“ Doing the same thing, over, over, over, over and over again, and not being bored doing it. » Following his team's heavy defeat against the Thunder, Mike Brown salutes in his own way the consistency shown by their opponents in the evening. “ Their level of consistency over 48 minutes is very high. And I'm talking about both sides of the field », insists the Kings coach.
The latter cannot say the same about his team at the moment, lagging behind in the Western Conference with a modest 12th place with 8 wins for 10 losses, including an ongoing series of four losses.
“ We often play three quarters, we never finish “, also notes Malik Monk which particularly points to a lack of circulation of the ball. And who found it complicated to follow the Kings’ performances remotely, “ in particular certain matches where we start without energy “.
He, after two weeks of absence due to a sprained ankle, returned last night. With his 14 points (4/12 on shots including 2/7 from 3-point range) in 26 minutes, he was the most productive substitute on his team.
A speech before facing the Wolves
But his efforts, weighed down by his five fouls and a -19 score when he was in play, did not allow him to cope in the last quarter. The visitors were already 15 points ahead at the start of these 12 minutes, they finished with an additional 6 points lead at the end of the match.
Malik Monk said he did not “ no worries » as to his team's ability to turn things around, but the 6th man believes it's time for the Kings to have a serious conversation before their current series gets worse. Conversation which, according to him, should take place before the trip to the Wolves floor on Wednesday.
“ We're going to say something to each other. I have the feeling that we always say something after each defeat. So tomorrow we'll probably say something when we get to Minnesota “, continues Malik Monk, according to whom the Kings have a team of veterans who can open it: ” Domas (Domantas Sabonis), (De'Aaron) Fox, DeMar (DeRozan) and I'm going to say some things. But we have to act quickly. »
A clarification, likely to shake the troops, expected from Mike Brown: “ We face (this ordeal) now, we will see how strong we are collectively on a mental and physical level. This is what awaits us and we must manage it correctly. »
| Malik Monk | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2017-18 | CHA | 63 | 14 | 36.0 | 34.2 | 84.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 6.7 |
| 2018-19 | CHA | 73 | 17 | 38.7 | 33.0 | 88.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 8.9 |
| 2019-20 | CHA | 55 | 21 | 43.4 | 28.4 | 82.0 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 10.3 |
| 2020-21 | CHA | 42 | 21 | 43.4 | 40.1 | 81.9 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 11.7 |
| 2021-22 | LAL | 76 | 28 | 47.3 | 39.1 | 79.5 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 13.8 |
| 2022-23 | BAG | 77 | 22 | 44.8 | 35.9 | 88.9 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 13.5 |
| 2023-24 | BAG | 72 | 26 | 44.3 | 35.0 | 82.9 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 15.4 |
| 2024-25 | BAG | 11 | 25 | 43.1 | 28.0 | 81.3 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 12.7 |
| Total | 469 | 22 | 43.3 | 35.3 | 84.3 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 11.7 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
