[Game] 74/82: Kings @ Magic 29 MAR 2025, 2pm PT/5pm ET

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Sacramento Kings 36-37 (17-18 away) @ Orlando Magic 35-39 (19-18 home)
28 March 2025, 2pm PT/5pm ET
Kia Center, Orlando, Florida

Last 5:
Magic 3-2 Kings 1-4

Series:
Magic lead 1-0​

Game Preview:
Kings Visit Magic As A Pair Of Play-In Races Heat Up (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 12pm ET):
Kings:
Jake LaRavia - OUT (thumb)

Magic:
Cole Anthony - DOUBTFUL (toe)
Jalen Suggs - OUT FOR SEASON (knee)
Moritz Wagner - OUT FOR SEASON (knee)



Referee Assignments:
Tony Brothers (#25 - Crew Chief), Rodney Mott (#71), Brandon Adair (#67) - Sixty-five years combined experience



Mister Slim Says: Sacramento needs to go 5-4 to avoid finishing below .500 for the season. Difficult, but not impossible: the Kings need to win at least one game against their remaining playoff-bound opponents, and all four of their remaining games against sub-.500 teams. Starting with today: the Magic are in a play-in battle of their own, and they are the slight betting favorite at home. For the Kings, the play-in essentially starts now.

 

[Caccia]

We will win if we score 115 or more. The Magic only average 104.5, dead last in the league. We average 116.2. No wonder they wanted Malik Monk in the off season.

Do they have a beam in the Magic Kingdom?

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

Sacramento Kings 36-37 (17-18 away) @ Orlando Magic 35-39 (19-18 home)
28 March 2025, 2pm PT/5pm ET
Kia Center, Orlando, Florida

Last 5:
Magic 3-2 Kings 1-4

Series:
Magic lead 1-0​

Game Preview:
Kings Visit Magic As A Pair Of Play-In Races Heat Up (NBA.com)

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

Box Score (via ESPN.com)

Team Homepage
Twitter
Instagram
YouTube


Injury Report (as of 12pm ET):
Kings:
Jake LaRavia - OUT (thumb)

Magic:
Cole Anthony - DOUBTFUL (toe)
Jalen Suggs - OUT FOR SEASON (knee)
Moritz Wagner - OUT FOR SEASON (knee)



Referee Assignments:
Tony Brothers (#25 - Crew Chief), Rodney Mott (#71), Brandon Adair (#67) - Sixty-five years combined experience



Mister Slim Says: Sacramento needs to go 5-4 to avoid finishing below .500 for the season. Difficult, but not impossible: the Kings need to win at least one game against their remaining playoff-bound opponents, and all four of their remaining games against sub-.500 teams. Starting with today: the Magic are in a play-in battle of their own, and they are the slight betting favorite at home. For the Kings, the play-in essentially starts now.

Sixty-five years combined experience, but yet...

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Sixty-five years combined experience, but yet...

That does, indeed, appear to be some people's opinion.

 

[megapoxy]

Keon getting the start again, unless there is a last minute change from the opposite side this time.
Orlando defends the three pointers really well but cant hit a three themselves. They destroyed us in G1C cause we let them hit those threes (season high i think this season, franchise record last year though we beat them in OT.
The Magic have lost the last 7 out of 8 when playing at home, but again before beating us in Sacramento had a long losing streak as well.

 

[Sluggah]

the only reason i’ve ever been to orlando and the only reason i’d go back ain’t on the list.

 

[Tetsujin]

Is this the first Kings game Tony Brothers has reffed since Mike Brown got fired?

 

[Sluggah]

“not a 3pt shooter” … our kiss of death.

 

[HndsmCelt]

I think the Kings should’ve got a nice cup of Cuban coffee before the game.

 

[New Era]

So tired of all this iso BS offense we run. Sorry, but DC isn't the long-term answer as head coach.

 

[HndsmCelt]

Another night another team raining threes on the Kings

 

[TheMobb]

Just got to settle down and get quality shots. They’re not gonna keep shooting at this rate.

 

[SacTownKid]

This is certainly no excuse but this sure looks like a bit of the cross country day and half later kind of game we've seen before.

 

[Rob-The-Great]

This team is not good

 

[Sherds]

Not that the early part was pretty to watch but Monk and Zach minutes have been extra ugly

 

[Sherds]

Just got to settle down and get quality shots. They’re not gonna keep shooting at this rate.

Hope so but if my memory serves correctly at the time they had their season high 3s against us the last time we played

 

[megapoxy]

Orlando is a bad match up, hard to defend their two wings without Jake present. Keegan was switching from one to the other at some point.They totally own us so far, only Domas playing well.

 

[TheMobb]

Hope so but if my memory serves correctly at the time they had their season high 3s against us the last time we played

That just means they’re due for a cold spell the rest of this game

 

[Sherds]

We can't make a jump shot to save ourselves

 

[Sherds]

That just means they’re due for a cold spell the rest of this game

Love your optimism dude haha

 

[HndsmCelt]

GD turnovers killing us

 

[Sherds]

Houston joining the long list of bench players that look like all stars vs Sac

 

[Sluggah]

I feel like I’m being punished for something

 

[SacTownKid]

Why the heck did Devin get supplanted with Fultz? This is what bad franchises do.

 

[megapoxy]

0/7 3s
4 assists, 6 turnovers.

 

[Sherds]

Worst 3pt shooting team in the league, goes 7/13... Familiar story

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

Leaning towards blowing it up. This team is supposed to be in a dogfight for the playoffs.

This team is not dogfighting for the playoffs.

Just please don't fire Monte or trade Domas or Keon.

 

[TheMobb]

We could survive the hot shooting or the turnovers. But not both.

 

[Sluggah]

Cool.

 

[SacTownKid]

Well, that's just dandy.