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Milwaukee Bucks Game Preview: March 22 at Sacramento Kings

By Ti Windisch

Nov 5, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks center Greg Monroe (15) looks for a shot against Sacramento Kings center Willie Cauley-Stein (00) in the fourth quarter at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks center Greg Monroe (15) looks for a shot against Sacramento Kings center Willie Cauley-Stein (00) in the fourth quarter at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 19, 2017; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs center Dewayne Dedmon (3) and Sacramento Kings shooting guard Buddy Hield (24) go for a loose ball during the second half at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 19, 2017; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs center Dewayne Dedmon (3) and Sacramento Kings shooting guard Buddy Hield (24) go for a loose ball during the second half at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /

Major Key For Sacramento: Generate Turnovers

Let’s just ignore the first half of the Kings season. This is obviously a completely different team without Boogie Cousins around, and Sacramento is trying to adjust to that massive change on the fly.

Over these last 12 games, not much has gone right for the Kings. Their only two wins came against the Orlando Magic and Phoenix Suns, two teams equally if not more lost in the world than the Kings themselves are.

Still, those victories have something in common besides the fact that they came against bad teams. The Kings generated a lot of steals and blocks (also known as stocks) in both of those victories.

Sacramento had 19 stocks in the win over Phoenix, and 14 stocks against Orlando. The most they recorded in any of those 10 losses was 11 stocks. The Kings aren’t going to torch many teams in halfcourt sets with this roster, but they can get out and outrun other teams with their suddenly-young team if Sacramento can generate steals and blocks.

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