As the Los Angeles Lakers (5-6) have been heavily criticized, the Sacramento Kings (6-5) have been praised for their start to the 2018-19 NBA season.
While the two teams have significantly different expectations, the Lakers are looking to win four out of their last five games when they travel to Sacramento.
In a battle between two of the fastest-paced teams, head coach Luke Walton preached transition defense more than ever following practice.
“They’re fast. They’re really fast. We have to do a helluva job on our transition defense,” Walton said. “We did a nice job against Minnesota but this team is taking it to a whole ‘nother level.