This clearly wasn’t the same iteration of the Sacramento Kings that powered their way to third place in the Western Conference with a historic offense. Not having a central playmaking hub such as Domantas Sabonis, a dynamic offensive guard in De’Aaron Fox, and a sublime movement shooter in Kevin Huerter most certainly handicapped them.
But that doesn’t mean there weren’t any useful takeaways from this game against a depleted Kings team that is set to go to the playoffs for the first time in 16 years.
There’s still no guarantee that the Golden State Warriors will face the Kings in a potential 3-6 matchup in the playoffs.