The Sacramento Kings had several issues to deal with following their 113-104 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night. The Kings had failed to build on the momentum of Tuesday's win at Houston. Their scoring depth was pathetic—six of the 11 Kings to play in the game finished with a combined four points on 2-of-16 shooting.
But after the game, Kings head coach Mike Malone was mostly interested in the play of forward Derrick Williams. Williams wasn't among the six players who couldn't score—he had 11 points in the game on 4-of-7 shooting. Malone hopes that Williams will see even more shots in the future.
Per The Sacramento Bee's Jason Jones:
I talked to Derrick (Thursday) morning, and I’ve got to try to get him some more looks so he can play and be aggressive. It’s been real tough on Derrick, but I know he’s going to keep on competing.
What, pray tell, has been so tough on Derrick? The third-year forward has been on the ride of a lifetime in 2013-14, and the season isn't even half over yet. In the course of just three ...
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Sacramento Kings Shouldn’t Let Derrick Williams Fall off the Radar
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