It’s the day after Christmas and if the season was to end today, the Kings would be either the 7th or 8th seed in the post-season, depending on their future outcomes against the Houston Rockets in the regular season. Let me say that again: it’s the day after Christmas and the Kings are currently a playoff team! Not even the most positive of fans could have predicted that outcome at the beginning of the year.
Of course, the season isn’t yet half over and the Western Conference features 14 teams as realistic playoff contenders, with only the Suns sitting on the outside.