When Buddy Hield said the Kings needed to get “more smart, IQ-wise” late in the game, he mentioned one example of that – his airball from about 29 feet away from the basket.
“I thought I was closer and after I let it go, it was short,” Hield said. “But that all comes with the learning process. This will be a fun group in the future, I guarantee you that.”
That it was Hield, De’Aaron Fox, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Skal Labissiere and Willie Cauley-Stein on the floor late in the game might be more important than the eventual outcome, a 113-108 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers Saturday night at Golden 1 Center.