It's time for France.

France.

Happy New Year, everyone.

2024 begins for the Kings tonight.

They open up a three-game home stand against the awful Charlotte Hornets with a lot of injuries.

Seven and 24, they have lost 11 in a row.

But for a moment I want to talk about the Kings.

They begin the New Year, fifth in the West, seven games over 500, that's the good good the bad is they're inconsistent play even

on the recent road trip where they did win two of the three games the first

six quarters were horrible.

And so I don't know what to expect from the Kings right now night in night out, but I am expecting

them to win at least two of these next three games with Orlando in the middle of this three game

Holm stand they're good 19 and 13 currently fourth in the east and then you have

Atlanta who just made a big trade with the Knicks and there's six games under 500 but you have

a big trade with the Knicks and there's six games under 500.

But the Kings need to get better performances from their

starters, not named Fox, not named Sebonus.

That means Barnes, Murray, Herder have to start getting it going.

Okay? You cannot have as many off nights. And you know what's the encouraging thing?

Despite those guys failing to show up on too many nights you're still

19 and 12 so you look at that as a real positive Kings 11 and 5 at home. They are now in the plus in the

plus minus differential, the point differential, which is good because up

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