![]() “I’ve been looking forward to this game ever since I got traded,” Edwards said afterwards. He was in the Kings’ finishing lineup in place of Keegan Murray for most of the final 4:24, and made a key assist to Malik Monk for a corner 3 that helped ice the game away. The Kings lost starting shooting guard Kevin Huerter to a hamstring injury in the first quarter which allowed more time for Kessler Edwards, whose length and athleticism have enticed the Kings since acquiring him from the Nets ahead of the trade deadline in February.Įdwards had 10 points while hitting two of his four 3-point attempts, and provided energy on the defensive end. The game wasn’t pretty offensively, but I thought we tried to get out and run. “The guys showed grit definitely tonight,” Brown said. It was the first time the team allowed opponents under 42% in back-to-back games since Nov. The Kings limited Brooklyn to 41.2% shooting from the floor a night after holding the Bulls to just 39.2%. He was great tonight because - we stay on him about it - but he’s got to continue playing as hard as he does and as physical as he does, but doing that while showing his hands (on defense) so he doesn’t get in early foul trouble.” He sets the tone for us with his physicality. He’s got one gear, and it’s the highest gear,” Brown said. But the more games he has like Thursday’s, after logging triple-doubles in four of his previous five games, Sabonis appears to be a shoe-in for third-team All-NBA behind MVP candidates Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid.īrown and Fox said Sabonis’ energy was infectious and much needed given the circumstances surrounding the travel and the late-night finish Wednesday in Chicago. Sabonis might have a more clear-cut case given the scarcity of elite centers throughout the league. He’s averaging over 18 rebounds in his last three games.īrown has said almost daily since the All-Star break that Sabonis and Fox deserve All-NBA recognition. Sabonis passed Otis Thorpe (1987-88) for the most rebounds in a season during the Sacramento era. ![]() It was the fourth time Sabonis had a 20-20 game this season. Fellow All-Star Domantas Sabonis carried the load, scoring 24 points with 21 rebounds and five assists. Fox finished with 18 points, six rebounds and five assists. The team shot just 39% from the floor while the 101 points marked the fewest of any victory this season. Their offense sputtered for most of the night. The Kings were tired on the second night of a back-to-back in Brooklyn, having arrived in their hotel rooms at 3:30 in the morning while losing an hour traveling from the Windy City to the Eastern time zone. But for us, we know that we still want to do bigger things.”įox’s late-game heroics weren’t needed on Thursday, a night after he hit a dramatic game winner in Chicago. “But I think it’s good for the franchise, it’s good for the city, it’s good for the fan base, to finally get that out of the way. “I don’t think anybody on our team coming into the season was like, ‘Oh, we (just) want a winning record,’” Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox said. They’ve reiterated they have grander goals in mind. But head coach Mike Brown and his players have downplayed the fact they’re about to break the longest-running playoff drought in NBA history - and the parallel drought of winning seasons that ended at 16 on Thursday night. The Kings in recent weeks have been peppered with questions about their historical run.
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