The 2026-27 NBA season is finally here! And even with the Sacramento Kings falling big to the Los Angeles Clippers, 121-96, it was an entertaining game for the most part in Los Angeles.

The Kings held close to the Clippers through the first half, but Los Angeles used a third-quarter run to pull away from Sacramento and never looked back. Unfortunately for the Kings, it was a similar trend we saw last year. They fell behind early, and at some point in the game, the opponent had a quick-hit run to pull away, and from there it was over. Some nights it was early on; some nights it was in the second half like tonight. Let's just hope it's not a season-long trend again this year.

Even with the loss, there were some solid takeaways and some uncomfortable questions for Sacramento in their season debut.

Slow Start For Acuff

Well, Darius Acuff Jr. certainly isn't shy! He took a game-high 24 field goal attempts, but made just five, good for a 20.8% clip.…