Sacramento Kings podcast with Morris Phillips: Shooting that killed six, injured 12 take precedence before Sunday’s game

Fans and players of the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings prior to the game stand in a moment of silence to remember those who were killed or injured on Sun Apr 3, 2022’s shooting in downtown Sacramento just blocks away from the Golden One Center in downtown Sacramento. (photo by the Sacramento Bee)

On the Sacramento Kings podcast with Morris:

#1 Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr addressed the media before Sunday’s game at the Golden One Center in Sacramento. Kerr’s whose father was gunned down in Beirut in 1984 talked about the shooting that took place before Sunday’s game in Sacramento where six were killed and 12 were injured saying that everyone is crushed before the start of the game about what took place.

#2 Morris you and I have taken to those same streets near the Golden One Center many times, for example on Ninth between K Street and J Streets in downtown Sacramento and the neighborhood is rough after dark the Kings have one more home game left but it certainly puts fear into those who travel to downtown for business or pleasure.

#3 To the game on Sunday night the Sacramento Kings (29-50) who had won four of their last five game previous to Sunday’s game were totally broadsided by Golden State (50-29) in a 19 point loss. The Kings were defeated by a Warrior team that played without stars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.

#4 Morris the Kings had a tough time defending the Warriors Andrew Wiggins with a team leading 25 points, followed by Jordan Poole 22 points, and former King Nemanja Bjelica with 19 points.

#5 Morris, the Kings will face the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night, the Pelicans have won four of their last six games. They took a tough loss to the Los Angeles Clippers in their last game 119-100. How do you see the Pelicans and Kings matching up on Tuesday?

This is Morris’ last Kings podcast for the 2021-22 season and he will be doing the San Francisco Giants podcasts starting next Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sacramento Kings podcast with Morris Phillips: Kings face an angry and hungry Heat club tonight in Miami

It wasn’t pretty Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra (left) and Jimmy Butler (22) were trying to get at each other but teammates stepped in between during game against the Golden State Warriors on Sun Mar 20, 2022 in Miami. The Heat host the Sacramento Kings tonight and Miami have lost four straight games thus far. (photo from the New York Post)

On the Kings podcast with Morris:

#1 Morris the Sacramento Kings (27-48) have shown a lot of improvement over their last three games winning two out of three. The Kings going into tonight’s game in Miami have defeated the Indiana Pacers and the Orlando Magic their getting key help from Davion Mitchell, Harrison Barnes and Donte DiVincenzo.

#2 This game tonight might be more of a challenge for the Kings as the Miami Heat (47-28) have lost four in a row and Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra and Jimmy Butler who verbally spared in a recent loss are angry and hungry for a win.

#3 The Kings have a 11-25 road record and are ninth in the Western Conference with 100.5 points. Like we said they have improved over their last three games nearly beating one of the best teams in the NBA. The Heat will be fired up tonight after losing four straight the Kings will need to be on their A game on both sides of the basketball tonight.

#4 The Heat took loses against the Philadelphia 76ers, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, and in their last game against the Brooklyn Nets. Looking at this this has to be shocking for a second place Eastern Conference team.

#5 The Kings Domantas Sabonis is out with a left knee which does not have any structural damage after going through an MRI last week. Sabonis is up for reevaluation this week. Morris they could use a guy like Sabonis in the line up tonight against the Heat.

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Sacramento Kings podcast with Morris Phillips: Kings gave it their all in overtime loss to Suns on Sunday

The Phoenix Suns Landry Shamet takes a three point shot against the Sacramento Kings in the overtime stanza for what would be the game winner at Golden One Arena in Sacramento on Sun Mar 20, 2022 (AP News photo)

On the Sacramento Kings podcast with Morris:

#1 Morris at one time during Sunday’s game against the Phoenix Suns (58-14) the Sacramento Kings (25-48) had a ten point lead in third period but with a whole fourth period left the Suns came back out scoring the Kings 27-23 to force a tie and go into overtime.

#2 The Suns Devin Booker fouled out of the game and that handicapped the Suns slightly and the Kings who tied things up at the end of the fourth period 124-124 looked as if they might have a shot at beating one of the best teams in the NBA.

#3 With 31 seconds left the Suns Landry Shamet hit a three pointer in the overtime stanza after missing an previous shot above the arc and the three pointer by Shamet proved to be the game winner.

#4 The Kings in their own right were short handed missing their key offensive star point guard De’Aaron Fox as Davion Mitchell started for Fox and scored 28 points and Domantas Sabonis had 18 points great effort tough loss for Sacramento.

#5 The Kings will tip off against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night at 4:00 pm PDT. The Pacers have won four of their last six games including a 129-98 win against the Portland Trailblazers on Sunday afternoon in Indianapolis. On the other hand the Kings have now lost six of their last seven games and Sunday’s game against the Suns could actually have been one of their best despite losing.

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