When the Sacramento Kings and the Golden State Warriors met on December 15th, things were looking a little bit different for the Kings.
Sacramento was tied with the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 7th spot in the Western Conference. They had won 3 of their last 4 games, and a return from injury for De’Aaron Fox was on the horizon. Marvin Bagley had himself just recently returned from an injury rehab. The Kings were playing through one of the softest spots of their schedule, and looked poised to make up even more ground in the playoff picture.