The bottom line is the Kings need to be smarter at the end of games. We rely too much on Fox being "clutch" at the end. Without another threat like Monk out there it is too easy to focus on Fox. They need to run plays to get others open. Yes the officiating could be better but the Kings should...
Two stupid turnovers at critical moments at the end of the game. And it's not the first time it happened. It keeps happening. At what point do we take a different approach?
It was still a fun season. The horrible losses against teams we should have beat and the perplexing losses when we had big leads where hard to take. If we had half of those back we are are probably top 3 seed.
Maybe the other teams are just spotting us points knowing the team will get lazy and fade. I could see this loss comming when we were up by 20 because I've seen this so many times this year. The Kings play much better defence but can't sustain thier play for more that two and a half quarters.
This has been frustrating to watch the whole season. Some players complain they don't get fouls called. But when they do they usually miss one of the free-throws. If we make the playoffs, making free throws will be the difference between winning and losing. That and good defence.
Another small...
I love this team. But they can't stand up to real competition. They could not find a way to defend the Pelicans three times in a row. The last was in a high profile match up in the in-season tournament. They get blown out by the Clippers and then the Celtics. They showed they could go blow for...