[1] The Kings were coming off their controversial Western Conference Finals defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers, who won the series in seven games.
[4] Throughout the season, none of the Kings' players played a full season via suspension or injury,[5] but they still managed to hold a successful 34–17 record at the All-Star break,[6] and post a 59–23 record,[7] two games less than their previous output in which they went 61–21, thus repeating as Pacific Division Champions once again.
However, this time, Stojakovic was the only team representative as Webber was forced to withdraw due to a sprained ankle.
[15][16] After easily dispatching the Utah Jazz in five games in the Western Conference First Round, the team started to look like a title contender,[17][18][19] but in Game 2 against the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Semi-finals, their title hopes took a serious blow, when Webber suffered a knee injury while trying to catch a lob pass from Bibby, ending his season.
[28][29] For the season, the team sported new uniforms, adding purple primary road jerseys.