The Sacramento Kings (14-11, 6-7 Away), the league’s top scoring team, travel to face the Philadelphia 76ers (14-12, 9-5 Home) on Tuesday. Sacramento dropped their last game against the New York Knicks 112-99 at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. Domantas Sabonis was the key player in defeat with 20 points and 12 rebounds. The Kings are fifth in the Western Conference.
Philadelphia won their fourth in a row at home in dominant fashion on Sunday at Wells Fargo Center, beating the Charlotte Hornets 131-113. Joel Embiid had 53 points, 12 rebounds, and three assists to lead the team. The 76ers are sixth in the Eastern Conference. The teams are meeting for the first time this season.
Philadelphia won both games between the teams last season, the last of which was a 103-101 triumph at Wells Fargo Center on January 29, their seventh straight head-to-head victory. Embiid led the 76ers with 36 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists. Tyrese Haliburton had 38 points and seven assists in the losing effort.
The Kings have been led this season by De’Aaron Fox, who is averaging 22.8 points per game, best in the NBA. Meanwhile, Sabonis is contributing 11.3 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game, placing him first and first in the league, respectively.
Tobias Harris has supplied much of the Sixers’ offense, averaging 16.8 points per game. He has the No. 1 scoring average in the NBA.
Harris also has posted 6.3 rebounds per game, most in the league. Shake Milton has tallied 3.5 assists per game. The Kings rank as the most explosive offense in the NBA with 118.0 points per game. The 76ers have found success in the Kings’ last 10 trips to Wells Fargo Center, winning seven.
In the last 10 games, Sacramento is 5-5 with an average margin of +1.6 (112.8-111.2). Philadelphia has a 6-4 record over the last 10, scoring 114.1 points per game on average while holding opponents to 111.3 (+2.8 margin).
KINGS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Keegan Murray: 22.2 | 17.0 | +5.2
De’Aaron Fox: 23.3 | 33.4 | -10.0
Points per game:
De’Aaron Fox: 15.0 | 22.8 | -7.8
Rebounds per game:
Harrison Barnes: 3.8 | 5.1 | -1.3
Assists per game:
De’Aaron Fox: 3.3 | 5.6 | -2.3
76ERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Georges Niang: 7.3 | 12.6 | -5.2
Points per game:
De’Anthony Melton: 15.2 | 11.9 | +3.3
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Philadelphia 76ers (-190)
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