Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Championship Sunday
The Sacramento Kings (27-20, 1st Pacific) open a seven-game road trip on Saturday when visiting the Minnesota Timberwolves (25-25, 2nd Northwest), who will complete a back-to-back when hosting Sacramento after playing against the Memphis Grizzlies at home on Friday. Sacramento was defeated by the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday 113-95 but the Kings have won seven of the last nine. Minnesota defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 111-102 on Wednesday and has won three of the last four. Sacramento does not have any players on its injury list. Minnesota will play without Jordan McLaughlin and Karl-Anthony Towns, while Taurean Prince and Rudy Gobert are questionable.
The Sacramento Kings are scoring an average of 119.7 points per game which is first in the NBA. Sacramento's field goal shooting percentage is third best at 49.5% and its 3-point shooting percentage is eighth best at 37.2%. De’Aaron Fox is the leading scorer for Sacramento with an average of 23.8 points per game and the guard is shooting 50.8% overall while hitting 33.3% of his three-point attempts. Domantas Sabonis is the second leading scorer with an average of 18.4 points per game and shoots 60.6% overall and is also the leader in assists with an average of 7.3 dishes per contest.
Sacramento's defense is its weak link, as the Kings are allowing an average of 116.6 points per game which is 22nd. The Kings are allowing a field goal shooting percentage of 48.8% and a three-point shooting percentage of 35.9 % which are 28th and 16th respectively. On the boards, Sacramento is averaging 42.1 rebounds per game with 33.2 off the defensive boards and 9.0 per game off the offensive glass. Sabonis is also the leading rebounder with an average of 12.4 boards per contest. Kevin Huerter is the leader in steals with an average of 1.1 per game and Trey Lyles is the swat leader with an average of 0.6 blocked shots per contest
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