The Sacramento Kings came into the NBA restart facing an uphill battle to earn the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, but it was still a reasonable possibility if the Kings could replicate the level of play they had achieved heading into the hiatus.
Instead, the team could never get back to that form, and they were officially eliminated from the postseason for the 14th straight year after the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. The Kings are among the three teams that have been eliminated from playoff contention, and the second in the West, after the New Orleans Pelicans were knocked out on Sunday.