Goorjian's Kings take learnings from road trip

Sydney Kings coach Brian Goorjian admits he is still 'licking the wounds' from a tough defeat to Melbourne United on Sunday but is concentrating on looking ahead to his side's next fixture in New Zealand.

The fourth-placed Kings, who have an 8-7 record, will head to Wellington this round to take on the second-placed Breakers on Saturday night.

"In my eyes, our group hasn't had that great 'coming-together moment' this season and Sunday could have been that, where we went from a losing position to a winning one," Goorjian said in an interview with SEN.

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"Obviously the eight-second call is disappointing but there were a lot of other contributing factors and plays down the stretch that prevented us from winning that game, including giving up so many free-throws.

"I put my hand up and own what I can, as I know we will learn from this in future games, starting this weekend in New Zealand."

Further to that, Goorjian believes his side hasn't played to their potential yet but is confident it'll all come together soon.

"We're still a work in progress but we're not far away, as we're a better team than we were two weeks ago and continue to get better every time we step on the court," he said.

"Our players are still getting used to some of the line-ups we're rolling out.

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"That aspect takes time and impacts how our offensive and defensive schemes can execute under pressure.

"Our next chance to grow as a group comes on Saturday when we will be on the road again in New Zealand.

"I'm still really excited about our team and what we can achieve together this season."

The round 11 fixture, at TSB Arena, tips off at 5.30pm AEDT on ESPN.