[Game] 31/82: Kings vs. Pistons 26 DEC 2024, 7pm PT/10pm ET

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Mr. S£im Citrus

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Doryphore of KingsFans.com
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Detroit Pistons 13-17 (8-9 Away) @ Sacramento Kings 13-17 (6-11 Home)
26 December 2024, 7pm PT/10pm ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California​


Game Preview:
Road-Tested Pistons Draw Kings Next (NBA.com)

Availability:
Broadcast: NBA League Pass (NBC Sports California)
Radio: Sactown Sports 1140 AM

Box Score (via ESPN.com)

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Injury Report (as of 4pm ET):
Pistons:
Jalen Duren - PROBABLE (ankle)
Ronald Holland II - QUESTIONABLE (undisclosed illness)
Isaiah Stewart- QUESTIONABLE (knee)



Kings:
Domantas Sabonis - QUESTIONABLE (undisclosed illness)
Devin Carter - OUT (Shoulder)


Referee Assignments:
Scott Foster (#48 - Crew Chief), Phenizee Ransom (#70), Brett Nansel (#44). 47 years combined experience.



Mister Slim Says: The downward spiral continues as the losing streak grows larger. Kings Fans are desperate for a win to stop the bleeding as they close out an abysmal homestand against a Pistons team that, on paper, they should be able to beat. Then again, on paper, the Kings should have come away from this homestand no worse than 3-2 and yet, here we are. My hope is that the players are able to block out the noise being generated by anxious fans, and disregard all of the trade rumors to focus on the task at hand.
 
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joemama

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Some see us as still in the chase. We know the season is long, but I don't see the point in fighting just for a play-in situation.

We have progressively gotten worse the last two years. We play like doo doo at home, have no game plan (that I see), have insane rotations. All it takes is a few passes from the other team for an open look (more often than not) . . .

Look at the glass half full. We are currently tied for 9th pick.
 
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The_Jamal

Hall of Famer
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Welp, no more fooling around.

I think the Kings have 15-20 games here to really decide what their next like 2-3 years of the franchise looks like. Either you right the ship, go on a 13-7 sort of run and then you're in a place you can add at the deadline to help with a playoff push. Or this thing totally falls off the wagon and we start stripping this thing down to the bare bones. They were able to salvage their season once before this current 4 game losing streak; has to start now to do it again.
 
SacTownKid

SacTownKid

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joemama said:
Some see us as still in the chase. We know the season is long, but I don't see the point in fighting just for a play-in situation.

We have progressively gotten worse the last two years. We play like doo doo at home, have no game plan (that I see), have insane rotations. All it takes is a few passes from the other team for an open look (more often than not) . . .

Look at the glass half full. We are currently tied for 9th pick.
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And right now the Lakers, hardly world beaters at this point, are in 6th. It's doable. If things continue at this level in those 10 game outlooks, yeah, the Kings will be out sooner than later but they aren't out yet considering the 6th spot bar is actually starting to lower to around 45-46 wins. With 17 losses if that target holds the Kings have to keep their win percentage at around 63% for the rest of the year. It's tough, but not out of this world if they really are who they thought they would be prior to the season.

This is the type of game where Fox and DeRozan have to get it done. This is also the type of game where Fox gives an idea of what's what with him. The flawed defensive strategy hasn't changed and odds are it's not going to at this point so your top talent has to rise, not fall when the game is on the line.
 
Jones2006

Jones2006

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Caccia said:
Alex Len is shooting 54.2% on the season. Isaac Jones is shooting a whopping 66%. Who will start? Probably Trey Lyles, currently shooting 36.3%. Of course.
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Len's starting. His sample size is still super small this year due to limited minutes so stats are close to meaningless imp. He's 13-24 shooting this year .. If he goes 2-2, his FG% will jump from 54.2% to 57.7% ... Even if he just take out his 0-4 from 3', he's 13-20 shooting this year = 65%.
 
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Caccia

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Jones2006 said:
Len's starting. His sample size is still super small this year due to limited minutes so stats are close to meaningless imp. He's 13-24 shooting this year .. If he goes 2-2, his FG% will jump from 54.2% to 57.7% ... Even if he just take out his 0-4 from 3', he's 13-20 shooting this year = 65%.
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True, but he shot 61% from the field all last season. Good news. He is always ready and, watching the warmups, has his game face on.
 
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