Bobby Krivitsky of Forbes.com and Hardwood Houdini joins Ray and Nick to preview the upcoming game between the Sacramento Kings and the Boston Celtics. They talk about the strong start to the season for the Celtics, their developmental successes, and the play of some of their new players, including Hugo Gonzalez and Anfernee Simons. Finally, they wrap up by previewing some of the key matchups and focus areas for each team heading into the game.

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Ray and Nick break down the most recent run of basketball for the Sacramento Kings as 2025 draws to a close, before previewing the games for the Kings in the week ahead. They start out by discussing the ins and outs of an 0-3 week for the Kings, including the encouraging recent overtime loss to the Portland Trail Blazers that they previewed with Joe Freeman of the Oregonian/OregonLive in the previous episode. Then, they discuss some of the most recent comments from head coach Doug Christie on the state of the rotation for the Kings. Finally, they preview the games in the week ahead, including another showdown with the Portland Trail Blazers.

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Joe Freeman of the Oregonian/OregonLive joins Ray and Nick to preview the upcoming two games between the Sacramento Kings and the Portland Trail Blazers. They start out by discussing Portland's season so far, including overwhleming injuries and the early returns on new head coach Tiago Splitter. Finally, they wrap up by talking about some of the key matchups for the upcoming games, including the head-to-head matchup of two of the NBA's best young defensive forwards in Keegan Murray and Toumani Camara.

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Ray and Nick discuss the current state of the Sacramento Kings, including how the team got to this point and options going forward, before they do their usual recap of the week that was and preview the week of games ahead. They cover four potential approaches that team leadership may have had coming into the season, and where the team stands at this point in the season. Then, they recap a 1-2 week for the Kings, including their biggest win of the season against the Miami Heat. Finally, they wrap up by previewing the games in the week ahead.

Timestamps:

1:00: Rebuilding discussion/four potential preseason approaches to the team

25:00: Recap/Preview

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Ray and Nick catch up on a couple of weeks of Sacramento Kings basketball by recapping the last eight games, before previewing the week ahead. They cover the high points of the 2-6 stretch, including a difficult win over the Denver Nuggets, before discussing some season-long trends. Finally, they wrap up by previewing the games in the week ahead.

Timestamps:

2:00-30:00: Recap

30:00-45:00: Season-long trends

45:00-End: Preview/Episode wrap-up

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Duane Rankin of AZ Republic joins Ray and Nick to preview the upcoming game between the Sacramento Kings and the Phoenix Suns. They discuss the surprisingly strong start to the season for the Suns, and the impact of new Head Coach Jordan Ott. They also discuss the new players helping Ott to drive the team's new defensive philosophy, including the impact of Dillon Brooks. Finally, they look ahead to the upcoming Kings-Suns game and which matchups they're looking out for in the game.

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Parker Fleming of SubTsakalidis joins Ray and Nick to preview Thursday night's game between the Sacramento Kings and the Memphis Grizzlies. They discuss the difficult start to the season for both teams, including their difficult schedules and injury woes. They also discuss the return of Zach Edey and how they expect him to impact the game. Finally, they discuss Memphis's two young wing starters, Cedric Coward and Sacramento's own Jaylen Wells, and their potential impact on the game.

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Ray and Nick break down a brutal 0-4 week from the Sacramento Kings, with losses against the Thunder, the Timberwolves, the Nuggets, and the Hawks. Then, they discuss some of Doug Christie's comments following the Hawks game, and potential directions for the team going forward. Finally, they wrap up by previewing the week of games ahead, including rematches against the Timberwolves and the Thunder.

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Chris Hine of the Minnesota Star Tribune joins Ray and Nick to preview the upcoming games between the Sacramento Kings and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Then, Ray and Nick recap a solid 2-1 stretch for the Kings before previewing the games in the week ahead.

Timestamps:

0:30: Chris Hine

20:00 Recap/Preview

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Bob Bellotti, longtime NBA analytics consultant and the author of the Bellotti Basketball Substack, joins Ray and Nick again to preview the upcoming game between the Sacramento Kings and the Milwaukee Bucks. They break down the first few games for Milwaukee, including the breakout starts to the season for Ryan Rollins and AJ Green, and what might be Giannis's best season to date. Then, Ray and Nick discuss the 1-4 start for the Kings and some of the key factors in that start, including the team's defensive struggles and issues with halftime adjustments. Finally, they wrap up by previewing the week ahead, including the upcoming Kings games against the Nuggets and the Warriors.

Timestamps:

1:00: Bob Bellotti/Milwaukee Bucks

22:30: Recap/Preview

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