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The Trick and the Treat From Kings' Sixth Straight Loss to Start Season

SI Feed·Will Zimmerle·10 days ago
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On Halloween night, it was a night of tricks for the Sacramento Kings, with just enough sweetness from Darius Acuff Jr. to make the loss to the Memphis Grizzlies worth it. It was a game that went about as expected when a 0-5 team meets an undefeated 5-0 squad, with the Kings falling big once again 136-105.

The Kings got the game close at halftime thanks to Acuff, but it was the same story we've seen too many times this season already as the game got out of hand. The Kings can't get stops on defense, can't keep up on defense, and it feels like they're never going to get their first win of the season.

The Treat

Thank goodness for Acuff. He led the game with 38 points, knocking on the doorstep of his first 40-piece in his young NBA career. The Kings may have gotten blown out again, but the vision is there for Acuff. And it wasn't on chucking up shots tonight, either.

The seventh overall pick shot 12-of-25 from the field, 9-of-14 from three, and a perfect 5-of-5 from the free-throw line.…

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