2021-22 Sacramento Bee Kings articles

[The Sacramento Bee]

Denver Nuggets (33-25, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (22-38, 13th in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kings -4.5 BOTTOM LINE: Nikola Jokic leads Denver into a matchup against Sacramento. He ranks seventh in the NBA averaging 26.0 points per game.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Richaun Holmes suddenly faces an uncertain future in Sacramento as the Kings come out of the All-Star break after making a blockbuster move to acquire Domantas Sabonis before the NBA trade deadline. Holmes seemed to have an established role as the team’s starting center for the foreseeable future when he re-signed with the Kings last summer, but nothing has gone as planned.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

I think the mood is definitely a bit better,” Fox said. It’s definitely different when guys come into new situations, guys coming from Indiana, guys coming from Detroit and Donte coming from Milwaukee … it’s like a breath of fresh air when you have a change of scenery. The Kings will play host to the Denver Nuggets on Thursday at Golden 1 Center with hopes of making a late push for the play-in tournament over the last 22 games.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

The Nuggets have developed a winning culture centered around stars like Jokic and Murray, which the Kings have been searching for during the entirety of Vivek Ranadive’s ownership tenure. Oddly enough, a steward of Denver’s culture is coach Mike Malone, who was unceremoniously fired by Ranadive from the same position following an 11-13 start to the 2014-15 season. So I asked Malone before Thursday’s game about the key to sustainability as a mid-market team.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox took to social media this week to explain his decision to shut down his SwipaTheFox NFT project after reportedly pulling in more than $1 million from investors. Fox addressed the situation on Twitter after tabling the project, saying he underestimated the amount of time and energy the project would require. I want to address an NFT project we launched recently,” Fox tweeted.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Dallas Mavericks (35-25) Last week: 9 Luka Doncic had 49 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists to help the Mavericks go into the break with a 125-118 victory over the Pelicans, but he was held to 23 points on 8-of-24 shooting in Friday’s loss to the Jazz. Boston Celtics (35-26) Last week: 11 Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown have helped Boston win 12 of 14 since Jan. 23, including a 129-106 victory over the Nets on Thursday. The Celtics have jumped to sixth in the East.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Monte Morris hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 28 seconds left, Nikola Jokic had 18 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Sacramento Kings 115-110 on Saturday night. It was Jokic’s 16th triple-double of the season and the 73rd of his career. His rebound with 19 seconds remaining finished the triple-double and helped Denver to its second win over the Kings in three nights.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Aaron Gordon scored 23 points and Monte Morris added 21 for the Nuggets (35-25), who beat the Kings for the second time in three nights to win their fifth in a row. Jokic, the reigning MVP, finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. Cousins had nine points, eight rebounds, two steals and one blocked shot for Denver, which improved to 9-0 with him coming off the bench.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

The Thunder are 13-25 against Western Conference opponents. Oklahoma City is seventh in the Western Conference at limiting opponent scoring, allowing only 108.4 points while holding opponents to 44.8% shooting. The Kings have gone 15-24 against Western Conference opponents.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

The NBA acknowledged Sunday that officials missed a critical call against reigning MVP Nikola Jokic during the final minute of the Kings’ 115-110 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night at Ball Arena. According to the Last Two Minute Report, Jokic should have been called for an illegal screen on De’Aaron Fox with 31.1 seconds remaining.

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[iowamcnabb]

somethin somethin sherlock

 

[Kingz19]

That doesn’t quite give us the ball back with the game tied, does it?

 

[Chupacabra]

Never happens to our benefit.

 

[SacTownKid]

Never happens to our benefit.

Or does it? haha. Next year. Next year.

 

[LoungeLizard]

That makes me feel so much better.

 

[The Sacramento Bee]

The Kings (22-40) are looking to snap a four-game losing streak after coming out of the All-Star break with back-to-back losses to the Denver Nuggets. Richaun Holmes is listed as questionable after missing the past two games due to back soreness. The Thunder (19-41) has ruled out Luguentz Dort (shoulder), Josh Giddey (hip), Ty Jerome (hip), Mike Muscala (ankle), Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (foot) and Kenrich Williams (knee).

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[The Sacramento Bee]

DeAaron Fox had 29 points and 10 assists, and the Sacramento Kings rolled past the Oklahoma City Thunder 131-110 on Monday night. Trey Lyles scored 24 points and Harrison Barnes scored 23 for the Kings, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Domantas Sabonis added 14 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Sacramento Kings (23-40, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (25-36, 10th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Brandon Ingram and the New Orleans Pelicans host De'Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings. The Pelicans are 16-20 in conference play.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had another huge game, but the Kings finally looked like a team that knows it’s now or never Monday night in Oklahoma City. Trey Lyles provided a strong start and De’Aaron Fox delivered a big finish, helping the Kings snap a four-game losing streak to keep their faint playoff hopes alive with a 131-110 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

They are 17 games under . and three games out of 10th in the West with a brutal schedule awaiting in mid-March, but they have one last chance over the next several days to claw their way back into the play-in picture. The Kings (23-40) are likely facing must-win situations when they visit the Pelicans (25-36) on Wednesday at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans and the Spurs (24-38) on Thursday at AT&T Center in San Antonio.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

The Sacramento Kings announced Wednesday the team will soon begin to demolish its old home, Arco Arena, on the north side of Sacramento. The team said Wednesday fans would be welcome at an event on Saturday, March 19, to say farewell to the arena. The event is free.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

De’Aaron Fox stared up at the scoreboard late in the fourth quarter Wednesday night at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, seemingly wondering how the game and his team’s season had gone so wrong. The Kings needed a win in the worst way to gain ground in the Western Conference play-in race, but Brandon Ingram wouldn’t allow it, scoring 33 points to lead the New Orleans Pelicans to a resounding 125-95 victory.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Brandon Ingram scored 33 points on 15-of-19 shooting and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Sacramento Kings 125-95 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory. Ingram scored 28 of his points before being briefly forced out of the game by an elbow to the face from Damian Jones. But he returned in the fourth quarter to make a tough turnaround, a transition 3-pointer and a couple of heady assists that helped New Orleans snuff out any hope the Kings had of coming back.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

The Kings arrived in southern Texas about seven hours before their game against the San Antonio Spurs after a mechanical issue forced them to spend an extra night in New Orleans, and then they almost ran out of gas. Sacramento sputtered and fell behind by four in the fourth quarter after leading by 19 in the third, but the travel-weary Kings still found a way to win in a 115-112 victory on Thursday night at AT&T Center.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

The Associated Press Sacramento Kings (24-41, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (38-25, fifth in the Western Conference) Dallas; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Dallas takes on the Sacramento Kings after Luka Doncic scored 41 points in the Dallas Mavericks' 122-113 victory over the Golden State Warriors. The Mavericks are 27-15 in Western Conference games.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

DALLAS - The Dallas Mavericks look to extend their winning streak to four games on Saturday afternoon against the Sacramento Kings at the American Airlines Center. The Mavs are currently fifth in the Western Conference and trending in the right direction. New Dallas players Spencer Dinwiddie and Davis Bertans are big contributors and Luka Doncic's stellar performance in February earned him NBA's player of the month award in the west, edging Ja Morant.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Mavericks star Luka Doncic posted his sixth 40-point game of the season and nearly recorded a triple-double in a win over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday, but his status against the Kings is in question. The Mavericks are listing Doncic as questionable for Saturday’s game against the Kings at American Airlines Center due to a left toe sprain. Sterling Brown (illness) and Trey Burke (shoulder) are also questionable.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

They’ve lost three in a row and seven of nine to fall 7 ½ games behind the Suns for the No. seed in the West with the Grizzlies just a half-game back. Stephen Curry has been up and down since scoring 50 in the All-Star Game.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

The Associated Press Dorian Finney-Smith hit a 3-pointer from the right corner with 3.3 seconds left and the Dallas Mavericks, playing without All-Star guard Luka Doncic, overcame a 19-point deficit for the second time this week to beat the Sacramento Kings 114-113 on Saturday. Spencer Dinwiddie scored a season-high 36 points in his first start for Dallas since being acquired from Washington on Feb. 10.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Jalen Brunson had 23 points to help Dallas win without Doncic, who was held out due to a sprained toe after scoring 41 points in a win over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday. Domantas Sabonis had 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting with 10 rebounds and six assists for the Kings (24-42), who are 4 ½ games out of the final play-in spot in the West with 16 games remaining. Trey Lyles added 11 points and six rebounds.

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