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Could the Sacramento Kings have won a playoff series in the West?

By Jonathan Roberts

OAKLAND, CA - FEBRUARY 21: De'Aaron Fox #5 of the Sacramento Kings handles the ball against the Golden State Warriors on February 21, 2019 at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - FEBRUARY 21: De'Aaron Fox #5 of the Sacramento Kings handles the ball against the Golden State Warriors on February 21, 2019 at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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SACRAMENTO, CA – APRIL 2: Buddy Hield #24 of the Sacramento Kings faces off against Iman Shumpert #1 of the Houston Rockets on April 2, 2019 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)
SACRAMENTO, CA – APRIL 2: Buddy Hield #24 of the Sacramento Kings faces off against Iman Shumpert #1 of the Houston Rockets on April 2, 2019 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Could the Sacramento Kings have performed better against the Houston Rockets than the Utah Jazz have? Short answer: no, probably not.

The Sacramento Kings were not good against the Houston Rockets this season. An 0-4 record doesn’t seem so bad when you consider just how thoroughly Houston dominated Sacramento this season.

In four games, the Kings lost by more than 10 points in every. Single. Game. That’s right, the Kings never lost by fewer than double-digits and even that seems like it was closer than it really was. The Rockets’ average margin of victory was a mind-boggling 20.5 points. In fact, the Sacramento Kings are an abysmal 1-10 against the Rockets since 2016, with their lone win coming in the 2017-18 season finale — a game that James Harden, Clint Capela, Eric Gordon and Chris Paul all sat out.

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The Jazz were blown out in the series’ first two games, falling by 32 points and 20 points in both games, respectively, before showing some real fight in a 104-101 loss on Saturday night. The bar isn’t that high for the Sacramento Kings to clear, but there’s a near zero chance the Kings would’ve even come within three in a playoff game against Houston. Next!

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