The Atlanta Hawks (10-7, 6-3 Home) host the Sacramento Kings (10-6, 4-3 Away) Wednesday in a game that could see a lot of points. Sacramento is playing on back-to-back days after topping the Memphis Grizzlies 113-109 at FedExForum yesterday, their seventh win in a row.
De’Aaron Fox was a top performer with 32 points, eight rebounds, and six assists. The Kings are fifth in the Western Conference. Atlanta fell short on Monday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, falling to the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-102. Trae Young topped the scoresheet in defeat with 25 points.
With 18 points and 10 rebounds, Onyeka Okongwu also produced a strong performance. The Hawks are sixth in the Eastern Conference. This is the first meeting of the season between the teams. Atlanta won both matchups between the teams last season, the last of which was a 121-104 triumph at State Farm Arena on January 26.
Bogdan Bogdanovic led the Hawks with 18 points and seven assists. Harrison Barnes had 28 points and nine rebounds in defeat. Fox is averaging 25.9 points per game, best in the NBA, to lead the Kings in scoring this season. Fox also has dished 6.4 assists per game, most in the league.
Meanwhile, Domantas Sabonis is grabbing 11.1 rebounds.Young has been the primary provider for the Hawks on offense, averaging 27.2 points per game.
He is the No. 1 scorer in the league. Young also has distributed 9.5 assists per game, most in the NBA. Clint Capela has collected 11.8 rebounds per game. The Kings and the Hawks are the two highest-scoring teams in the NBA, ranking first and second in points per game, respectively.
Sacramento is scoring 120.9 per game, while Atlanta is averaging 114.4. The Kings have struggled in recent visits to State Farm Arena, losing eight of the last 10.
Meanwhile, the Kings lost the only prior game when playing on consecutive nights this season, which also saw them playing against a rested opponent. The Hawks are 2-1 with a rest advantage. Sacramento is 8-2 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +7.9 (124.8-116.9). Atlanta has a 6-4 record over the last 10, scoring 113.3 points per game on average while allowing 112.7 (+0.6 margin).
KINGS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Harrison Barnes: 18.8 | 13.5 | +5.3
HAWKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
AJ Griffin: 14.6 | 11.1 | +3.5
Assists per game:
Dejounte Murray: 5.4 | 7.3 | -1.9
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