[Game] 67/82: Kings vs. Hornets 11 MAR 2026, 7pm PT/10pm ET

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

No, I never heard of it before tonight. Without League Pass, I would not be able to watch many Kings games at all (a mixed blessing this season).

You don't watch any local sports?

 

[HndsmCelt]

How bad is Baldwin that Dougie still can’t put him on the court tonight?

 

[Caccia]

You don't watch any local sports?

I go to Tar Heel women's soccer matches and tennis matches, and watch the men's basketball team on ESPN. I used also to go to North Carolina Courage matches, but they traded away or otherwise lost their best players. Free agency and abolishment of the draft may be good for the NWSL players, but it is not so kind to the fans.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

At this point, I think it's fair for pro-tankers to ask the question, "Why is DeRozan still in the game?"

 

[LoungeLizard]

At this point, I think it's fair for pro-tankers to ask the question, "Why is DeRozan still in the game?"

He ain’t gonna climb the all time scoring list sitting on the bench.

 

[Caccia]

Surprisingly close game with one quarter to go. The Kings have attempted as many three-pointers, 15, as the Hornets have made.

 

["Him"mer Fredette]

I'm on night shift tonight and listening to the game over the radio. Is there any movement to the offense or is DeRozan ISO scoring the entire time?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I'm on night shift tonight and listening to the game over the radio. Is there any movement to the offense or is DeRozan ISO scoring the entire time?

I mean, six players have at least two assists, but it sure does feel like it's sticking in DeRozan's hands a lot.

 

[LoungeLizard]

Nique! My goodness!!

 

[Joshyjosh31]

Watching the nuggets game and espn shows Balls 3 and say “kings have something to play for they’re eliminated from the playoffs with a loss”

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

ONLY 6 votes in tonight's poll????

 

[iowamcnabb]

I don’t know how many games Russ has missed but it would be interesting to see Max’s numbers on any of those nights

 

[NewArena]

Back to tankin

 

[Capt. Factorial]

ONLY 6 votes in tonight's poll????

Morticians are not very popular. Morticia Addams would probably have taken in more than 6 votes on her own, but she wasn't listed.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Watching the nuggets game and espn shows Balls 3 and say “kings have something to play for they’re eliminated from the playoffs with a loss”

So you're saying there's a chance?

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

I don’t know how many games Russ has missed but it would be interesting to see Max’s numbers on any of those nights

2/26 @ Dallas

Min	32
FG	8-13 (61.5%)
3PT	0-1
FT	6-6 (100%)
REB	6
AST	0
BLK	1
STL	1
PF	0
PTS	22

 

[iowamcnabb]

2/26 @ Dallas

Min	32
FG	8-13 (61.5%)
3PT	0-1
FT	6-6 (100%)
REB	6
AST	0
BLK	1
STL	1
PF	0
PTS	22

Is that the only one or one of them?

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

Is that the only one or one of them?

Well, your post specifically indicated "...on any of those nights", so...

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I don’t know how many games Russ has missed but it would be interesting to see Max’s numbers on any of those nights

I'm more concerned with the fact that Raynaud has only played twenty-five minutes without being in foul trouble.

 

[SacTownKid]

The thing about Max is that certainly almost all of his offense is generated by someone else. He's kind of at that early Keegan Murray level at 82% of his offense being assisted. The only players getting FG's assisted at under a 50% clip on the season are/were Schroder, Russ, DeMar, and Devin Carter. Everybody else isn't really creating much of their own offense.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Looks like he’s scored 14, 7, 22 and 4 in non Russ games

 

[Capt. Factorial]

The thing about Max is that certainly almost all of his offense is generated by someone else. He's kind of at that early Keegan Murray level at 82% of his offense being assisted. The only players getting FG's assisted at under a 50% clip on the season are/were Schroder, Russ, DeMar, and Devin Carter. Everybody else isn't really creating much of their own offense.

I'm not sure that's a bad thing. There should be only one player on the Kings next year getting fewer than 50% of their buckets assisted and that's AJ Dybantsa.

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

Morticians are not very popular. Morticia Addams would probably have taken in more than 6 votes on her own, but she wasn't listed.

I get it.

 

[KainLear]

Boy... I really didn't like how much extra time I have to watch Drew Eubanks.

On the other hand, Nique seems to be getting more comfortable.

 

[Joshyjosh31]

https://twitter(.)com/MattGeorgeSAC/status/2031928408075354325

Maxime Raynaud is starting to look like a rim protector...

I hope this is true

 

[The_Jamal]

Its still absurd a contender didn't take on DDR for a playoff push. He 100% could swing a series as a bench scoring punch.

 

[Shaqfuey]

Its still absurd a contender didn't take on DDR for a playoff push. He 100% could swing a series as a bench scoring punch.

Maybe they didn’t know he’s from Compton.

 

[MizzouKing]

At this point, I think it's fair for pro-tankers to ask the question, "Why is DeRozan still in the game?"

It does seem like we lose whenever a vet has a big stat game... maybe that's the strategy. "Come on, DeRozan, keep shooting, you're the only one who can do this!"

 

[TaxMan]

It does seem like we lose whenever a vet has a big stat game... maybe that's the strategy. "Come on, DeRozan, keep shooting, you're the only one who can do this!"

This is why it's so hard to totally understand people upset that aren't tanking "right". Legitimately, what is a tanking lineup for this team? Max/Clifford or Russ/Deebo? We are just bad all the way around. Play the youth most of the minutes and whatever happens happens, but if I'm pro-tank I'm not sure I should be complaining with Deebo or Russ get big minutes. I mean, that is probably our tank lineup.

 

[ESP47]

This is why it's so hard to totally understand people upset that aren't tanking "right". Legitimately, what is a tanking lineup for this team? Max/Clifford or Russ/Deebo? We are just bad all the way around. Play the youth most of the minutes and whatever happens happens, but if I'm pro-tank I'm not sure I should be complaining with Deebo or Russ get big minutes. I mean, that is probably our tank lineup.

I think Max/Clifford is a better tank lineup. Their good games are fewer and far between. Max essentially needs an efficient 20 and 10 night to outweigh his defense right now. Russ and Deebo can really pop now and then, enough to not be able to out tank the real tanking teams. I'm not sure if Max/Clifford would be able to eek out as many wins.

I'm sure if the other tanking teams had Deebo and Russ, they absolutely would not be playing them 30+ min per night like Doug is. They'd be doing the smart thing by developing while losing.