Sacramento Kings vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 3/16/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Thursday, March 16, 2023

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Sacramento Kings are headed to Barclays Center on Thursday where they will try to beat the Brooklyn Nets.

The Kings faced off with the Bucks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 133-124 in their last contest. Sacramento finished the game having earned a 44.2% FG percentage (46 of 104) and buried 21 of their 50 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Kings converted 11 of 15 attempts for a rate of 73.3%. When discussing rebounding, they earned 45 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 31 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In regard to the defense, Sacramento allowed 58.1% from the floor on 50 of 86 shooting. Milwaukee distributed 29 dimes and had 2 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Milwaukee pulled down 43 rebounds (5 offensive, 38 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Milwaukee finished 81.8% when shooting free throws by making 18 of 22 attempts. They also converted 15 of 33 attempts from beyond the arc. When discussing personal fouls, the Kings walked away with 21 while the Bucks recorded 18 personal fouls.

De'Aaron Fox is someone who was a major contributor in this game. He ended up with 35 points on 13 of 23 shooting. He was on the court for 37 mins and also collected 8 rebounds. Fox shot 56.5% from the field and dished out 3 assists.

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Sacramento enters this contest with a win-loss record of 40-27 so far this season. They turn the ball over 14.0 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 19.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Sacramento is grabbing 42.0 boards per game and has tallied 1,821 dimes on the year, which is 6th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Kings are hitting 37.1% on 3-pointers (906 of 2,443) and 79.8% from the free throw line. They have an average of 121.3 points per outing (1st in the NBA) while hitting 49.9% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Kings are forcing 14.3 turnovers every game while drawing 21.2 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 18th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,767 conceded for the campaign. The Kings are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 49.6% (2,957 of 5,963) and they surrender 41.8 boards per game as a squad. They relinquish 37.2% on shots from distance and they are 28th in the league in points per game allowed (118.6).

When they last played, the Nets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 121-107 when they faced the Thunder. The Nets collected 35 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 46 for this contest. They gave up possession 17 times, while earning 3 steals for this contest. The Thunder had 25 fouls for the contest which took the Nets to the charity stripe for 34 tries. They were able to bury 25 of the free throws for a clip of 73.5%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Brooklyn converted 12 of their 41 tries (29.3%). When all was said and done, the Nets ended up going 35 out of 82 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.7%. The Nets permitted the Thunder to knock down 45 out of their 99 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.5% for the game. They finished 33.3% from three-point range by connecting on 11 of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 23 at the charity stripe (87.0%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, Brooklyn allowed Oklahoma City to snag 51 in all (14 on the offensive glass).

Mikal Bridges was important for the Nets in the game. Bridges scored 34 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 2 dimes in this contest. He converted 11 of 23 for the matchup giving him a rate of 47.8%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a win-loss mark of 39-30 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Nets are connecting on 49.2% from the floor, which ranks them 4th in the NBA. Brooklyn has accounted for 7,850 pts on the campaign (113.8 per game) and they grab 40.3 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 25.4 times per contest (11th in the league) and they turn it over 14.0 times per game. The Nets are responsible for committing 21.6 fouls per contest and they go 79.9% from the charity stripe.

The Nets on defense are ranked 12th in the league in points allowed per game with 113.1. They are able to force 13.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (4th in the NBA). The Brooklyn defense allows 37.1% on 3-point shots (831 of 2,242) and their opponents are knocking down 76.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 23.2 assists and 45.2 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 4th and 26th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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