Denver Nuggets vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 12/2/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Sacramento Kings (10-7) will try to defeat the Denver Nuggets (13-6) at Golden 1 Center on Saturday.

The Nuggets took the court against the Rockets and earned the victory with a final of 134-124 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Nuggets ended up with 18 and the Rockets accumulated 20 personal fouls. They buried 16 out of their 41 shots from beyond the arc. Houston went 73.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of 19 attempts. Moreover, Houston grabbed 35 rebounds (8 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 2 rejections. Houston earned 27 assists and had 3 steals in the game. Regarding defense, Denver allowed the other team to go 54.7% from the field on 47 out of 86 shooting. They also recorded 37 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 41 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Nuggets converted 19 of their 26 shots for a percentage of 73.1%. Denver walked away from the game with a 50.5% FG percentage (48 out of 95) and converted 19 of their 43 shots from 3-point land.

Nikola Jokic is a player who was a major contributor in this game. Jokic finished the game shooting 63.2% from the field and also recorded 15 assists. He played for 33 mins and also totaled 10 rebounds. He racked up 32 points on 12 out of 19 shooting.

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Denver enters this game with a win-loss record of 13-6 on the season. They lose possession via turnover 13.1 times per game and as a squad they are committing 19.1 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Denver is grabbing 44.4 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 559 dimes so far this season, which is 1st in the league in terms of passing. The Nuggets are shooting 36.8% on shots from downtown (224 of 609) and 71.1% from the charity stripe. They average 114.2 points per game (13th in basketball) while going 49.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Nuggets are forcing their opponents into 12.8 turnovers every game while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 15th in basketball in allowing assists with 473 conceded so far this year. The Nuggets defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.6% (766 of 1,645) and they concede 42.2 boards per game as a squad. They are conceding 35.6% on 3-point attempts and they rank 7th in the NBA in PPG allowed (109.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Kings took a loss by a final score of 131-117 when they played the Clippers. Concerning how they attacked the glass, Sacramento permitted Los Angeles to pull down 37 in total (8 offensive). They shot 50.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 14 of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 22 at the free throw line (77.3%). The Kings permitted the Clippers to knock down 50 out of 93 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 53.8% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Kings ended up shooting 40 for 86 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.5%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Sacramento converted 13 of 41 attempts (31.7%). They were able to knock down 24 of the free throw tries for a clip of 85.7%. The Clippers earned 20 fouls in this contest which took the Kings to the free throw line for 28 tries. They coughed it up 14 times, while recording 1 steal in this game. The Kings recorded 34 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 47 for this game.

De'Aaron Fox was important for the Kings in this matchup. Fox totaled 40 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and earned 3 dimes in the game. He knocked down 14 of 23 in this game for a field goal percentage of 60.9%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Sacramento has a win-loss record of 10-7 on the year. The Kings are responsible for committing 21.3 fouls every game and they connect on 73.7% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 26.9 times per game (7th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.8 times per contest. Sacramento has scored 1,974 points on the season (116.1 per game) and they pull down 43.8 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Kings are connecting on 46.4% from the floor, which ranks 21st in basketball.

The Kings are ranked 21st in the NBA in PPG given up with 116.7. They are able to force 14.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.9% from the floor (24th in basketball). The Sacramento defense gives up 37.9% on shots from distance (208 of 549) and their opposition makes 79.5% of their free throw attempts. They allow 27.1 dimes and 44.0 boards per contest, which is ranked 23rd and 13th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Denver

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