Over the first five games of the NBA restart — three scrimmages and two seeding games — the Kings have conceded 120.4 points per game. They have gotten off to lousy starts in essentially every contest, giving up an average of 35.6 points in the first quarter, including 43 and 44, respectively, to San Antonio and Orlando in the last two losses.
There have been several issues with Sacramento’s play in the bubble, but the primary problem has been on the defensive end, where the Kings simply haven’t been good enough to be a playoff team.