Expect a high-scoring game when the New York Knicks (13-13, 6-7 Home) welcome the Sacramento Kings (14-10, 6-6 Away) on Sunday. Sacramento defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-95 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Friday. Harrison Barnes was the scoring leader with 20 points.
Domantas Sabonis was another standout performer with 18 points, 18 rebounds, and six assists. The Kings are fifth in the Western Conference. New York won their third in a row in impressive fashion on Friday at Spectrum Center, beating the Charlotte Hornets 121-102.
Julius Randle had 33 points and seven rebounds to lead the team. The Knicks are ninth in the Eastern Conference. It’s the first meeting of the season between the teams. New York won both games between the teams last season, the last of which was a 131-115 triumph at Golden 1 Center on March 7, their third straight head-to-head victory.
Randle led the Knicks with 46 points and nine rebounds. De’Aaron Fox had 24 points in the loss. The Kings have been led this season by Fox, who is averaging 22.8 points per game, best in the league. Meanwhile, Sabonis is contributing 11.3 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, placing him first and first in the NBA, respectively.
Randle (22.1 ppg) and Jalen Brunson (20.2) have powered the Knicks on offense. Randle leads the league in scoring, while Brunson is first. Randle also has posted 8.7 rebounds per game, most in the league, while Brunson has distributed 6.4 assists per game, most in the league.
The Kings and the Knicks are two of the top scoring teams in the NBA, ranking first and fourth in points per game, respectively. Sacramento is scoring 118.8 per game, while New York is averaging 113.9. The teams have split their last 10 meetings at Madison Square Garden (5-5).
Sacramento is 6-4 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +3.7 (116.6-112.9). New York has split the last 10 (5-5), scoring 114.5 points per game on average while allowing 110.6 (+3.9 margin).
KINGS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Harrison Barnes: 17.8 | 13.8 | +4.0
De’Aaron Fox: 16.0 | 22.8 | -6.8
Assists per game:
De’Aaron Fox: 4.0 | 5.6 | -1.6
KNICKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Quentin Grimes: 16.2 | 11.8 | +4.5
Points per game:
Cam Reddish: 1.5 | 8.4 | -6.9
Rebounds per game:
Mitchell Robinson: 12.0 | 8.1 | +3.9
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Sacramento Kings (+115)
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