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Kings rookie Darius Acuff Jr. on a 1-10 start: 'I'm not a loser, so it's not fun'
Darius Acuff Jr. is scoring like few rookies ever have, but Sacramento keeps losing. The 19-year-old says the 1-10 start is weighing on him a lot.

Darius Acuff Jr. is putting up huge numbers. The losses are still getting to him.
The Sacramento Kings rookie was asked after Tuesday's 107-100 loss to the Orlando Magic whether the losing was taking a toll.
"A lot," Acuff said. "I'm not a loser, so it's not fun. But like I said, it's an 82-game season, so hopefully something will stick."
Numbers that echo Jordan
Acuff scored 29 points on 10-of-21 shooting with six assists against Orlando.
The 19-year-old has 288 points through 11 games. That is the most by a rookie that early in a season since Michael Jordan scored 289 for the Chicago Bulls in 1984.
The former Arkansas star went seventh overall in this year's draft. He is averaging 26.2 points and 7.3 assists per game. Only eight players in the league are scoring more.
'It just don't sound right'
None of that has turned into wins. Sacramento is 1-10 and tied with Utah and Chicago for the worst record in the NBA.
"I don't know what to do," Acuff said. "I feel like we're trying, everybody as a whole. We're just not coming out with the win. 1-10 just don't sound right."
He also owned his mistakes. Acuff had four of the Kings' 20 turnovers against Orlando.
"I think we've just got to come together at the end in the fourth quarter and just kind of get better as a team and close the games," he said. "We've got to figure it out at some point."
LaVine is a believer
Veteran Zach LaVine scored 31 in the loss and had high praise for the rookie afterward. He said Acuff is "going to be real special."
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