Both the Sacramento Kings and Portland Trail Blazers are 2-5 for the season as they clash Tuesday at 10:00 p.m. ET at Sleep Train Arena.
Sacramento is shooting 40.1 percent from the field overall and shot 40.0 percent in Sunday's 103-90 road loss to the Lakers.
Sacramento coach Keith Smart will once again have to improvise his lineup with DeMarcus Cousins finishing his two-game ban for confronting Spurs TV analyst Sean Elliott in a hostile manner following a 97-86 home loss to San Antonio on Friday night.
The Kings hope that the return of rookie forward Thomas Robinson can help them avoid a third straight loss.
Robinson served the second contest of his two-game suspension on Sunday, a ban handed down after he elbowed the Detroit Pistons' Jonas Jerebko in the throat during last Wednesday's win.
Meanwhile, the Trail Blazers have allowed five foes to connect on at least half of their shots through seven games.
That defense improved a bit Monday when Atlanta shot 44.3 percent and closed the game on a 10-0 run in handing Portland its fourth straight loss, 95-87.
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