[Game] Kings @ Denver Nuggets, 2/14/2024, 6:00p PT/9:00p ET
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Agreed. Mavs and Suns have been just as up and down as anyone else, though they’re trending in the right direction. We absolutely can be top 6 and i believe the Kings will be if they play the way they have (overall) since all of these road games began. If they can bring this intensity and focus into the Golden 1 Center with the fans we have, we’ll really be cooking with hot grease.
I was looking forward to seeing Team Tamika Catchings dominate the Rising Stars mini tournament with "Summer League smirk" Keegan returning for an encore performance, but I also understand this sentiment. The whole NBA gets a middle finger from me too for essentially telling the city of Sacramento that our stars don't deserve to be celebrated in it's once a year self-promotion fest. No one in the dunk contest, three-point contest, skills challenge, or All Star game sends a pretty clear message how much the NBA CaresTM about Kings fans.
Good win. 10-9 during this stretch of 15/19 on the road, the standouts being @GS, @DAL, @IND, and both the home and away DEN games.
May have flubbed the Pistons game, but so far 2-2 so far during this infamous stretch which means that 4-5 or 5-4 is still very much feasible. Unfortunately it seems everyone right now is making their runs, but that comes and goes. Knicks were winning 9 in a row and then all of a sudden they were doing the opposite of that. Jazz won a bunch to put themselves into playoff position and then all of a sudden tapered off.
After the @MIN game on March 1, 15 of the Kings last 23 games are at home and only the @NY, @BOS, @BRK, @OKC trip is very notable.
May have flubbed the Pistons game, but so far 2-2 so far during this infamous stretch which means that 4-5 or 5-4 is still very much feasible. Unfortunately it seems everyone right now is making their runs, but that comes and goes. Knicks were winning 9 in a row and then all of a sudden they were doing the opposite of that. Jazz won a bunch to put themselves into playoff position and then all of a sudden tapered off.
After the @MIN game on March 1, 15 of the Kings last 23 games are at home and only the @NY, @BOS, @BRK, @OKC trip is very notable.
I agree with most of them but regarding Knicks and Jazz, Knicks have lost almost half the starters lately with injuries (apart from Mitchell Robinson months ago), Randle and lately DDV and Hartenstein so Brunson is carrying the team on his own plus they had their match stolen at Houston. Don't know if all starters will be healthy in playoffs with Thibodeau using them for almost 40' per match. Regarding Jazz, similar with last season they decided to give up on several players of their rotation in trade deadline (Fontecchio and Olynyk) more interested for the future (getting a 1st round draft pick) than the present.
Regarding trade deadline, somehow after it the 3 bottom teams that struggled, losing big most of their matches, became a bit competitive and they are harder to beat lately if we look at their recent scores. I mean Pistons, Hornets and Wizards that among those is the only one we still have one match against them in DC at some point. Ofc there are other teams that have worse results again most of them in the East, Raptors, Pacers despite being stronger in theory and Sixers due to Embiid's injury and Tobias that torched us missing the last couple of matches.
Still there are some free agents available, but none of them can really make the difference. Some teams are still adding depth to their bench like the Suns that got Thad Young and probably will get Gallinari too, acquiring Royce O'Neal in the deadline (and Roddy but ok he doesn't matter) releasing players that barely made the rotation and 3 second round picks.
Regarding trade deadline, somehow after it the 3 bottom teams that struggled, losing big most of their matches, became a bit competitive and they are harder to beat lately if we look at their recent scores. I mean Pistons, Hornets and Wizards that among those is the only one we still have one match against them in DC at some point. Ofc there are other teams that have worse results again most of them in the East, Raptors, Pacers despite being stronger in theory and Sixers due to Embiid's injury and Tobias that torched us missing the last couple of matches.
Still there are some free agents available, but none of them can really make the difference. Some teams are still adding depth to their bench like the Suns that got Thad Young and probably will get Gallinari too, acquiring Royce O'Neal in the deadline (and Roddy but ok he doesn't matter) releasing players that barely made the rotation and 3 second round picks.