The Sacramento Kings logged their most blaring loss on Wednesday night, falling to the New Orleans Pelicans 125-95. What might have ordinarily been a blip on the radar toward the end of a regular season turned out to carry heavy implications for both teams and thus, made for a highly important competition.
Both the Kings and the Pelicans are vying for the 10th seed in the Western Conference, a chance to play-in to the postseason and see their win-now trade deadline moves come to fruition. Prior to tip-off, the Pels sat in 10th place while the Kings hold 13th, separated by 3.