Sacramento Kings (43-27) vs. Utah Jazz (34-36)
The 2022-23 NBA season continues on Monday, March 20, 2023, when the Sacramento Kings travel to take on the Utah Jazz in this Western Conference battle at the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Sacramento enters as a 6.5-point favorite with the total set at 239.0.
Sacramento has won the first two meetings between these teams, including a 117-115 meeting back on January 3 when these teams met in Salt Lake City. Sacramento was a 3.5-point underdog in that contest with the total set at 242.5.
The Sacramento Kings (43-27, 40-29-1 ATS) earned their third straight victory when they defeated the Washington Wizards on Saturday, 132-118. That was the 11th victory in the last 13 games for Sacramento who are tied for second in the Western Conference standings, four games behind Denver. Sacramento is 22-13 on the road this season, including winning their last seven road contests.
“He’s getting hit in the head,” coach Mike Brown said of Sabonis’ physical night. “Getting knocked on the ground and he just keeps coming and coming and coming. He has 30, nine and nine. Extremely efficient on 12 shots. How do you get 30 on 12 shots? That’s ridiculous. I got to kee p reminding guys that he is an All-NBA guy. That’s just a reminder that he’s that guy.”
The #BeamTeam tonight in D.C. ??
?? Six players in double figures
?? Hit 22 3-Pointers, one shy of tying team record
?? Outscored the Wiz 51-38 in bench points
?? Won seventh straight road game pic.twitter.com/Ubrnc5rKK1— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) March 19, 2023
Domantas Sabonis scored 30 points, and added 10 assists and nine rebounds, falling one rebound short of a triple-double. He was 10-12 from the field and 10-12 from the free-throw line. Sacramento shot 55.8% overall, including going 22-37 from the three-point range (59.5%). If there was a negative, the team was just 14-23 from the free-throw line.
That is surprising as this has been a solid free-throw shooting team all season, hitting 79.5% of their attempts. The Kings are the number one offense in the NBA, averaging 121.1 points per game, and are second in field-goal percentage (49.8%). They have been nearly as good on the road, hitting 48.2% of their attempts while averaging 117.9 points per game.
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