A year ago, the Sacramento Kings used a successful march to move into the top three seeds in the Western Conference standings.
For this season’s Kings team, a strong start to March has put them in position to avoid the NBA Play-In Tournament if they can continue on their recent winning path.
Sacramento (38-27) is coming off what many consider the team’s best two-game performance of the season, as the Kings posted back-to-back wins against the Milwaukee Bucks And the Los Angeles Lakers for consecutive days at Golden 1 Center earlier this week.
After winning four of their last five games, Sacramento reclaimed the sixth and final playoff spot in the West while closing within one game of the fifth-seeded New Orleans Pelicans.
If the Kings manage to pull out a win against the New York Knicks on Saturday and the Pelicans fail to post wins against the Los Angeles Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento could find themselves tied or in fifth place Sunday night.
With 17 games left in the 2023-24 regular season, here’s how things are shaping up in the Western Conference standings as we head into an action-packed weekend in the league:
Western Conference standings
The Kings’ schedule will relax for a few games after Saturday’s game against the Knicks, as Sacramento faces Memphis (23-44), Toronto (23-43) and Washington (11-55) before diving back into a period more difficult. Games.
After their first of the last two trips to the East Coast, Sacramento will return home for another homestand that will include two huge meetings with the eighth-seeded Dallas Mavericks in the West, although they are only behind the Kings than a match.
Sacramento owns the fifth-toughest remaining schedule in the Western Conference, but the seventh-seeded Phoenix Suns, owners of the third-toughest remaining schedule in the NBA, will have a home stretch to go over the next few years. weeks.
Phoenix faces Denver, Oklahoma City, Minnesota, the Los Angeles Clippers (twice) and the Cleveland Cavaliers down the stretch, as well as what could be a crucial game against the Kings at Golden 1 Center on April 12.
Face to face
Sacramento will face several teams around them in the coming weeks. The state of the Western Conference standings could be very different after these upcoming matchups:
- Kings vs. Mavericks – Tuesday March 26 (The Kings currently own the tiebreaker against DAL, 2-0)
- Kings vs. Mavericks – Friday March 29
- Kings vs. Pelicans – Thursday, 11th of April (Pelicans own tiebreaker vs. SAC, 4-0)
- Kings vs Suns – Friday April 12th (Winner gets tiebreaker, 2-2)
When is the next Sacramento Kings game?
Sacramento continues its six-game homestand Saturday night against All-Star guard Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks at Golden 1 Center.
Last season, the Kings won 122-117 against the Knicks at home in front of a national audience on TNT. Domantas Sabonis had a triple-double (24 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists), while De’Aaron Fox’s 24 points helped Sacramento close out the game in critical moments.
Be sure to tune in here on Sactown Sports 1140 for all your Kings vs. Kings coverage. Knicks, starting at 5:30 p.m. PST on Game night before an alert at 7:00 p.m. PST from downtown Sacramento.
Upcoming calendar
- Saturday March 16 – Sacramento Kings vs. New York Knicks – 7:00 p.m. PST
- Monday March 18 – Sacramento Kings vs. Memphis Grizzlies – 7:00 p.m. PST
- Wednesday March 20 – Sacramento Kings @ Toronto Raptors – 4:30 p.m. PST
- Thursday March 21th – Sacramento Kings @ Washington Wizards – 4:00 p.m. PST
- Saturday March 23 – Sacramento Kings @ Orlando Magic – 4:00 p.m. PST
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