The last time the Kings faced off against the Bucks was during their worst stretch of the season, a nine-game losing streak that included injuries to most of the team’s key players.
Sacramento is healthier now, and at home, but it remains to be seen if their quality of play is any better than it was then. The team had won seven of its last nine games before dropping an inexcusable contest to the Lakers, and the defense was at the heart of that turnaround. To then surrender a 115.0 offensive rating to a Los Angeles squad that was barely topping 100 points per possession in LeBron James’ absence over the past two weeks was rather disappointing, and things don’t get any easier with the Bucks.