Last night’s victory over the Portland Trail Blazers was especially important, given the Sacramento Kings upcoming slate of games against the Lakers and Celtics. But their fourth victory in five games was not an easy task for a team still looking to find chemistry with their starting point guard hitting the injured list.
A three-day break helped the team focus on defense before the game, and it showed from beginning to end. After the announcement that De’Aaron Fox would be missing time, Sacramento could have folded. Instead, Luke Walton used it as a time to see if the deep bench could handle the job.