5 Key Takeaways From Kings’ Crucial Wins Against Lakers & Spurs
If there's anything the Sacramento Kings do consistently, it's beat the Los Angeles Lakers. Now on a four-game winning streak against LAL, the Kings seem to be the kryptonite for an aging Lakers squad. After heading home from SoCal with a much-needed victory, the Kings defended their home court in a close matchup with the San Antonio Spurs.
The superstar duo of De'Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis lifted the Kings to both victories for a team that's trying to avoid the play-in tournament come playoff time. Thanks to a 44 and 33 point performances from Fox and two monster stat-lines from Domas, Sacramento were able to take down the Lakers in their second trip to Crypto.com Arena in two weeks and fend off the Spurs in the second-leg of a back-to-back.
One interesting aspect of Wednesday night's win over Los Angeles is how the minutes were spread among the roster. G Kevin Huerter and F Harrison Barnes played their least amount of game-time since early January with 12 and 15 minutes logged against the Lakers, respectively. Playing in their places were guards Davion Mitchell and Keon Ellis, two players that have been hot recently on both sides of the court.
Victories come in all different ways for a Kings team that's struggled to show a consistent form over the course of their season. From losses to some of league's worst to multiple wins against some of the league's best, the 2023-24 season has been a roller coaster for SacTown. One thing that has been consistent is dominating the Lakers, leading to the first takeaway from Wednesday night's dub.
Sabonis continues to dominate Anthony Davis in the paint
Malik Monk is undoubtedly Sixth Man of the Year
De'Aaron Fox is in a shooting slump, but still finds ways to score
The Kings continue to play down to their opponents' level
The Kings have a clutch gene running through the team
Sacramento now looks forward to a battle against the Houston Rockets at home on Sunday evening.
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