It had been too long since I did a basketball project — almost 2 1/2 years. I had Highlight Maker Hoops Prime Time sitting on my shelf for almost a year and it was time to pull it out and give it a try. Given how good the other Plaay games are, I was looking forward to this, and it proved to be as good as I hoped.
I played the full-length Prime Time game instead of the quicker-play version because I prefer to have full stats.
I’m a long-suffering Sacramento Kings fan, having been there from the beginning in 1985. So the project involved taking the all-time franchise sets created by Plaay Games, and having the Kings go through and play every team in the league to see how they would do. I didn’t expect them to win much, maybe just a quarter of their games, but they surpassed expectations and went 18-11 (.621).
The official Kings’ roster includes players from their Sacramento, Kansas City, Cincinnati and Rochester eras. But, I made some adjustments. I plucked Doug Christie off the Toronto roster because he belongs with the Kings. And I created a card for Domantas Sabonis because he’s been so great the past few years.
The roster: Nate Archibald, Mike Bibby, Doug Christie, DeMarcus Cousins, Vlade Divac, Sam Lacey, Jerry Lucas, Mitch Richmond, Oscar Robertson, Domantas Sabonis, Peja Stojakovic, Jack Twyman, Chris Webber and Scott Wedman.
This project began in October 2025 and ended in December 2025.
Game 1 vs. Atlanta Hawks (L 98-106)
Game 2 vs. Boston Celtics (W 96-94)
Game 3 vs. Brooklyn Nets (W 107-88)
Game 4 vs. Charlotte Hornets (W 106-98)
Game 5 vs. Chicago Bulls (L 124-127, OT)
Game 6 vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (L 141-144, 2OT)
Game 7 vs. Dallas Mavericks (L 105-112)
Game 8 vs. Denver Nuggets (L 116-124)
Game 9 vs. Detroit Pistons (W 109-103, OT)
Game 10 vs. Golden State Warriors (L 92-100)
Game 11 vs. Houston Rockets (W 118-111)
Game 12 vs. Indiana Pacers (W 113-106)
Game 13 vs. Los Angeles Clippers (W 115-102)
Game 14 vs. Los Angeles Lakers (W 122-116)
Game 15 vs. Memphis Grizzlies (W 118-113)
Game 16 vs. Miami Heat (W 129-117)
Game 17 vs. Milwaukee Bucks (W 126-117)
Game 18 vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (W 114-104)
Game 19 vs. New Orleans Pelicans (W 126-107)
Game 20 vs. New York Knicks (W 109-104)
Game 21 vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (L 108-137)
Game 22 vs. Orlando Magic (W 108-97)
Game 23 vs. Philadelphia 76ers (L 107-128)
Game 24 vs. Phoenix Suns (W 123-122)
Game 25 vs. Portland Trail Blazers (W 115-108)
Game 26 vs. San Antonio Spurs (L 108-116)
Game 27 vs. Toronto Raptors (W 121-119, OT)
Game 28 vs. Utah Jazz (L 112-116)
Game 29 vs. Washington Wizards (L 106-114)
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