I was actually worried about that. All the kings radio talk today was how the Pels suck and have 5 wins. Most failed to mention 4 of their starters had recently returned. We wouldn’t have won if Zion was in but that’s beside the point
Despite the 5 wins and injuries, they’d been competitive the previous 4 games prior to playing the KINGS. They beat the Suns, who had Booker and Beale playing, lost to the Spurs by 5, who had Wemby playing, and lost to OKC and Atlanta by 10 and 12 points respectively.
And had Zion actually played, who knows how that changes outcome for better or worse. That’s just an assumption on your part, which doesn’t always workout the way you think it might. How any times have we seen undermanned teams step up? Well, the same often happens in reverse.