Game 45 Thread - Kings (26-18) vs 76ers (29-16)
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2023 2:42 am
James Harden and Joel Embiid are both listed as OUT for tonight's game.
Things I'm looking for tonight:
1. Gotta take advantage. With Philly being without their two stars, it will be important that we capitalize on the opportunity and get the win tonight. Just know that even without those two, we still shouldn't expect it to be a walk in the park. They still have Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris who can give us problems as well as some other pieces who should be looking to capitalize on their own opportunities to win playing time.
2. The rook keeps rolling. After putting up a gem of a game last night, let's see if Keegan can keep it going on the second night of a back to back. With the rookie going through some struggles early in the year, hopefully that bodes well for us that he doesn't hit a rookie wall, especially considering we'll be counting on him to produce in the playoffs. And yes, it's time we change those playoff "hopes" into playoff "expectations".
3. Separate from the pack. Though we currently sit in the third seed out West, the conference standings are still extremely tight. We have a 2.5 game cushion on home court advantage and a 5 game cushion on the 10 seed. We're at the point in the season where we need to really start pulling away and this is a game we particularly need to get considering Philly is without their two stars. Take care of business and get some breathing room in the standings because a bad 10 game stretch can still send things south for us.
Things I'm looking for tonight:
1. Gotta take advantage. With Philly being without their two stars, it will be important that we capitalize on the opportunity and get the win tonight. Just know that even without those two, we still shouldn't expect it to be a walk in the park. They still have Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris who can give us problems as well as some other pieces who should be looking to capitalize on their own opportunities to win playing time.
2. The rook keeps rolling. After putting up a gem of a game last night, let's see if Keegan can keep it going on the second night of a back to back. With the rookie going through some struggles early in the year, hopefully that bodes well for us that he doesn't hit a rookie wall, especially considering we'll be counting on him to produce in the playoffs. And yes, it's time we change those playoff "hopes" into playoff "expectations".
3. Separate from the pack. Though we currently sit in the third seed out West, the conference standings are still extremely tight. We have a 2.5 game cushion on home court advantage and a 5 game cushion on the 10 seed. We're at the point in the season where we need to really start pulling away and this is a game we particularly need to get considering Philly is without their two stars. Take care of business and get some breathing room in the standings because a bad 10 game stretch can still send things south for us.
