By now, this up-and-down season has left Kings fans a little fatigued. What the Kings have lacked in consistency, they’ve gained in questions. Unfortunately, many of the questions have gone unanswered and still fester in eerie silence.
What has been consistent, is the explicit lack of effort on the defensive end. For the entire season, the Kings have meandered in the bottom third in the league in defensive efficiency ratings. Currently, they are 26th in the NBA as they allow 105.6 points per 100 possessions.
This has never been truer than when the Kings fell to the bumbling Philadelphia 76ers, giving up 110 points to the visitors.