The monarchy survived: The Indiana Pacers came up a point short of beating the Sacramento Kings on the road. Sacramento’s rejection of democracy notwithstanding, they deserved the win as Indiana was responsible for their own undoing as much as the Kings were responsible for keeping the Pacers from storming their castle.
Bojan Bogdanovic‘s shot with 4.6 remaining looked good, but it didn’t fall. A jump ball on the rebound breathed hope into the Pacers changes, but a missed jump ball — recovered by Darren Collison, one of the jumpers — benefitted the Kings as they held on for the win.