[Game] 78/82: Kings @ Cavaliers 06 APR 2025, 3pm PT/6pm ET

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Sacramento Kings 37-40 (18-21 away) @ Cleveland Cavaliers 62-15 (32-5 home)
06 April 2025, 3pm PT/6pm ET
Rocket Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

Last 5:
Kings 2-3 Cavaliers 4-1

Series:
Kings lead 1-0​

Game Preview:
Cavs Aim To Clinch No. 1 Seed Against Hungry Kings (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 1pm ET):
Kings:
Keegan Murray - QUESTIONABLE (back)
Jake LaRavia - OUT (thumb)

Cavaliers:
Ty Jerome - QUESTIONABLE (knee)
Dean Wade - QUESTIONABLE (illness)


Referee Assignments:
Courtney Kirkland (#61 - Crew Chief), Eric Dalen (#37), Brandon Schwab (#86) - Forty-six years combined experience



Mister Slim Says: The only path is forward.

Kings got a much-needed slump-buster against the Hornets on Friday. Up next, they get the Cavaliers, who are playing for a chance to clinch homecourt in the Eastern Conference, and will also be looking for avenge their loss from a month ago. Phoenix appears determined not to allow Sacramento to fall out of the play-in, so the only thing a loss can really accomplish is to lower morale in the locker room, and potentially fuel dissension. Hopefully, we'll get to see a good game. With a little more hope, the Kings might actually win?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

BREAKING: Keegan Murray (back) has been ruled OUT of tonight's game.

 

[SacTownKid]

Well, that's a tough one considering LaRavia is out. Decent team to play guard ball against anyway. Hopefully Isaac Jones gets an extended look.

 

[Tetsujin]

BREAKING: Keegan Murray (back) has been ruled OUT of tonight's game.

Back too sore from having to carry the Kings’ entire starting lineup on defense.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Wait, so if Deuce and Morgan are in the studio, who's calling the Stockton game?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

BREAKING: Keegan Murray (back) has been ruled OUT of tonight's game.

Back too sore from having to carry the Kings’ entire starting lineup on defense.

I'm going to count this as an assist.

 

[Caccia]

I am ready for this one. The question is: are the Kings?

Also, who will replace Keegan in the starting lineup?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Also, who will replace Keegan in the starting lineup?

Lyles.

 

[Caccia]

Lyles.

That will be interesting. This is not the game to give Isaac Jones a deep-immersion experience, but they may not have a choice.

 

[Caccia]

Also, I wonder if we will see the Lithuanian giants lineup at some point?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I'm worried about a rested Jarrett Allen going off against the Kings' feeble frontcourt. He was a healthy scratch in the second half of Cleveland's last game; Kenny Atkinson was just like, "We don't need you to handle the Spurs, big dog, take the rest of the night off."

 

[Caccia]

Ordinarily, I think Keegan would have been guarding Mitchell.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Who's got the sign?

 

[Capt. Factorial]

I'm worried about a rested Jarrett Allen going off against the Kings' feeble frontcourt. He was a healthy scratch in the second half of Cleveland's last game; Kenny Atkinson was just like, "We don't need you to handle the Spurs, big dog, take the rest of the night off."

Looks like Allen may be resting a lot of this game too

 

[Caccia]

Looks like Allen may be resting a lot of this game too.

We can only hope.

 

[Sluggah]

These polls reminding me I don’t know squat about most US cities

 

[Capt. Factorial]

LOL. I mean at this point who gives a crap about "Kings Whistle" but to call that Allen foul on Keon is 100% INSANE.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

These polls reminding me I don’t know squat about most US cities

In fairness, the typical responses suggest that Kings Fans don't know much about Sacramento, either.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

LOL. I mean at this point who gives a crap about "Kings Whistle" but to call that Allen foul on Keon is 100% INSANE.

When Courtney Kirkland said that they were reviewing a defensive foul, I thought that I didn't hear him correctly.

 

[Tetsujin]

Gotta tell ya I was not expecting this quarter from the Kings

 

[Sluggah]

Keon ran a fast break!

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Keon ran a fast break!

Blind Squirrel Nut Theorem is undefeated

 

[Remi]

2 crap possesions by Zach

 

[Caccia]

Monk with his usual misfire from three steps behind the arc. When will he (and the coaches) ever learn? This is his eighth season.

 

[Sam0ah]

This team man....

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Please tell me that Christie isn't challenging this? Even if he's right, it's too early to burn.

 

[Caccia]

The Kings need to play in the fourth quarters the way they do in the first: pound it inside to Domantas the Dominator.

 

[SacTownKid]

The energy looked good at the start.

 

[Caccia]

IJ on the court.

 

[Tetsujin]

Domas remembered he’s a multi-time All-NBA player today