The Sacramento Kings left the Lakers as the last winless team in the NBA by defeating the Miami Heat on Saturday afternoon.
That’s a large difference and it almost changed the outcome of this game if it wasn’t for the Fox takeover in the fourth. We still saw a large rotation from coach Mike Brown in this one, and that’s something still to monitor moving forward, as well as the points given up in the second half. Fox took advantage of every mismatch, getting to the rim and driving with his head up to find the open man or lead to the hockey assist. Kevin Huerter was spectacular, finishing with a team-high 27 points and 7 assists while also knocking down a career-high seven 3-pointers. With Sabonis now out of the game it was up to De’Aaron Fox to take over, and take over he did. It was a game where shots finally started to fall for Sacramento’s starting lineup, with each player finishing the game with double-digits in scoring.