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Lakers' Darvin Ham Dishes Baffling Quote to Kings' HC Mike Brown

The Los Angeles Lakers coach made headlines after his loss to the Sacramento Kings.
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Lakers' Darvin Ham Dishes Baffling Quote to Kings' HC Mike Brown
Lakers' Darvin Ham Dishes Baffling Quote to Kings' HC Mike Brown

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It was a great night to be a Sacramento Kings fan on Wednesday, as the guys took down their Pacific Division rival, Los Angeles Lakers, for the fourth-straight time this season in a 107-120 win. The victory lifts Sacramento eleven games over the .500 mark, currently squeaking by the Play-In Tournament as the sixth-seed in the Western Conference.

While it's all good vibes right now on the Kings' side after coming out on top, the same cannot be said for the Lakers, especially head coach Darvin Ham.

Frustrations boiled over for Coach Ham when he hit the podium to speak with the press after the Lakers' loss, taking a bit of a jab at his players after what he perceived was a poor defensive effort:

"I wish I could tell Mike Brown, 'Please, come down, when you play offense, just let us know what you're going to run so we can, you know, stop it, and not have to give second and third efforts."

It was a killer night for the Kings offensively, who shot a strong 52.3% from the field and 46.3% from deep. Harrison Barnes was the one to lead Sacramento in scoring, dropping 23 points on a stellar seven-made three-pointers. Los Angeles managed to maintain solid efficiency on their behalf (48.7/43.8/77.3), but it wasn't enough to avoid dropping to 0-4 on the year against this team.

It fits the theme of what we've seen the entire year when these two match up. Sacramento has scored over 120 points in their four games this season. In each of those contests, the Kings have shot above 50% from the field and/or drained over 16 combined threes.

Simply put, it's been some rough sledding for LA to get some stops on Sacramento, and it seems Ham is straight-up out of options. 

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Jared Koch
JARED KOCH

Jared Koch is the Managing Editor of Inside The Kings — SI.com's team website covering the Sacramento Kings. He's covered the NBA and NFL for the past two years, also being the Associate Editor of The Frozen Rope — SI.com's team website covering the Utah Jazz.

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