This Wednesday, the (28-21) Sacramento Kings will travel to San Antonio, TX to take on the (14-37) San Antonio Spurs. Tipoff will be at 8:00 PM EST inside the AT&T Center. This will be the third meeting between these two teams this season, as the Kings won the last matchup, 132-119.
The Sacramento Kings are coming into this one after taking down the Minnesota Timberwolves, 119-111 in OT. They looked solid on both ends of the floor, as they will have to stay tough in this one if they want to challenge the Spurs on the road.
The Spurs are entering this game after losing to the Washington Wizards, 127-106. They didn't look good on either end of the floor, as they will have to apply more pressure in this one if they want to take care of business at home.
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The Sacramento Kings are currently in third place in the Western Conference standings, as they are 5.5 games back from the first-place Nuggets. On offense, they are scoring 119.5 points per game and they have shot 49.3% from the floor. This is the most points scored per contest and the third-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Kings have the highest adjusted offensive rating in the NBA. De'Aaron Fox continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the floor, as he is scoring 24.1 points per game on 50.4% shooting from the floor. Sacramento has also shown that they can efficiently knock down shots from behind the arc. They are shooting 36.9% from the floor, which is the ninth-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. They have also shot 79.2% from the charity stripe, which is the 11th-highest free-throw shooting percentage.
On the defensive end of the court, the King s are allowing 116.5 points per game, and their opponents have shot 48.8% from the field. This is the 22nd least amount of points given up per contest and the 27th lowest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Kings have the 24th-lowest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA. The Sacramento Kings have also shown that they struggle to contest shots on the outside. Their opponents have shot 36% from deep, which is the 19th-lowest shooting percentage allowed in the league. They will have to close out on open jump shooters if they want to stay competitive in these games. Sacramento is also snatching 42.2 rebounds per game, which is the 23rd most.
Injury Report: No Injuries.
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