With one practice before Saturday’s Kings vs Sharks game at SAP Center, Peter Laviolette wants fewer penalties, a tighter penalty kill and better rush coverage. Plus what to keep from Denver, Friday’s lineup questions and a scouting report on a Sharks team fresh off an OT win over Florida.
Clippers training camp Day 3 in Hawaii: Ty Lue says Garland, Strus, Jones Jr., Hachimura and Isaiah Jackson have been the first unit, Brook Lopez has run with the second group but that will change, Gradey Dick calls camp iron sharpening iron, Yuki Kawamura chases a contract, and KTLA returns.
Lakers training camp Day 3 brought the first extended scrimmage, Redick’s praise for Dalton Knecht amid reports he could be waived, a mid-scrimmage timeout to teach rookie Cam Carr, unnamed limited players listed as TBD for Sacramento, and LaRavia calling it the best camp of his career.
The Kings lose to the Avalanche 8-4 in Peter Laviolette’s debut. Dumoulin, Armia, Moore and Panarin scored, two of them shorthanded, but Colorado’s four power-play goals and MacKinnon’s two goals and fight decided it. Kuemper made 21 saves; next up is Saturday at San Jose.
Clippers training camp Day 2 at UH Mānoa: Tyronn Lue says his undersized roster must be tough on the glass, wants shooting and movement in the starting group, and plans to put the ball in Keaton Wagler’s hands as Dunn and Jones Jr. praise the rookie.
Lakers training camp Day 2 got so physical JJ Redick cut practice short. The wings drew a ‘line of confrontation,’ Reaves says Thybulle and Williams are hard to score on, Luka and Reaves are being kept apart on purpose, and Redick admits he once felt like he was cosplaying.
Game-day preview for the Kings season opener at Ball Arena: the April sweep rematch, MacKinnon and the Avalanche, the Kuemper-Forsberg decision, Byfield’s 1C chance, Doughty on D-activation, and Laviolette’s all-about-points mandate.
Day 1 of Clippers training camp at UH Mānoa: Tyronn Lue calls Hawaiʻi a business trip, sets a playoff mandate and opens starting jobs by fit. Garland predicts a surprise, Max Strus brings a winning résumé, and the Warriors wait Sunday.
JJ Redick opened Lakers training camp by declaring a meritocracy, laid out three camp goals, confirmed assistant Bob Beyer’s retirement, praised Sandro Mamukelashvili as an offensive connector and reported no health concerns.
Five months after Colorado’s sweep, the Kings return to Ball Arena with Drew Doughty as captain. Monday’s practice lines, the Gustafsson-Clarke pairing, Edmundson and Perry updates, and the Kuemper-Forsberg question ahead of Wednesday’s TNT opener.