I’ve been out on vacation this weekend so I got kind of behind on my writing. But I’ll do my best to catch up now.
Well, I guess losing to the Kings was the final straw in the Jimmy Butler saga because, lo and behold, he’s GONE! The Kings were simply too much for Minnesota to handle.
It was a bout against an old team for Nemanja Bjelica who finally was able to overcome his struggles and unless a flurry of 3’s against the Wolves. The Kings were able to stop a late game comeback and came away with the victory. 121-110.
KAT was an absolute monster out there and all the Kings could do was try and slow him down. He ended up with 39 points and 19 rebounds.
Cauley-Stein was an offensive force again, scoring 25 points. Shumpert and Hield contributed 17 and 15 respectively. For me, the biggest story of the night was DeAaron Fox with 16/10 and NO turnovers. Impressive! Overall, another solid win for the Kings.
However, all great things must come to an end…
The Kings looked out of gas for this one. They fell behind early and never really bounced back. As a team, the Lakers shot terrible, but unfortunately for the Kings, they had an even worse night shooting.
The Kings were sluggish (possibly from the smoke from the Camp Fire?) playing in the second game of a back to back, while the Lakers were fresh since they were coming off of rest.
LeBron led his motley crew, scoring a team-high 25 points in 31 mins of playing.
The Kings got a lot of great shots, but really couldn’t get any to fall. This game was just a result of sluggish play, and bad luck shooting. Fox, played great, as usual but nobody else really contributed out there. This was only the second time the Kings were unable to score more than 100 points in a game. I don’t think this was indicative of how they normally play, I think it was a fluke for the Lakers. SO, enjoy your moment, LA, because the Kings are coming for you next time!
QUESTION OF THE DAY:
Bjelica has been a strong contributor, but Bagley is a stud. Do you think Bjelica could play the 3 and the Kings could let Bagley start at 4? Or vice versa? I’d love to hear your thoughts on what you’d do with the rotation. Hit me up on here or Instagram @guythatdrumsandstuff
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