The fourth quarter of Friday’s game between the Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers was discussed ad nauseam by both fan bases following the contest. There were a few different topics of discussion including bad calls by the referees, and LeBron James’ dominance down the stretch.
But one thing that Kings fans pointed to as a contributing factor in the close loss was the decision making from Buddy Hield late in the game.
The Kings commentators were calling out Hield for his defensive lapses. Half-way through the quarter, he over pursued on a closeout on Alex Caruso and Caruso was able to blow by him and get to the basket.