The Brooklyn Nets (6-8, 3-4 Away) will try to slow down one of the league’s top scoring teams when they head to face the Sacramento Kings (6-6, 3-3 Home) on Tuesday.
Brooklyn was defeated by the Los Angeles Lakers 116-103 at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday. Kevin Durant had a standout performance in the losing effort with 31 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists. The Nets are the 12th seed in the Eastern Conference.
Sacramento won their third in a row on Sunday at Golden 1 Center, beating the Golden State Warriors 122-115. Domantas Sabonis had 26 points, 22 rebounds, and eight assists, leading the team. The Kings are ninth in the Western Conference.
The teams are meeting for the first time this season. Brooklyn and Sacramento split their matchups last season, each team winning one. The Nets came out on top in the last meeting 109-85 at Barclays Center on February 14.
Seth Curry led the Nets with 23 points, while Bruce Brown played a key role with 19 points, six assists, five steals, and three blocks. De’Aaron Fox had 26 points in the losing effort.The Nets have been led this season by Durant, who is averaging 30.6 points per game, best in the NBA.
Meanwhile, Nicolas Claxton is grabbing 9.1 rebounds per game, most in the NBA, and Ben Simmons is dishing 5.3 assists (1st).Fox’s 25.5 points per game have powered the Kings on offense. He has the No. 1 scoring average in the league.
Sabonis is tallying 11.3 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game, placing him first and first in the league, respectively. The Kings are one of the top scoring offenses in the league, ranking fifth with 116.8 points per game.
The Nets are 3-2 in five games at Golden 1 Center. Sacramento has won three in a row at home this season. In the last 10 games, Brooklyn is 5-5 with an average margin of +5.8 (110.1-104.3). Sacramento has gone 6-4 over the last 10, scoring 118.4 points per game on average while allowing 117.4 (+1.0 margin).
NETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Cameron Thomas: 18.0 | 13.3 | +4.7
Kyrie Irving: 0.0 | 33.0 | -33.0
Points per game:
Kyrie Irving: 0.0 | 23.9 | -23.9
Assists per game:
Ben Simmons: 2.3 | 5.3 | -3.0
KINGS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Domantas Sabonis: 22.4 | 17.9 | +4.5
Keegan Murray: 9.2 | 12.7 | -3.5
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Brooklyn Nets (+100)
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