Three and four games into the NBA's regular season, every performance, good and bad, collective and individual, comes with an asterisk.
The Sacramento Kings are, as of now, the league's biggest asterisk.
Four games into their 2014-15 campaign, the Kings are 3-1, tied with the Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks for the Association's second-highest winning percentage.
Important: This is not a joke.
Equally important: This may be temporary. Or it may not.
These Kings are a lot of things—surprising, entertaining, brain-bending. But are they also for real, or are they just the beneficiaries of an early-season heatwave?
Real Evidence
This Kings team hasn't been what most expected. It's not just the wins but the manner in which they're winning and the identity they've married in those victories.
"We've just been holding our ground," Darren Collison told reporters following Sacramento's Nov. 2 win over the Clippers.
As in playing defense.
Defense is fueling their rise. Yes, defense. The same defens ...
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Article written by Dan Favale
Are the Sacramento Kings for Real or Just Hot at Season’s Start?
November 4th, 2014 by Dan Favale Leave a reply »
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