Of the Kings' starters, except for Hield, the rest must be thrown away. He scored 22 points, but it could be more impressive. How to express the value of a player? Among the most well-known advanced stats, there is the most minus.
Plus/Minus, or called +/-, is a metric based on the NBA score given to a particular player based on the team's performance. It was first introduced shortly before the 2010s and has been disruptive. A plus (+) measures how much a team scores while that player is on the field. Meanwhile, a minus (-) estimates the points the team awards when that player is in the area.
If a player has a +3 Plus/Minus stat, it means his team has outclassed the opposing team by 3 points every time he is on the court. If the player gets a -3 Plus/Minus, the opposing team has outclassed his team by 3 points. Although only sometimes reliable, it is helpful to us in this case.
In the match, Hield's +/- is -16, while Hector and Bogdanovic's are +20 and +15, respectively. Only Gilles among the substitutes has a negative +/- that does not explain everything but a part. In short, the Sixers' starters blew up the Kings', and the Kings' bench blew up the 76ers'. This formula alone sums up the meeting.
On the Philadelphia side, Embiid finished with 33pts 16reb and 2blk, and Simmons is in double-doubles with 10pts 13reb and 5ast. But no time to rest because the Kings must receive a formidable opponent. The other monster among the centers arrives with his team, which is a hit.
The Denver Nuggets at a 12-4 record. They are on six consecutive victories; Nikola Jokic is the heart of this team. He was nicknamed the Joker. He has an extraordinary vision of play, making him almost the best point guard in the League. At the same time, he is a pivot, able to react and think to the second rarely seen in history, a mixture between Shaq and Larry Bird, a crazy skill near and far, and a complete offensive palette making him a weapon of mass destruction. He's better than you think he is on defense.
He's big and slow, but that's his strength.
But this match will be surprising regarding the unfolding and the end. It will be a purge. Oh, really? With so many missed shots, surprisingly, the game has changed over time; there was a score of 90 everywhere at the end of regulation time.
The Kings won 97-100 overtime, except Barnes; everyone missed his game for the Kings and Nuggets. But Mrs. Chance chose the Kings and now has an 8-10 record.
Then came three consecutive losses against Chicago, Portland, and San Antonio and three consecutive victories against Dallas, Houston, and OKC.
Then a loss to the New York Knicks, the Kings' record at that time was 11-14. In the next two games, the second major event will start the transformation of the Kings, which will be done over several seasons, but demolition is necessary for each reconstruction.