Malik Monk explained on NBC Sports Californa's "Kings Postgame Live" how interim head coach Doug Christie has "simplified" things for Sacramento.
After the win, Christie talked about Fox’s talent reaching new heights, per Ballislife’s X, formerly Twitter. “De’Aaron Fox is elite. His competitive nature is just high level. He’s finding his way in front of our very eyes. It’s huge. I just hugged him and said, ‘I love you man. Thank you.’”
Based on what he saw in a 132-122 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers after what he described as a “crazy 24 hours” following the firing of Mike Brown, interim coach Doug Christie thinks the Sacramento Kings are capable of turning things around.
More changes could be coming for the Sacramento Kings as they prepare to face the Los Angeles Lakers a day after firing coach Mike Brown.
Doug Christie’s love for the Sacramento Kings and their fans could light a fire in a team that has fallen far short of expectations.
LOS ANGELES — Of course Doug Christie would start his tenure as the interim head coach of the Sacramento Kings in Southern California for a road game against the Los Angeles Lakers. That bit of fate was not lost on him ahead of Saturday night’s game.
De'Aaron Fox and the struggling Kings have new leadership with interim coach Doug Christie, but change isn't going to happen overnight, as Sacramento dropped a 132-122 decision to the Lakers to fall to 13-19.
De’Aaron Fox scored 35 points on an ultra-efficient 13-of-16 shooting for the Kings (15-19), who won their second game in a row under Christie after snapping a six-game losing streak. Fox scored 14 points in the fourth quarter, going 6 of 7 from the field.
The NBA season continues, and we have a tilt between the Sacramento Kings and the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Kings-Warriors prediction and pick.
After missing the first 34 games of the season, Kings rookie Devin Carter finally had the opportunity to make his NBA debut at the Golden 1 Center.
Malik Monk hit three key fourth-quarter 3-pointers to stall a Memphis rally as part of a 31-point night, DeMar DeRozan chipped in with 29 points and the Sacramento Kings won for a third straight time under interim coach Doug Christie with a 138-133 triumph over the visiting Grizzlies on Friday night.