The players understand the importance of this home stand. The coaches do, too.
If the Kings want to be a playoff team — and they certainly do — their postseason push has to start now.
Following a grueling six-game trip that didn’t go as well as they hoped, the Kings (25-25) will open a crucial six-game home stand against the Atlanta Hawks (16-33) on Wednesday night at Golden 1 Center.
The Kings are 10th in the Western Conference with seven games left before the All-Star break and 32 games remaining in the regular season. They are 2 1/2 games behind the eighth-place Los Angeles Clippers.