They hear the talk. They know what’s at stake. They know what they have to do.
If the Kings want to reach the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2006, they need to win.
Sacramento has 16 games left this season, including Thursday night’s contest with the Boston Celtics at TD Garden.
“We have something to play for,” said Kings center Willie Cauley-Stein, who is in his fourth year in the NBA, all with Sacramento. “In past seasons, we were just playing the rest of the games out.”
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It’s been a tough stretch for the Kings, who were 3-7 in their last 10 games.