Sacramento Kings make the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2006

De'Aaron Fox (YouTube)

According to Dan Devine of Yahoo! Sports, the Sacramento Kings have made the 2023 NBA Playoffs for the first time since 2006. To put this into perspective, the 17-year playoff drought was the longest drought a NBA team has ever had of missing the playoffs, and was the longest streak any team currently had among the four major professional sports leagues in North America. The new current streak now belongs to the New York Jets of the National Football League, who has missed the playoffs every year since 2010. That is a streak of 13 years.

The Kings clinched a playoff spot on Wednesday after they spanked the Portland Trail Blazers 120-80. Shooting guard Malik Monk of Jonesboro, Arkansas led the Kings in scoring as he had 19 points off the bench. Four more Kings reached double digits in scoring as point guard De’Aaron Fox of New Orleans, Louisiana had 18 points, shooting guard Kevin Huerter of Albany, New York had 17 points,  center Domantas Sabonis of Portland, Oregon had 15 points and rookie small forward Keegan Murray of Cedar Rapids, Iowa had 13 points. Sabonis added a double-double as he also added 12 rebounds.

For the season, Fox leads the Kings with 25.2 points per game. Sabonis is the leading rebounder with 12.4 boards per game.

The Kings are currently in third place in the Western Conference with a record of 46 wins and 30 losses. They are only behind the Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies. The six opponents the Kings have left in the regular season are the Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, New Orleans Pelicans, Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors, and Nuggets.

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