New York Knicks vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 3/9/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Sacramento Kings will go up against the New York Knicks at Golden 1 Center on Thursday.

The Knicks took the court against the Hornets and took a loss by a final of 112-105 in their last game. New York ended the contest having earned a 42.7% FG percentage (38 of 89) and knocked down 11 out of their 40 shots from downtown. When they shot from the free throw line, the Knicks made 18 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 39 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 18 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When talking about defending, New York allowed 49.4% from the field on 42 out of 85 shooting. Charlotte distributed 27 dimes and had 2 steals for this game. On top of that, Charlotte snagged 42 boards (10 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Charlotte finished the game shooting 76.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 16 of their 21 tries. They converted 12 out of their 32 attempts from 3-point land. In reference to personal fouls, the Knicks finished with 18 while the Hornets accounted for 20 personal fouls.

RJ Barrett is a player who was a contributor in the game. He totaled 27 points on 10 of 24 shooting. He saw the court for 35 minutes played and also grabbed 6 rebounds. Barrett finished the contest at 41.7% from the field and also totaled 4 dimes.

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New York will enter this game with a mark of 39-28 so far this season. They average 115.3 points per contest (12th in the league) on 46.6% from the field. The Knicks are connecting on 35.1% on 3-point shots (833 of 2,370) and 76.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, New York is pulling down 46.8 boards per game and has accounted for 1,493 assists for the year, which has them ranked 28th in the NBA in terms of passing. They cough up possession 12.9 times per game and as a group they are committing 20.7 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Knicks have forced 12.6 turnovers per game and they draw 20.9 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.7% on 3-pointers and they are 8th in the league in PPG allowed (112.4). The Knicks are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.4% (2,704 of 5,951) and they concede 43.0 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 13th in the league in giving up assists with 1,653 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Kings went home victorious with a score of 123-108 when they played the Pelicans. The Kings corralled 27 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in this contest. They gave up possession 10 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. The Pelicans had 19 personal fouls in the game which got the Kings to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They were able to make 13 of the free throws for a clip of 65.0%. With respect to shooting from distance, Sacramento converted 16 of 38 tries (42.1%). Overall, the Kings went 47 for 83 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 56.6%. The Kings allowed the Pelicans to make 43 of their 80 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.8% for this contest. They finished 37.9% from beyond the arc by shooting 11 of 29 and finished the game at 11 of 14 at the free throw line (78.6%). With respect to rebounds, Sacramento allowed New Orleans to grab 40 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Kevin Huerter ended up being a major contributor for the Kings in this contest. Huerter scored 25 points in his 37 mins of playing time and tallied 8 dimes for the matchup. He converted 9 of 16 for the game for a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Sacramento has a win-loss mark of 38-26 for the season. The Kings are responsible for committing 19.8 fouls per contest and they shoot 79.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 27.2 times per game (3rd in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 14.1 times per contest. Sacramento has 7,750 points for the year (121.1 per contest) and they pull in 42.0 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Kings are shooting 50.0% from the floor, which ranks them 2nd in the league.

The Kings defensively are ranked 28th in the league in points allowed per game with 118.4. They have forced 14.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 49.6% from the field (29th in the league). The Sacramento defense allows 37.5% on shots from beyond the arc (786 of 2,096) and their opponents are making 79.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 26.3 assists and 41.6 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 28th and 5th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento

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