The SportsEthos Sacramento Kings Podcast

The first quarter sets the tone as the Kings beat the Suns 120-116.

Bogi's career night concludes with some concern over his hamstring.

Big night from Richaun Holmes.

It wasn't all good... Kings aw a 26 point lead shrink to 3 with 13 seconds left in the game. Turnovers and iso ball took the Kings away from the 60%+ they were shooting in the first half.

4 game road trip starts Friday with Brooklyn.

Kings solid defensive effort results in a 2-point loss to the Western Conference leading Los Angeles Lakers.

Kings now 4-7 on the season.

The story of the game - Kings never went away every time LeBron and the Lakers made a run at them.

Bogi was in position to be the hero again.

Did LeBron trip Barnes?

Should Barnes have had the ball in the position?

No moral victories, but the Kings are starting to build a solid sample size of better defensive basketball.

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Life without DeArron Fox begins.

Kings get the win 107-99. Go to 4-6 on the season.

Big nights from Belly, Bogi, and Barnes.

Buddy gets hot after he removes his headband.

Richaun Holmes is everyones favorite player.

The defense in the 3rd quarter is what shifted the game. Best defense of the season.

Luke Walton talks about the teams commitment to defense.

Are the Kings good?

What are your takeaways 10 games into the season?

Next game, next show, Friday night vs the Lakers.

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Kings beat Atlanta 121-109

Hot shooting from 3 was the difference.

The Hawks had chances to take this game away but abandoned what was working for them.

Harry Giles returned. So did Trevor Ariza. Very different returns.

Big time performances from the bench.

Trae Young go hot in the 3rd and that may have been the Hawks downfall.

A lot has been written and said about Harry Giles this week.

Portland is next, Tuesday at the Golden One Center.

Kings fall to the Raptors 124-120.

Kings now 2-6 on the season.

Kings had their opportunities to steal this game while the Raptors had their opportunities to blow them out.

Kawhi may be in LA but the Raptors are still a very good basketball.

Is this a moral victory kind of night?

Should you have moral victories at 2-6?

Strong offensive night from Harrison Barnes.

Back at it following the Kings and the Hawks on Friday night.

Kings win their second straight beating New York 113-92. 

I’ll do my best to make this podcast more entertaining than the game. 

Kings went on 11-0 run to the start the 2nd quarter and that was the game. 

Another big night from De’Arron Fox. 

Differences in last year vs this year. 

Half court offense. 

Defense. 

This wasn’t pretty, but it counts. 

Next game, Wednesday against the defending champion Toronto Raptors. 

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Kings get there first win of the season 102-101 over the Utah Jazz.

This game was all about DeArron Fox. Barnes hit the game winner, but they won because of DeArron.

Defensively they looked different. Offensively they looked the same.

Team heads to New York to take on the Knicks Sunday.

The Kings played a bad basketball team. The result tells you all you need to know.

Kings fall to 0-4 after a 101-94 loss to the Denver Nuggets. 

This was the Kings best performance of the year but another dreadful 3rd quarter put them in a difficult position down the stretch. 

Unlike previous games, there are some positives here. 

More assists. Less turnovers. 

Pace and scoring is still down. 

Richaun Holmes had an incredible game. He’s gonna get a lot of attention for what he did offensively but what he did defensively against Nikola Jokic should make him a starter moving forward. 

Next game: Charlotte, Wednesday night at the Golden One Center. 

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The Blazers spoil opening night at the Golden One Center, beat the Kings 122-112

Kings 0-2 to start the season.

It’s going to be difficult for the Kings to compete with teams that have superstars. 

Dame and CJ took over in the 4th quarter and put the game out of reach. 

The Kings had stretches in the the 3rd quarter were they played good defense, both in the half court and transition. And they still managed to give up 37. 

De’Aaron stepped up and tried to carry the load but it wasn’t enough.

Much like Buddy on Wednesday, Bogi had a hot start and a cold finish. 

Rough night for the bigs. This isn’t gonna work for the next 4-6 weeks. 

Team is headed to Utah to play the Jazz Saturday night. 

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