Exactly 19 years ago today, the Sacramento Kings went on the road to take on the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals.
Despite being without All-Star forward Peja Stojakovic for the fourth-straight game, the Kings won Game 2 at home in front of a raucous home crowd at Arco Arena, tying the series at 1-1.
It wasn’t going to be an easy task. The Lakers had only lost once at home during the first two rounds, and with Kings’ head coach Rick Adelman going with a shortened bench, Sacramento would have its work cut out.