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The Brooklyn Nets (12-9; 16-4-1 ATS) are on the other side of the country, ready to face the Sacramento Kings (12-8; 11-9-0 ATS) for the first time this season. These two teams are bunched up in their respective conference standings and looking to make moves upward. Their journey brings them to Golden 1 Center, with tipoff scheduled for 10:00 p.m. EDT on Monday. Will the Nets pick up another win, or is Sacramento posed to light the beam?
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The Nets entered the weekend off on a three-game winning streak. The most recent was by 27 over the Wizards. They'll bring an offensive rating that NBA.com has as the seventh-highest in the league with them to California. Their strength is the NBA's best three-point percentage, 38.7%. That's where 41.7% of their shot attempts come. This Brooklyn team is also eighth in turnover percentage and sixth in offensive rebounding percentage. Cam Thomas is back in the mix now, which only boosts the offense.
Meanwhile, missing Ben Simmons (out with a hip injury) has caused the Nets to be only 18th in defensive rating. Their issues begin with the league's lowest turnover percentage on the defensive end of the floor. They allow 41.4% of opponents' shots to come from deep, but only 35.2% (8th) fall. However, things aren't all bad. The sharp three-point defense has resulted in the sixth-low est field goal percentage against (45.0%). Brooklyn is also top 10 in defensive rebounding and limiting free throw attempts. If this team figures out how to force more turnovers, they can be scary.