The playoff-hopeful Portland Trail Blazers will get a friendly hand Monday from the Sacramento Kings, who will sit their top three players.
The Kings are resting center DeMarcus Cousins, small forward Rudy Gay, and point guard Rajon Rondo for the contest. Between them, the trio is averaging 55.9 points, 24 rebounds, 16.7 assists, and 4.8 steals. Sacramento will have a hard time replacing that production.
That's welcome news to the Blazers, who claimed the first two meetings between the teams this season. They'll have a good chance to further solidify their place in the Western Conference's top eight on Monday.
They currently sit sixth at 38-36, with 2.5 games between them and the ninth-place Dallas Mavericks.