It isn't Groundhog Day, but I swear I've seen this crap before.
Are we? Aren't we? Who knows. All I know is that I don't know.
#15 (-3)
Troy Daniels' game-winning three (preceded by a travel that wasn't called) was the end of the Kings' five-game winning streak and the start of a four-game losing streak in which they've allowed 110 points per 100 possessions. Despite that loss, they have as many wins against the Eastern Conference (10-7) as they do against the West (10-20), with nothing but East opponents going into the All-Star break.
CBS Sports
#21 (-3)
Aw, Kings. They had so much momentum last week and seemed like things were working. Now they've lost four straight and DeMarcus Cousins' ankle is gimpy. Their defense gets distracted easier than a black lab. Shiny objects, loud noises, really anything and everything they're doing well just falls apart.
NBC Sports
#22 (-6)
Losers of four in a row, and now DeMarcus Cousins could miss time with a sprained ankle (he is questionable for Monday). The Kings are 19-20 when Cousins plays this season (including a couple he had to leave early due to injury); they are 1-7 when he is out. Heavy run of Eastern Conference opponents coming up, can the Kings get wins there and get back into the Western Conference playoffs.
Sports Illustrated
#22 (-6)
Hope we all enjoyed that while it lasted. Six straight wins into four straight losses dropped the Kings out of that cozy eight-hole, and a Boogie Cousins sprained ankle now makes salvaging the next week and a half especially critical. And for the record, they’re 1–7 without him.
ESPN
#18 (-4)
What should be remembered as the best month of DeMarcus Cousins' NBA career -- 31.5 PPG and 12.9 RPG in January -- ended in such disheartening fashion. Boogie's play forced us to hike the Kings to a heady 14th last Monday, but he's suddenly dealing with an ankle sprain and a costly four-game skid that dropped the Kings out of the West's top eight as quickly as they got there.
Mean Ranking: 19.6
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