Mar 29, 2025; Orlando, Florida, USA; Orlando Magic guard Caleb Houstan (2) shoots the three at the end of the second quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Kia Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Reper-Imagn Images
The Sacramento Kings kicked off their six-game road trip in truly embarassing fashion, as the Orlando Magic outplayed the Kings for 48 straight minutes and won 121-91. The Kings never held a lead in this game, while the Magic maintained comfortable 20-30 point leads throughout the contest. This is going to be a fairly quick recap, as I don’t see the point in putting in the effort when the Kings themselves didn’t.
The Magic are one of the league’s worst teams from beyond the arc, but the Kings allowed the Magic to make 18-of-39 (46.2%) threes, while the Kings only made 7-of-28 (25%) of their own threes. The Magic had more assists, more rebounds, and more steals. They outclassed the Kings in basically every way. The Kings looked lethargic and uninterested, never showing any sense of fight in this. They were content to play like crap and move on to the next one. They should be embarrassed, but embarrassment first requires a sense of pride and self-respect, and I don’t think this team possesses either.
Shout out to Caleb Houstan, a Magic player I have never heard of before who dropped 18 points off the bench for Orlando. He was 6/7 from three. Reminder that the Kings as whole made just 7 threes in this game.
DeMar DeRozan led the Kings with 21 points, Domantas Sabonis got his double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds. Zach LaVine finished with 10 points on 3/8 shooting. Malik Monk had 9 points on 9 shots off the bench. Keon Ellis went scoreless in 18 minutes as a starter.
There are no silver linings here, no bright spots to focus on. Just a bad team running out the clock on a season the front office needlessly destroyed before leaving for other jobs or (presumably) being fired.
##### **Up Next**
The Kings visit the Indiana Pacers on Monday.