Expect a fast-paced game when the Sacramento Kings (16-13, 8-5 Home) welcome the Los Angeles Lakers (13-17, 5-10 Away) on Wednesday. Los Angeles was outplayed by the Phoenix Suns 130-104 at Footprint Center on Monday.
Dennis Schroder had a standout performance in the loss with 30 points. The Lakers are the 12th seed in the Western Conference. Sacramento came up short on Monday at Golden 1 Center, falling to the Charlotte Hornets 125-119. De’Aaron Fox led the team in scoring in defeat with 37 points. With 28 points, 23 rebounds, and seven assists, Domantas Sabonis also impressed.
The Kings are the sixth seed in the Western Conference. The teams are meeting for the final time this season. Sacramento will be aiming for a season sweep against Los Angeles after getting the win in the only previous matchup 120-114 at Crypto.com Arena on November 11. Fox led the Kings with 32 points, 12 assists, and seven rebounds.
Anthony Davis had 24 points, 14 rebounds, and three blocks in the loss.The Lakers have been led this season by Davis and LeBron James, who are averaging 27.4 and 27.0 points per game, respectively. Both are among the league’s top scorers, as Davis is No. 1 and James is first.
Davis also has grabbed 12.1 rebounds per game, most in the league. Meanwhile, Russell Westbrook is dishing 7.6 assists per game. Fox (23.2 ppg) has supplied much of the Kings’ offense. He has the top scoring average in the NBA.
Sabonis is posting 12.0 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game, placing him first and first in the NBA, respectively. Expect plenty of transition offense in this matchup that showcases two of the NBA’s most up-tempo teams, as the Lakers and the Kings rank second and fifth, respectively, in possessions per game.
The teams have split their last 10 meetings at Golden 1 Center (5-5).In the last 10 games, Los Angeles is 5-5 with an average margin of -2.6 (119.1-121.7). Sacramento has a 6-4 record over the last 10, scoring 115.6 points per game on average while allowing 112.8 (+2.8 margin).
LAKERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Rebounds per game:
Russell Westbrook: 9.5 | 6.2 | +3.3
KINGS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Domantas Sabonis: 22.8 | 18.0 | +4.8
Rebounds per game:
Domantas Sabonis: 15.6 | 12.0 | +3.6
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
LA Lakers +7.5 (-115)
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*Odds correct at time of publication, courtesy of BetMGM.
