The Sacramento Kings will begin to play smaller after losing four straight games.
The Kings have been starting Kosta Koufos at center with DeMarcus Cousins at power forward. After falling behind by 26 points to the Los Angeles Clippers in the first half, Sacramento shifted to a lineup with Cousins at center, Rudy Gay at power forward, Arron Afflalo at small forward along with Ty Lawson and Darren Collison in a dual point guard backcourt.
“I’ve seen enough,” Dave Joerger said. “We’re going to play small. DeMarcus is going to play center. I don’t know who else will play with him. It just gives us more zip, more life, more experience. That’s not any detriment to anyone else or what they’ve done.”
Joerger will have to sort out which players fit best around Cousins.
The Kings had more energy after the lineup change.
“We have five skill guys then,” Joerger said. “You can’t cheat, you can’t roam, you have to play everybody. It gave us another dimension in the pick-and-roll, having two playmakers out there.”