During Sacramento’s recent swoon, most of the discussion has been on their defense, and fairly so. The Kings currently allow 120.9 points per 100 possessions, per Cleaning the Glass, which would be the most points in NBA history. It’s hard to call them the worst defense outright since offenses have improved steadily over time, but if the Kings aren’t the worst, they’re at least close.
However, the other side of the ball has been giving the Kings issues in recent games as well. Against the Clippers, the problem was turnovers. Sacramento gave the ball away 18 times — and the phrasing is deliberate, because several turnovers were a result of pure sloppiness rather than defensive pressure — and those giveaways resulted in 29 points.