Following a 107-100 loss to Orlando, the Sacramento Kings slumped to a 1-10 start to the season. Rookie standout Darius Acuff Jr. voiced his frustration with losing despite his stellar individual performances, while Domantas Sabonis finished scoreless in his return from a knee issue.
The Sacramento Kings are off to a terrible 1-10 start after another loss in a game against the Orlando Magic.
Player of the Game
PTS
33
FGS
11-23
REB
7
AST
7
Despite rookie Darius Acuff Jr. putting up impressive numbers, the Kings have lost again 100-107 to the Magic.
Acuff delivered a brutal response postgame to questions about their difficult start.
“I’m not a loser. It’s not fun,” he said. “When the clock say zero and we lost. I don’t know what to do, man. I feel like we trying everybody as a whole, we just not coming out with the win. 1-10 just don’t sound right.”
Kings’ leader Domantas Sabonis put up just two shots in the game, finishing with zero points in a game for the first time since 2017 after coming back from a knee issue.
Though Acuff and Zach LaVine scored 60 combined points, their scoring wasn’t enough to defeat Orlando.
Darius Acuff
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Acuff’s great individual numbers
While his team isn’t winning, Darius Acuff Jr. has shown that he is a more than capable NBA player in his first 11 games.
He is currently averaging 26.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 7.3 assists, putting him in the top 10 of highest average scoring numbers this season.
His scoring performances have been historic with shooting numbers compared to LeBron James and Kevin Durant in their early careers.
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