The day after their loss to the buzzer against the clippers, the Kings have experienced a new disappointment, passing by the meeting against the Knicks. A heavy defeat (104-133) against a team yet private by Jalen Brunson (Sacramento did not have Domantas Sabonis) and which remained on three sowers in a row.
“We are not looking for any excuse. We can look for reasons, but this is our fault. This defeat is for us. It was embarrassing “,, assures Jonas Valancunas. “We didn't have the energy, we didn't play our game, we have to do better. It's as simple as that. I know it's not easy, but you have to be more energetic. »»
Did the extension against the clippers the day before left traces? “No excuse is possible in this league. The league does not care about back-to-back, injuries … “dismisses Doug Christie. “Physically, we did not oppose anything to the Knicks and it is totally unacceptable. It doesn't matter who is on the parquet floor. »»
Playoffs, “play-in” or vacation: the options are open
These two defeats in a row weigh in the current race for the “play-in” and the playoffs. Sacramento occupies the ninth place in the Western Conference, with 3.5 victories in advance on the eleventh, and 3.5 behind the sixth. Californians can therefore hope to tear a direct place for the first round, as being on vacation in mid-April, or staying in this soft belly and participating in the “play-in” …
The upcoming calendar will quickly allow you to know how the Kings end of the season will turn. The next two matches? Golden State and Phoenix, the 6th and 11th in the West. The rest? Memphis and Cleveland. Finally, between March 20 and 25, there will be Chicago, Milwaukee, Boston and Oklahoma City.
“The race to the west right now is very difficult”, notes Malik Monk. “So a defeat like the one against New York can either transform the season or lead. I have the impression that we will reverse things. »»
| Shots | Rebound | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | Lf | Off | Def | Early | PD | COP | Int | Ct | Fte | Pts |
| De'aron fox | 45 | 37.0 | 46.9 | 32.2 | 82.9 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 25.0 |
| Zach Lavine | 15 | 36.8 | 51.4 | 41.3 | 90.9 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 23.4 |
| Demar derozan | 59 | 35.9 | 48.4 | 34.8 | 87.8 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 22.1 |
| Sabonis Domantas | 56 | 35.2 | 59.6 | 43.2 | 74.7 | 3.9 | 10.2 | 14.1 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 19.5 |
| Malik Monk | 53 | 32.4 | 44.0 | 32.5 | 87.2 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 17.7 |
| Keegan Murray | 61 | 34.6 | 44.4 | 33.6 | 83.1 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 12.3 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 14 | 20.7 | 55.2 | 20.0 | 78.8 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 10.2 |
| Keon Ellis | 62 | 23.1 | 47.8 | 43.0 | 85.9 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 8.1 |
| Kevin Huerter | 43 | 20.9 | 41.3 | 30.2 | 71.4 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 7.9 |
| Trey Lyles | 53 | 18.1 | 40.2 | 33.9 | 67.9 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 6.0 |
| Jake Laravia | 12 | 18.2 | 36.4 | 33.3 | 37.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 4.4 |
| Devin Carter | 21 | 9.8 | 37.7 | 28.9 | 64.3 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 4.1 |
| Isaac Jones | 28 | 8.8 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 59.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.9 |
| Doug McDermott | 35 | 8.1 | 42.2 | 42.9 | 60.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| MARKELLE FULTZ | 9 | 8.4 | 42.9 | 25.0 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| Jae Crowder | 7 | 13.1 | 35.3 | 25.0 | 83.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.9 |
| Mason Jones | 9 | 4.8 | 50.0 | 12.5 | 80.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Orlando Robinson | 9 | 6.3 | 41.2 | 20.0 | 57.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 28 | 6.8 | 36.4 | 38.5 | 68.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Isaiah crawford | 8 | 4.0 | 62.5 | 33.3 | 50.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Alex Len | 36 | 7.2 | 53.7 | 16.7 | 53.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Skal Labissiere | 4 | 3.0 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Colby Jones | 24 | 5.4 | 42.3 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
