Defense remains big part of Kings' practice regimen

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quoting :</div><div class="quote_post">There's so much talk about how poorly the Kings defend and have defended and don't defend and won't defend and don't attempt to defend, one might believe the team doesn't even come down to that end of the court other than to take the ball out of bounds.
    And, yes, it is true, there are those times -- not all the time, since their record is 21-8 -- when they don't run back hard as a team or as individuals and protect their basket.

    "We always talk about defense, and we always work on defense," said Adelman, whose offensively spectacular Kings last season led the league in defensive field-goal percentage allowed at .420 and ranked 17th in points allowed at 95.2 per game.</div>

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