After losing 9 of their prior 11 games, Richaun Holmes going down with a shoulder injury struck fear in many Kings fans’ hearts with Marvin Bagley already unavailable and Dewayne Dedmon recently being listed as inactive after publicly requesting a trade. Dedmon and Trevor Ariza were needed in Phoenix and were instrumental in Sacramento coming out victorious, playing 19 uninterrupted minutes to close the game.
Harry Giles was gifted his first NBA start in the absence of Holmes and started well alongside Nemanja Bjelicia, notching himself eight points and six rebounds in the first half of play.