The Indiana Pacers took on the Sacramento Kings — 12th in the Western Conference — on Thursday night, likely looking for an easy W against a tanking squad without their leading scorer in Zach Randolph — that’s right, Z-Bo is the Kings’ leading scorer in 2018.
After one quarter, things were even at 28-28 despite Victor Oladipo’s 4-for-4 shooting. The second quarter was a continuation of that back-n-forthiness. The Kings were up as much as seven before an Indiana run gave the Pacers their own seven-point lead, but the Kings played with their lil’ Willie Cauley-Stein, who put up a frustrating 17 points on an unfathomable 8-for-9 shooting in the first half.