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Golden State torches the Clippers 105-90

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Golden State Warrior guard Stephen Curry (30) is jubilant after scoring a three pointer. Curry led with 33 points against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sun Nov 28, 2021 (AP News photo)

Golden State Torches the Clippers 105-90

By Barbara Mason

It was a lazy hazy Sunday afternoon game and both the Golden State Warriors (18-2) and the Los Angeles Clippers (11-9) played in similar fashion. It took three quarters for Golden State to really get going. Stephen Curry and Otto Porter Jr. both torched the Clippers with amazing play in the fourth quarter.

Sunday afternoon the Warriors took on the Clippers at Staples Center and the Warriors did what they did to many of their opponents and won it 105-90. It’s a difficult task to remain on task with the Tuesday night matchup with the Phoenix Suns looming.

In addition this afternoon matchup is tough, in fact, this is the only 12:30 game that Golden State has all season. It is difficult to get your game on in such an early start and we would see this from both teams in the first half.

It was an interesting first half for the Warriors with a mix of great defense and issues offensively. The Warriors led at the half 44-42 with both teams shooting around 37%.

The Warriors shooting average is 114 per game and with 44 points at halftime it will be a challenge to reach anything close to that average. We have seen the Warriors go off in the second half of games so nothing is out of the realm of possibility for these guys.

Stephen Curry finished the half with 13 points and that was it for double digits for the whole team. The Clippers Paul George finished the half with 12 points and so it was an ugly game for both teams.

The fact that the Warriors were leading at the half after a horrible start was a positive. Golden State started the game with six turnovers but finished the half with nine so they got back on track with that. Steph Curry had five steals in the first half another plus for the Warriors.

Going into the third quarter the Warriors needed more offensive rebounds, keeping those turnovers at bay and more play without fouls. After getting some great looks that missed, more consistency in that department would go far so eye on the prize and leave future games in the future.

Shots started falling in the third quarter for the Warriors and with improved rebounding the highest scoring third quarter team in the league came to life. The Warriors led by eleven points mid-way through the quarter but had that lead trimmed down to a single point when the Clippers started to heat up.

The only disappointment for Los Angeles was Reggie Jackson who hadn’t come to the party through three quarters; he remained scoreless. The key to this quarter was not only the scoring from Steph Curry but also his passing and finishing. Jordan Poole finished the third quarter with three shots from downtown.

The Warriors had their largest lead of the game mid-way into the fourth quarter 84-70. Otto Porter Jr continued to lift up the team with his amazing play having an enormous afternoon with 18 points. 19 steals for the Warriors was another key to this game. The final score was 105-90.

The one thing that we all learned from this game was do not, and I mean do not get Curry angry. He will make you pay. After a technical (questionable) on Curry in the fourth quarter he came unglued and when that happens he will burn you, he will incinerate you. He will channel that anger into his play on the court and then you are in real trouble as we saw today.

Curry finished with 33 points, seven from downtown. Jordan Poole had 17 points and off the bench Otto Porter Jr, was great with 18 points. They held Reggie Jackson to a scoreless game and forced numerous turnovers from Paul George in the first half. It took Golden State an entire half to get on track but when they did they were a runaway train.

So now we have the marque matchup between the Warriors and the Phoenix Suns next Tuesday night. It will be a battle of the titans in this two game series as these two teams will meet for a second time on Friday night. Tipoff on Tuesday will be 7:00 PM.

Never give up Kings get triple overtime victory over Lakers 141-137

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The Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield (24) lays one up in front of the Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard (39) in a contest that went three overtimes at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Fri Nov 26, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

The Sacramento Kings were back in action on Friday night after beating the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. The Kings won for the first time on Wednesday day after the firing of Luke Walton on Sunday. The Kings were in Los Angeles on Friday to take on the Lakers. The Kings would manage to beat the Lakers 141-137 in triple overtime at Staples Center. 

In the first quarter, both teams were evenly matched. Unfortunately, it wasn’t very impressive. The Kings and Lakers both managed to score 20 points in the first quarter in what what a solid defensive but lackluster quarter for both teams on offense. The Kings would look to pickup the offensive effort to build a lead on the Lakers. 

In the second quarter, it was a similar story for both teams. The second quarter saw the Kings and Lakers both score the same number of points again with both teams putting up 23 points. The Kings and Lakers would be tied heading into the second half at 43 points each. Leading the way for the Kings in the first half was De’Aaron Fox as Russell Westbrook led the charge for the Lakers in scoring. 

In the third quarter, the Lakers would take the first end of quarter lead of the game. The Lakers managed to outscore the Kings 35-30 as both offenses came to life. The Kings struggles to contain the Lakers offense as both teams seemed to take a step back on defense. 

In the fourth quarter, the Kings would mount a comeback. The Kings out scored the Lakers 27-22 in the final quarter of regulation to head into overtime with a score of 100-100. In overtime, the Kings would look to win back to back games for the first time in a while this season. 

In the first and second overtimes both teams wouldn’t be able to gain an inch. The teams both scored 12 points in the first overtime and the same in the second. The game would be tied 124-124 heading into the final overtime. 

In the third overtime, the Kings out scored the Lakers 17-13 and pull out the win 141-137 in the Kings win. It was the first triple overtime game for the Kings since 2009 against the Golden State Warriors. It was a great emotional win for the Kings who saw De’Aaron Fox lead the way with 34 points. Lebron James led the way for the Lakers in defeat scoring 30 points. 

The Kings will look to replicate their success against the Lakers when they come to town on Tuesday. 

Up Next: The Kings head to Memphis to take on the Grizzlies on Sunday at 3 PM PST. 

Warriors win 118-103 despite Portland’s fourth quarter bid

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The Golden State Warriors Jordan Poole (left) and Stephen Curry share the thrill of a basket at the Chase Center in San Francisco against the Portland Trailblazer (AP News photo)

Warriors Win 118-103 Despite Portland’s Fourth Quarter Bid

By Barbara Mason

Every starter in the Golden State Warriors line-up had double digits against the Portland Trailblazers handing Golden State the 118-103 win. The bench was great chipping in 23 points handing the Trail Blazers yet another road loss.

Friday night the Warriors (17-2) tried to extend their nine game winning streak as they took on the Trail Blazers (10-10). The Warriors have not only won nine games in a row but all of them were by double digits.

After the rough start against the Sixers on Wednesday night, falling behind by nineteen points is not something that Head Coach Steve Kerr wants to see again anytime soon. Golden State was sluggish through the first half of that game and so tonight the team needs to start fast and finish the same way.

While it is impressive how the Warriors can dispose of teams after trailing by double digits it is not what any coach wants to see. Playing from behind the eight ball is not at all a comfortable position that any team wants to experience and the Warriors are doing it often.

The Warriors will be playing shorthanded but with the depth on this team it does not present any problems. Tonight Damion Lee, Andre Iguodala, Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody will not be playing in the game. Lee and Iguodala are out with injury and Kuminga and Moody will be taking the court in Santa Cruz.

The Trail Blazers have lost 18 of their last 24 games. They do play fast though and it will be tough to slow this team down. Damien Lilliard loves to play in the Bay Area being a native and actually averages 29 points per game so the Warriors will have to watch out for him. Portland lost their last game to the Sacramento Kings 125-121. The Warriors are heavily favored in this game.

Both teams had a fast start in the first quarter with Golden State taking a five point lead in the early minutes. The Warriors cooled a bit mid-way through the quarter but picked it up as the first quarter came to an end with Golden State leading by a single point 27-26.

The second quarter was very even and the teams were tied at 42 with under three minutes left in the half. Those final three minutes hailed the return of the three-pointer as Curry and Poole were able to score from downtown giving Golden State a 58-44 lead going into the third quarter.

The Warriors had done a great job containing Damien Lillard who had 8 points in the half. They had also scored 17 points off Portland turnovers. All five starters had scored in the double digits in this game extending their lead to 91-70 after three.

Portland really got on track in the fourth quarter and trimmed the Warrior 21 point lead to ten. Golden State was not finished yet and had to really work for this win. They came on strong in the final minutes of the game finishing on top.

Stephen Curry finished with 32 points followed by Andrew Wiggins with 25 points. The Warriors did a great job on Lilliard who had 16 points in this game. The high score for the Trail Blazers was off the bench—Anfernee Simons finished with 19 points.

Golden State will now travel down to the Southland Sunday to take on the Clippers in an afternoon game. They will be going for seven wins in a row. Tipoff is scheduled for 12:30 PM.

Sacramento Kings podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson: Kings face Lakers twice this week; First meeting tonight at Staples

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Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) dribbles to get past Sacramento Kings center Tristan Thompson (13) during Wed Nov 24, 2021 at the Chase Center in Sacramento (AP News photo)

On the Kings podcast with Jeremiah:

#1 In the last Sacramento Kings (7-12) the Kings De’Aaron Fox scored 21 points before being ejected from last Wednesday night’s game against the Portland Trailblazers (10-9). Fox got the boot with 6:06 left after getting back to back technical fouls.

#2 The Kings also had two players ejected and received six technical fouls it could have got the Kings in a lot of trouble and could have lost them the game but they played angry and got by the Blazers with a four point win.

#3 The Blazers Robert Covington got even frustrated when he threw his goggles near a referee and was ejected from the game. Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups said the game got a little bit chippy and said stay off the officials and said that they got a little bit off their rhythm.

#4 The Portland Trailblazers Damian Lillard said that they just couldn’t come up with the stops saying the effort was there but they were just one or two plays short.

#5 The Kings are in Los Angeles to take on the Lakers (10-10) the Lakers just got by the Indiana Pacers (8-12) in overtime on Wednesday night 124-116. In the overtime stanza the Lakers outscored the Pacers 12-4 to get the victory. How do you see this match up tonight at Staples Center?

Join Jeremiah for the Kings podcasts Fridays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Warriors Contain Sixers In Second Half To Win 116-96

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Brother vs. Brother the Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) tries to get by the Philadelphia 76ers guard Seth Curry (31) at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Wed Nov 24, 2021 (AP News photo)

Warriors Contain Sixers In Second Half To Win 116-96

By Barbara Mason

The Golden State Warriors owned the second half of this game after trailing by 19 points in the first half. A brilliant offensive display won this game for the Warriors 116-96.

Wednesday night the Warriors (16-2) took on the Philadelphia 76ers (10-9) at Chase Center. The Warriors are coming off a 119-104 win over the Raptors last Sunday followed by two days off. The Sixers won their game against the Sacramento Kings Monday night 102-94.

The Sixers got a really fast start leading after one quarter 34-23. Philadelphia came to play in this game and you could see that from the get go. They were on a mission. Seth Curry had ten points and Danny Green had a lot to do with the quick start with 8 points off the bench.

The Warriors began to pick it up in the second quarter after trailing by as much as fourteen points in the opening quarter. When the Warriors amped up their level of play, the Sixers followed suit and continued to outplay the Warriors extending their lead to 19 points.

The Sixers had held Jordan Poole to two points and mid-way through the quarter Andrew Wiggins was scoreless having missed four free throws in the first quarter. Nineteen points was the largest deficit for the Warriors all season. The score at the half was 61-52. Shot of the game went to Jordan Poole who scored from way downtown with 1.4 seconds on the clock. He shot the ball from half court.

The Warriors went into the third quarter on shaky ground with a Draymond Green that already had four fouls. The sleepwalking Warriors came out with a vengeance in the second half trimming the Sixers lead to 63-60. The Golden State flow was back, they were forcing turnovers and we all know that the Warriors are a second half team.

The Warriors had given up 23 points off turnovers mid-way through the third quarter. Far too many turnovers were responsible for quelling the rhythm that Golden State had going. Giveaways were really hurting the Warriors. After three quarters Golden State held a slim lead 86-84. To end the third quarter the Sixers Shake Milton made a miraculous 39-feet three point shot with eight seconds left on the clock.

The fourth quarter was a total domination by Golden State for the 116-96

The Warriors owned the second half of this game. Green was amazing walking a tight rope the entire second half with four fouls but he did not back down one bit. He was aggressive and a major part of this win Stephen Curry finished with 25 points just edging out brother Seth who had 24 for the Sixers. Juan Toscano-Anderson had a great second half with 13 points. “When we’re going down, we’re getting down,” said Toscano in reference to their less than stellar first half.

Once again you can never count the Golden State Warriors out. They have been in every game this season and show no signs of letting up.

On Friday night the Warriors will be meeting up with the Portland Trail Blazers at home. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM. Golden State is heavily favored in this game.

Kings bench rally for 125-121 victory over Trailblazers, snap losing streak

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Portland Trail Blazers guard Dennis Smith Jr. (10) isn’t going too far against Sacramento Kings center Tristan Thompson (13) as Thompson draws the foul at the Golden One Center in Sacramento on Wed Nov 24, 2021 (AP News photo)

by Marko Ukalovic

SACRAMENTO—Desperate for a win, the Sacramento Kings bench players rose up to the challenge.

Marvin Bagley III hit a three pointer with 30.5 second left in the game to ice a 125-121 victory over the Portland Trailblazers on Thanksgiving Eve at the Golden 1 Center.

Sacramento snapped its four-game losing streak and won its first game under interim coach Alvin Gentry since he took over the head coaching duties this past Sunday after the dismissal of Luke Walton on Sunday. Portland had its four-game winning streak snapped.

Buddy Hield led all Kings in scoring with 22 points on 6 of 15 shooting, including 5 of 11 from beyond the arc, off the bench. Davion Mitchell had a big fourth quarter scoring 12 of his 16 points in the winning effort.

Bagley III scored a season high 10 points off the bench as the Kings bench were responsible for 61 of the 125 points.

“I was happy for Marvin (Bagley III) and thought he played a really great game,” Gentry said.

Sacramento (7-12) got off to the fast start that has plagued them for the past month. A balanced scoring attack from the starting five had the Kings jumped out to a 20-12 lead, which included a 10-0 run in a three-minute period.

Jusuf Nurkic dominated the opening quarter for Portland (10-9) as he scored 14 points on 7 of 9 from the floor. Portland had two runs, a 12-4 and a 10-6 to end the quarter with a 36-32 lead.

Damian Lillard scored 12 of his 17 first half points in the second quarter including a 30-foot three pointer to power the Blazers offense in the second quarter.

De’Aaron Fox led Sacramento with 10 points of 17 first half points in the second quarter on four of five shooting.

Blazers power forward Robert Covington was ejected from the game with 49 seconds left in the game for throwing his goggles at an official.

The two teams put on an offensive showcase as they combined for 72 points in the second quarter as Portland had 71-69 lead at halftime.

The third quarter was the exact opposite of the second quarter with sloppy play and horrible shooting from both teams in the first nine minutes of the quarter. The Kings didn’t register its first point of the third quarter until 9:25 left when Harrison Barnes hit one of two free throws.

The Kings outscored the Blazers 24-21 in the quarter to take a 93-92 lead into the fourth quarter.

“We gotta have fun out there,” said Kings point guard Tyrese Haliburton. “We gotta get the crowd involved. I think that was big for us tonight.”

Lillard led the Blazers in scoring with 32 points on 7 of 18 shooting (but just 3 of 12 from beyond the arc) and 15 of 16 from the free throw line. Nurkic finished with a double-double, 28 points and 17 rebounds. Normal Powell had a strong game with 22 points on 50% shooting from the floor. Nassir Little chipped in with 16 points off the bench.

Fox, who was also ejected from the game for arguing with the refs, led the Kings’ starters with 21 points on eight of 13 shooting from the field, including four for four from the free throw line.

GAME NOTES: Sacramento finished 12-for-33 from beyond the arc. Portland was 12-for-33.

Barnes, who left the game with an injury, had X-rays taken after the game and were negative. “Our doctors are pretty optimistic that everything’s going to be fine,” said Gentry.

UP NEXT: Sacramento travel out to Los Angeles to take on the Lakers on Friday 11/26 at 7:30pm at Staples Center.

Gentry loses first game at the helm Kings bow to Sixers 102-94; Sac loses 8th out of last 9

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Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey (0) is on the move against Sacramento Kings guard Matisse Thybulle (22) at the Golden One Center in Sacramento on Mon Nov 22, 2021 (AP News photo)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

SACRAMENTO–The Sacramento Kings (6-12) were back in action on Monday night. The Kings, fresh off the dismissal of head coach Luke Walton were set to take on the Philadelphia 76ers (10-8). In case you missed the news, the Kings fired head coach Luke Walton on Sunday. After careful consideration, Kings GM Monte Mcnair decided to fire the coach of the Kings after two-plus seasons at the helm. Walton had a turbulent tenure in Sacramento.

Former Kings GM Vlade Divac hired Walton to replace Dave Joerger in a surprise move two seasons ago. With current GM Monte McNair in place, you had to feel it almost inevitable that the Kings would make a head coaching change. Especially with the Kings struggling.

Alvin Gentry replaced Luke Walton as interim head coach. The transition should be simple for Gentry as he was already on the Kings bench as an assistant and is a veteran head coach in the NBA. On Monday night, the Kings succumbed to the 76ers 102-94 at home.

Monday Night Recap: The Kings welcomed the Philadelphia 76ers into Golden One Center on Monday at 7 PM PST.In the first half, the Kings and 76ers went back and forth. Neither team delivered a dominant performance in the first half of play.

The Kings shot 43.6% from the field in the first half as they tallied a 33.3% from deep. The 76ers shot 45.5% from the field and managed 37.5% from behind the arc. The 7ers shot slightly better than the Kings, but it wasn’t enough to pull away much from the Kings.

The Kings were outscored by the 76ers 55-52 in the first half as they played their first game in recent memory without Luke Walton. The Kings would have some work to do in the second half if they wanted to take down the 76ers.

Buddy Hield led the way for the Kings in the first half, who scored 16 points, 14 of which came in the first quarter. Tyrese Maxey scored 12 points in the first half to help put the 76ers in the lead going into the half.

In the second half, there was hope the Kings could come out with the victory. However, a win wasn’t in the cards for the Kings after the final buzzer sounded. Nevertheless, the Kings did put up a fight. The Kings hung tough until the last minutes of the game when the 76ers began to pull away.

The Kings outscored the 76ers in the third quarter 30-22 as the Kings mounted a rally. However, the Kings faltered down the stretch in the fourth quarter. The 76ers outscored the anemic Kings offense in the final quarter 25-12 to take home the victory 102-94.

It wasn’t a pretty ending for the Kings as they couldn’t make shots in the fourth quarter to save their lives. Another glaring weakness for the Kings late with the mismatch of Richaun Holmes and Andre Drummond.

Drummond amassed 23 rebounds in the game compared to Holmes, who had eight. Leading the way for the Kings in defeat was De’Aaron Fox, who scored 23 points on 7-15 shooting. Tyrese Maxey led the 76ers in scoring with 24 points on 8-22 shooting.

On Monday night, the Kings had a new head coach but the same old issues on the court. Only time will tell if the coaching change will improve the Kings in the long term. The Kings fell to 6-12 on the season.

Up Next: The Kings stay home to take on the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday at 7 PM PST in Sacramento.

Golden State Warriors podcast with Barbara Mason: All in the Poole Warriors guard leads team in scoring

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The Toronto Raptors center Khem Birch (24) gets a leap over the Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole (3). Poole was high scorer Sun Nov 21, 2021 at the Chase Center in San Francisco (AP News photo)

On the Golden State Warriors podcast with Barbara Mason:

#1 The Golden State Warriors (15-2) got twice the help on Sunday night at the Chase Center against the visiting Toronto Raptors (8-10) with Jordan Poole 33 points and Andrew Wiggins finishing right behind with 32 points.

#2 For Poole it was his second straight game scoring 30 points his offensive prowess has not failed him and it seems like he’s finding the splash in his shots as each game goes on.

#3 Poole was like a machine beyond the arch hitting eight three pointers and going 10 for 13 on shot attempts.

#4 Poole is the first Warrior besides Stephen Curry to have consecutive 30 point games since D’Angelo Russell did for three in a row it back in Dec 29, 2019 to Jan 12, 2020.

#5 The Warriors host the Philadelphia 76ers (9-8) Wed Nov 24, 2021 at Chase Center the Sixers have struggled they have lost six of their last seven games. They lost in Portland 118-111 on Saturday night. Barbara how do you see these two teams matching up.

Join Barbara for the Warrior podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Poole and Wiggins Shine in Warrior win 119-104 defeat Raptors

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The Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) knows he’s number one after shooting a three pointer in the first half against the visiting Toronto Raptors Sun Nov 21, 2021 at the Chase Center in San Francisco (AP News photo)

Poole and Wiggins Shine In Warrior Win 119-104

By Barbara Mason

Despite an off night for Stephen Curry Jordan Poole picked up the slack along with teammate Andrew Wiggins. Poole had 33 points and Wiggins turned in 32 for the 119-104 win.

Sunday night the Golden State Warriors (15-2) took on the Toronto Raptors (8-10) at Chase Center. The Warriors returned from a four game road trip in which they went 3-1, the single loss at the hands of the Charlotte Hornets.

They say there is no place like home and Golden State would be in full agreement having won eight games at Chase with a single loss this season. They are looking to continue their winning ways tonight with Curry, Draymond Green, and Otto Porter Jr. all back on board.

Toronto is better on the road so they will looking for another upset after beating the Sacramento Kings 108-89 on Friday night. It will be a treat to watch Toronto’s rookie Scottie Barnes who is without doubt the most impressive newcomer in the league with a 14.9 shooting average and 8.1 rebounds per game. The Warriors cannot get careless with the ball because the Raptors are very good converting turnovers into points.

The Warriors got the quick start that they wanted in this game leading after one quarter 36-24. After two quarters they had eight turnovers, only three of them coming in the second quarter. The half time lead for Golden State was 61-47.

The Warriors were handling Toronto but the Raptors remained just within striking distance in the half. The Raptors bottled up Curry in the half but no Curry, no problem. This team is so deep that if any one player is taken out of the game, there is a whole string of players to pick up the slack.

In the third quarter, the Warriors held onto their double digit lead. Chris Chiozza was having a great game, getting a chance to play considerable minutes shooting 11 points in 12 minutes. After three quarters the Warriors were in control of the game leading 92-77.

The Raptors continued to hang around in the fourth quarter but could never get close. The final was 119-104.

It was an off day for Curry who shot 12 points with two rebounds. Teammates Andrew Wiggins had 32 points and Poole had the high for the game with 33. Off the bench Otto Porter Jr had 15 points.

This is such an amazing roster with the incredible depth that we see every night. When one player struggles there is always the next guy up who will pick up the slack. Everyone of the guys on this roster is capable of helping his team win and we saw that tonight.

The Warriors have a couple of well-earned days off before they are back in action Wednesday taking on the Philadelphia 76ers. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM.

Kings Part Ways With Luke Walton; Gentry takes over as interim coach

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Sacramento Kings former head coach Luke Walton yells in vain to his defense to try and shut down the Toronto Raptors offense on Fri Nov 19th at the Golden One Center in Sacramento Walton’s last night as head coach was Sat Nov 20, 2021 against the Utah Jazz (AP News photo)

Kings Part Ways With Luke Walton

By Barbara Mason

It’s been a long time coming and now the Kings have come to the decision that they need to move in a different direction and it does not include Head Coach Luke Walton. His firing has been brewing for quite awhile now but the fact that the team has lost seven of their last eight games was the straw that broke the camel’s back. It was just not working and hasn’t worked for awhile. His position as Head Coach has been precarious at best and now it’s finished.

Both De’Aaron Fox and Tyrese Haliburton expressed that they had Luke Walton’s back through this rough patch. “I got his back, we all do,” said Haliburton. “He’s put a lot of time and a lot of trust in us as players.,” he added. And so it would seem that he is liked by his players but the bottom line in the NBA is winning and the Kings are having a lot of trouble doing that lately.

If you look over Walton’s tenure with the Kings he has a 68-93 record and his former team sits at No. 12 in the Western Conference with a 6-11 record. Sacramento has not reached the playoffs since 2006. So with this firing Walton has moved on from a second team as head coach. The Lakers let him go after a 2016-19 stint. So it remains what the future holds for Luke Walton in the NBA in any position.

Sacramento needs a coach that can turn this team around and he would have some talented players to do just that. Right now the Kings have the tenth highest scoring offense in the NBA but they are giving up the 26th most points per game in the league. The defense has needed a lot of work for quite awhile now but there is definitely a lot of ability on this roster.

It is a shame because for a hot minute it looked like we were going to see an improved team this season but it all fell apart the past few weeks and management made their decision. Alvin Gentry has been named as interim head coach. Gentry’s first night as head coach will be Monday night against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Golden One Center in Sacramento. Sacramento Kings beat reporter Jeremiah Salmonson will have full coverage and a look on the coaching change Monday night.