


That group, with Gabe York and Nate Hinton manning the guard spots, took the first lead of the game at 5:57 of the second quarter, with Hinton scoring six points and Brown also chipping in a three. Kendall Brown, meanwhile, followed up an assist on a pocket pass out of the pick-and-roll with another dime on a transition lob, joining a revamped bench featuring Shimi Shittu and David DiLeo in place of Bennie Boatwright and Fanbo Zeng. Still, despite trailing 33-25 by the end of the frame, two of Indiaan’s rookies made an early impression, with Bennedict Mathurin knocking down a triple, showing some wiggle through the chest of multiple defenders at the rim, and putting together an impressive on-ball defensive stand against Jared Rhoden, resulting in a tough, late-clock two. In addition to Queta, who drained a three from the top of the key, the Kings combined for seven made threes in the first quarter, outscoring the Pacers by a margin of 12 from deep. Less than 24 hours since falling to the Orlando Magic in sudden death, the Sacramento Kings got their revenge in crunch-time over the Summer Pacers, closing on a 14-5 run to hand Indiana it’s first loss in Vegas.Įarly on, the Kings jumped out to a 21-11 lead, as Neemias Queta paced Sacramento with nine points, starting a perfect 4-of-4 from the field while running the floor in transition and stepping out to shoot against Isaiah Jackson’s drop coverage.
