Doug Christie’s path to coaching Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings made the rash decision to fire head coach Mike Brown on Dec. 28 after a 13-18 start to the season. However, they’ve turned things around as of late under interim boss Doug Christie,
Winning at home has been a big point of emphasis since Christie took over as interim coach of the Kings when Mike Brown was fired in December. The Kings did it again in a Thursday night thriller, beating the Houston Rockets 132-127 before a sellout crowd of 18,227 at Golden 1 Center and a national television audience on TNT.
Kings interim coach Doug Christie is the biggest success story in the NBA right now and the franchise's star players explain how he's made such an impact.Before Christie took over, the Kings were
Doug Christie’s biggest accomplishment since ... and it’s starting to pay off. Domantas Sabonis was a perfect example of that. On a night when he was a personal wreaking ball who broke down ...
The three time NBA all star was joined by his wife, Shashanna, and his children, Tiger and Eleven for the ceremony.
In Little Caesars Arena, Italian Simone Fontecchio recorded five points, two rebounds, and one block in just under 18 minutes as the Detroit Pistons lost, 111-100, to the Indiana Pacers. Swedish Bobi Klintman remained on a G League assignment.
Christie spent countless hours with Sabonis over the past three years as his player development coach. Christie has watched Sabonis improve his 3-point shooting dramatically from 23.5% in his first season with the Kings to almost 48% this season while doubling his volume.
The Kings' stout defensive effort sparked Sacramento's 123-100 win over the Washington Wizards on Sunday at Golden 1 Center.
The Kings remained unbeaten at home under interim coach Doug Christie after going 6-12 at Golden 1 Center to start the season.
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