The buzz that surrounded the Kings continued to build last week.
Overtime losses to Cleveland and the Lakers qualified as moral victories for a team that had the league's worst record last season, and their defeat of Denver on Monday kept the good vibes going.
In downing the Nuggets, the Kings had defeated a team with a winning record for just the fourth time this season (they have 14 wins). Then came Tuesday, when the contract extension of team basketball president Geoff Petrie was announced and all involved proclaimed that the rebuilding effort was in full effect.
Until Wednesday's buzzkill.
While their loss to lowly Philadelphia was only one game, it came with bigger-picture implications that the Kings will have to deal with.
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Overtime losses to Cleveland and the Lakers qualified as moral victories for a team that had the league's worst record last season, and their defeat of Denver on Monday kept the good vibes going.
In downing the Nuggets, the Kings had defeated a team with a winning record for just the fourth time this season (they have 14 wins). Then came Tuesday, when the contract extension of team basketball president Geoff Petrie was announced and all involved proclaimed that the rebuilding effort was in full effect.
Until Wednesday's buzzkill.
While their loss to lowly Philadelphia was only one game, it came with bigger-picture implications that the Kings will have to deal with.
More...