The Sacramento Kings made the first major move of the NBA regular season, firing head coach Luke Walton a few weeks ago. Desperate to snap their 15-year playoff drought, the team turned to a new voice in Alvin Gentry, who is taking over on an interim basis.

The Kings have played better with Gentry leading the way, going 4-3 since he has taken over. Sacramento will remain in the playoff race in the Western Conference, at least for an NBA Play-In Tournament spot, as the Western Conference is more watered down this season than in years past.

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Despite being four games under .500, the Kings are only four games behind the Memphis Grizzlies, who are holding down the fourth seed and would have home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs right now.