Stein didn't play in Game 2. In game 3 he played 29 minutes against Gobert and had four rebounds and nine points in 29 minutes. All of which suggests that Stein might not be the best player to put up against Gobert, given he can't stretch the floor and pull the big guy away from the basket.