The Kings started off their road trip well with an impressive win against Brooklyn, but stumbled late against both the Wizards and Celtics. They probably would have beat Philadelphia, but the 76ers floor started preemptively weeping at the thought of a Kings whupping and wouldn’t stop in time for the game to start.
Sacramento’s bench unit has started to come alive this year. Guys like Garrett Temple, Omri Casspi and Ty Lawson are giving the Kings a lift and keeping them in games. All year the Kings have been suffering from slow starts, but the bench has done a good job of getting the Kings back in games.