After a 16-year hiatus, it was only right that the Sacramento Kings punched their own ticket back into the NBA playoffs, with a 120-80 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. The Kings had been eligible to qualify for the playoffs since Saturday but had been coming up shy of getting the needed wins from themselves and other teams. Entering play Wednesday, Sacramento was set to clinch its first playoff berth since the 2005-06 season with a road win against the Trail Blazers, a Minnesota Timberwolves road loss against the Phoenix Suns or an LA Clippers road loss against the Memphis Grizzlies.