[Game] 46/82: Kings @ Cavaliers 23 JAN 2026, 4:30pm PT/7:30pm ET

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Sacramento Kings 12-33 (3-18 Away) @ Cleveland Cavaliers 25-20 (14-11 Home)
23 January 2026, 4:30pm PT/7:30pm ET
Rocket Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

Last 5:
Cavaliers 3-2 Kings 2-3

Series:
Tied 0-0​

Game Preview:
Lowly Kings arrive while Cavaliers plan to continue to thrive (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 5pm ET):
Cavaliers:
Darius Garland - OUT (toe)
Sam Merrill - OUT (hand)
Max Strus - OUT (foot)


Kings:
Keegan Murray - OUT (ankle)



Referee Assignments:
Kevin Scott (#24 - Crew Chief), Marat Kogut (#32 - Referee), Evan Scott (#78 - Umpire). Thirty-nine years combined experience.



Mister Slim Says: On the road again...

Kings finished up a technically successful homestand, and now head out for an extended road trip. First up are the perennially underperforming Cavaliers. Cleveland usually saves their choking for the playoffs, though, so they should be tough to beat at home during the regular season.

Dylan Cardwell is not on the injury report, which concerns me only because his two-way contract only permits him to play 32 more games on the main roster, and the Kings still have 36 more games to go. If it were up to me, I'd send him to Stockton for the entirety of the road trip, and then have him play the rest of the season.

Either way, play the kids.

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

Damn it, Slim, you left out Pumpkin Pie!

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Huh... So I did... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Sluggah]

Damn it, Slim, you left out Pumpkin Pie!

Its superior cousin is there though.

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

Its superior cousin is there though.

We can agree to disagree.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Dammit, Slim, you left out boysenberry!

 

[Warhawk]

Apple is right up there at the top for me, so that's what I picked. Also chocolate silk.

 

[HndsmCelt]

It’s a West Coast thing, but if you’ve never had Olliberry pie, you really have to try it before you leave this planet

 

[Srzly]

A favorite pie poll without pumpkin should be a crime.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

A favorite pie poll without pumpkin should be a crime.

#TwoAmericas

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Dammit, Slim, you left out boysenberry!

I don't believe I've had the pleasure.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

It’s a West Coast thing, but if you’ve never had Olliberry pie, you really have to try it before you leave this planet

Never heard of it.

 

[ESP47]

I don't really like any type of pie enough to justify the calories.

Yes, I'm fun at parties.

 

[Padrino]

Blackberry pear pie. My wife's recipe. Amazing.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Never heard of it.

I think I've seen it spelled Olallieberry, but boysenberries, blackberries, Olallieberries, Marionberries...all effectively the same thing.

Definitely makes for the best pie, in my opinion. Try it if you get a shot.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

I don't really like any type of pie enough to justify the calories.

This is my take on cake. I'll eat most fruit pies until I get sick but I'll only eat cake to be social.

 

[HndsmCelt]

Never heard of it.

It’s more or less a type of blackberry bread up in Oregon, but they grow best on the California Central Coast around Cambria. But we can grow them here in the San Joaquin Valley but they have a very short life but juicy. Usually ripping up at the end of April and are done by early April.

 

[HndsmCelt]

I think I've seen it spelled Olallieberry, but boysenberries, blackberries, Olallieberries, Marionberries...all effectively the same thing.

Definitely makes for the best pie, in my opinion. Try it if you get a shot.

One of those weird names I’ve seen spelled more than one way. Slightly different variety than the Marion Berry. To my mind, the perfect balance of sweet and tart.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I think I've seen it spelled Olallieberry, but boysenberries, blackberries, Olallieberries, Marionberries...all effectively the same thing.

Definitely makes for the best pie, in my opinion. Try it if you get a shot.

One of those weird names I’ve seen spelled more than one way. Slightly different variety than the Marion Berry. To my mind, the perfect balance of sweet and tart.

I'm only familiar with one "Marion Berry" and, TTBOMK, nobody ever tried to make a pie out of him.

 

[Caccia]

It’s a West Coast thing, but if you’ve never had Olliberry pie, you really have to try it before you leave this planet

Duly noted.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Huh. This is, TTBOMK, the first time I've ever seen Draper sitting on Kayte's right.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

I'm only familiar with one "Marion Berry" and, TTBOMK, nobody ever tried to make a pie out of him.

Most pies you set up with cornstarch, Marion Berry pies get set up with a different white powder.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Max can't allow a guy to methodically dribble around him like that

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

All of this "pie" talk, and not one mention of the bestest of the best in the world of pies???!!! IYKYK...

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Well, this is looking like a good time to see what Unrivaled league is hitting for...

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

In a word,....inauspicious

 

[Caccia]

The same starting lineup leads to...the same results. Is this game already over, after 3 1/2 minutes?

 

[Sluggah]

Has this particular starting lineup ever hit the ground running? Maybe that Precious revenge game, but otherwise, I dunno…

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

The same starting lineup leads to...the same results. Is this game already over, after 3 1/2 minutes?

To be fair, it was likely already over before it even tipped-off...

 

[NewArena]

Damn I meant to vote for sweet potato