It figures to be a shootout when the Sacramento Kings (10-9, 6-4 Home) host the Indiana Pacers (12-8, 5-4 Away) on Wednesday. Indiana edged past the Los Angeles Lakers 116-115 at Crypto.com Arena on Monday. With 24 points, 14 assists, and seven rebounds, Tyrese Haliburton was the standout player.
The Pacers are fourth in the Eastern Conference. Sacramento dropped their third in a row on Monday at Golden 1 Center, falling to the Phoenix Suns 122-117. Malik Monk had 30 points and eight assists in the losing effort, leading the team. The Kings are the seventh seed in the Western Conference.
The teams are meeting for the first time this season. Indiana and Sacramento split their matchups last season, winning one apiece. The Kings triumphed in the last meeting 110-109 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 23. Davion Mitchell led the Kings with 25 points and seven assists.
Buddy Hield had 25 points and seven assists in the losing effort. Haliburton (19.9 ppg), Bennedict Mathurin (19.1), and Myles Turner (18.0) have led the Pacers in scoring this season. Haliburton leads the NBA in scoring. Turner also has grabbed 8.5 rebounds per game, most in the NBA, while Haliburton has dished 11.3 assists per game, most in the NBA.
De’Aaron Fox (24.3 ppg) has supplied much of the Kings’ offense. He is the No. 1 scorer in the NBA. Domantas Sabonis is averaging 11.0 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game, placing him first and first in the NBA, respectively.
The Pacers and the Kings are both averaging 115.7 points per game, respectively, ranking tied for second in the NBA in scoring. The Pacers are 3-2 in five visits to Golden 1 Center. Indiana is 7-3 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +3.7 (114.3-110.6). Sacramento has also a 7-3 record over the last 10, scoring 122.9 points per game on average while holding opponents to 117.9 (+5.0 margin).
PACERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
T.J. McConnell: 19.4 | 12.1 | +7.3
Rebounds per game:
Jalen Smith: 4.8 | 7.3 | -2.4
Assists per game:
T.J. McConnell: 5.6 | 4.2 | +1.4
KINGS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Terence Davis: 7.0 | 11.2 | -4.2
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Sacramento Kings (-185)
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