Will Z. Stats

Three Things to Watch For As Kings Visit Lakers The Sacramento Kings, who have won two of their last three games, visit the Los Angeles Lakers.

What are you watching for in today's Kings-Lakers matchup?

I've got Nique's defense at the top of the lsit
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Over the last 11 games, Nique Clifford is averaging 2.1 steals per game.

For reference, Tyrese Maxey is leading the league with 2.1 steals per contest on the season.

Kings Rookie's Great Shooting Splits Point to Star-Level Scoring Upside Sacramento Kings rookie Maxime Raynaud has had an impressive season, and has the numbers to back it up.

I truly don't think Raynaud is getting enough credit for what he's doing in his rookie year:

"he has a great 55.2% field goal percentage. According to Basketball Reference, that's the 14th-best FG% in the entire NBA of all qualified players."
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Oh man I’m cooked this year! Been focusing on writing more than stats so we’ll see how this goes!

Kings 'Magic Number' for Locking Up #1 Draft Lottery Spot An early look at what the Sacramento Kings will have to do over the final stretch of the season to lock up the top draft lottery position.

The Magic Number is BACK!

But this time, it's for the worst record in the league...

(As a reminder, the magic number is the combo of Kings Losses + Opp Wins)
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3 Takeaways as Kings Finally Snap Losing Streak with Win Over Grizzlies The Sacramento Kings took down the Memphis Grizzlies as they finally snapped their losing streak.

Thank goodness, because I couldn't do another postgame article on the losing streak.

Kings with their best game in weeks as they take down the Grizzlies and snap their losing streak
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Sad But Simple Kings-Spurs Stat Shows New Low for Sacramento The Sacramento Kings face the San Antonio Spurs in a game that brings up some old feelings.

Tonight's game just hits a little different with the losing streak.

The Kings and Spurs both have the same # of 'Beam Team' players on the court tonight...
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Why Hunter’s Injury Stings the Kings More Than Others The Sacramento Kings can't catch a break with injuries once again, but the latest De'Andre Hunter news hits different for the rebuilding Kings.

The Hunter news just hits a little different than Sabonis and LaVine
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Something tells me it’s not a coincidence the Magic are making all of these WIDE open threes…

Thanks! It’s been tough this season for sure! And he looks great tonight!

I wrote today on some lineups that I think will be fun or at least worth watching, since at least some of these combos can be together next year?

But even then it was challenging coming up with just three…

3 Lineups to Watch in the Kings' Final 26 Games The Sacramento Kings may be in last place, but here are three lineups to keep an eye on for the final stretch of the season.

Read more on the five lineups that I'll be keeping an eye on in my latest writing below!
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The trio of Keegan Murray, Nique Clifford, and Maxime Raynaud have played just 77 minutes together this season. That number should be at least 600 by the end of the year

At this point, they have a -14.00 Net Rtg together, so let's check in at the end of the year on how they look

Breaking Down the Good and the Bad of Devin Carter’s Return to Kings' Rotation Devin Carter is back in the rotation in Sacramento, but what has he shown for the Kings over the last seven games?

Devin Carter has played 160 minutes in the last 7 games, giving us arguably the most consistent sample size of his career.

Carter in the Restricted Area? Great
Carter from 3-pt range? Not so great...

More thoughts in my latest writing below
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I can’t wait to watch the games from tonight! It’s wild the NBA didn’t take notice last year and add it to the all star game this year

Eye-Opening Kings Numbers Highlights Must-Do Offseason Task The Sacramento Kings are easily the worst team in the league in this key stat.

All the numbers show the Kings are the worst three-point shooting team in the league.

Looking ahead to the offseason, it will be key for them to address it.
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What We Learned in Kings Blowout Loss to Jazz - Absolutely Nothing The Sacramento Kings got blown out big by the Utah Jazz as they lost their 14th straight game.

Kings head into the All-Star break with a 14-game losing streak.
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Kings Should Target Recent Spurs Forward After Trade Deadline The Sacramento Kings are in desperate need of wing depth, and should target this former San Antonio Spurs wing on the waiver market.

I think we can all agree that the Kings need to go after Sochan, right?
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Makes sense to me! Someone has to play for them haha

That's where I'm so interested to see what happens to them all. Maybe it helps that the Kings aren't really tanking, they're just bad

Kings' Rookies Still a Much-Needed Bright Spot in Dark Season The Sacramento Kings are last in the league at 12-43, but the rookies are still a bright spot in an extremely difficult season.

Would you rather get a star or multiple rotational players to start a rebuild? Because I think the Kings are building from the ground up with their trio of rookies.
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Kings Lose the Game to Pelicans, But Win the More Important Battle The Sacramento Kings fell 120-94 to the New Orleans Pelicans and extend their losing streak to 13, but they get a much needed loss?

Thank goodness for Maxime Raynaud

My thoughts on the game tonight:
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What We Learned As Kings Fall to Clippers, Losing Streak Reaches 11 The Sacramento Kings dropped their 11th straight game, falling 114-111 to the Los Angeles Clippers.

The losing streak continues, but a lot of good takeaways from the Kings loss to the Clippers.
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Winners and Losers of the Kings Trade Deadline With the trade deadline in the rearview mirror, a look at the winners and losers for the Sacramento Kings.

Who do you think are the Kings' winners and losers from the trade deadline?
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To be fair I haven’t had it in years!

Gotta come up with a better headline than that, too easy of an answer. Pizza Hut is closing, here’s why: the Pizza stinks.

Too predictable!

Hahaha it’s a good time for me to catch up on my calculus (which I genuinely do miss lol)

All-Star Guard Reportedly Does Not Want Trade to Kings The Sacramento Kings rumor mill continues with a Ja Morant update hours before the trade deadline.

I have a feeling this will make a lot of you happy to hear.
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He would actually be good for them. The Luka > Eubanks lob, I can see it now

Three Takeaways as Kings Fall to Grizzlies, But in Fun Way? The Sacramento Kings lost their tenth straight game, but had some positive takeaways from their 129-125 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies

Kings fall to Grizzlies, but I thought there were a lot of positive takeaways from tonight's game.
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