It figures to be a shootout when the Sacramento Kings (34-25, 16-13 Away) are on the road to face the Oklahoma City Thunder (28-31, 17-12 Home) on Sunday. Sacramento edged past the Los Angeles Clippers 176-175 in double overtime at Crypto.com Arena on Friday. With 45 points, Malik Monk was the leading scorer.
De’Aaron Fox added 42 points, 12 assists, and five steals. The Kings are the third seed in the Western Conference. Oklahoma City lost on Friday at Footprint Center, falling to the Phoenix Suns 124-115.
Isaiah Joe had 28 points and seven rebounds in defeat to lead the team. The Thunder are the 11th seed in the Western Conference. The teams are meeting for the last time this season.
Sacramento will be pursuing a season sweep against Oklahoma City after earning the win in the only earlier matchup 118-113 at Golden 1 Center on January 20, their fourth straight head-to-head victory. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander topped all players in scoring with 37 points and seven assists in the loss.
Keegan Murray had 29 points and 14 rebounds for the Kings. Fox is averaging 25.3 points per game to lead the Kings in scoring this season. Meanwhile, Domantas Sabonis is contributing 12.3 rebounds, most in the league, and 6.9 assists per game. Gilgeous-Alexander (31.0 ppg) has been the primary provider for the Thunder on offense. He has the fifth-highest scoring average in the NBA.
Josh Giddey is tallying 7.7 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game. The Kings and the Thunder rank as two of the highest-scoring teams in the NBA, first and fourth in points per game, respectively. Sacramento is scoring 120.6 per game, while Oklahoma City is averaging 117.9.
The teams have split their last 10 matchups at Paycom Center (5-5).In the last 10 games, Sacramento is 6-4 with an average margin of +0.1 (126.2-126.1).
For the season, the Kings are averaging 120.6 points per game, compared to 118.1 for opponents. Oklahoma City has gone 4-6 over the last 10, scoring 123.1 points per game on average while allowing 120.4 (+2.7 margin).
KINGS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Malik Monk: 29.0 | 20.5 | +8.5
Points per game:
De’Aaron Fox: 35.4 | 25.3 | +10.1
THUNDER HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Isaiah Joe: 18.6 | 12.1 | +6.5
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl: 6.0 | 13.3 | -7.3
Points per game:
Isaiah Joe: 13.6 | 8.7 | +4.9
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Sacramento Kings (-150)
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*Odds correct at time of publication, courtesy of BetMGM.
