Sacramento Kings vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 2/26/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Sunday, February 26, 2023

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma

The Sacramento Kings are hitting the road to Paycom Center on Sunday where they will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Kings stepped onto the hardwood against the Clippers and took home the win by a score of 176-175 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Kings finished with 28 and the Clippers finished the game with 27 personal fouls. They also converted 26 out of their 45 attempts from long range. Los Angeles finished the game shooting 86.1% at the free throw line by burying 31 of their 36 attempts. In addition, Los Angeles snagged 42 rebounds (7 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Los Angeles distributed 39 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. With regard to defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to shoot 60.2% from the field on 59 out of 98 shooting. They also recorded 33 assists in the game while forcing 25 turnovers and having 18 steals. With respect to rebounding, they collected 43 with 12 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Kings made 28 of their 35 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Sacramento ended having earned a 58.6% FG percentage (65 of 111) and buried 18 out of their 41 3-point attempts.

Malik Monk is one guy who had an impact for the contest. He ended up finishing with 45 points on 15 out of 24 shooting. He played 41 minutes and also pulled down 2 rebounds. Monk finished the game shooting 62.5% from the field and also recorded 6 assists.

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Sacramento will enter this matchup with a mark of 34-25 on the year. They turn the ball over 14.1 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 19.9 fouls per game. As a team, Sacramento is collecting 41.9 boards per contest and has 1,587 assists for the campaign, which is 7th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Kings are shooting 36.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (787 of 2,143) and 80.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 120.6 pts per game (1st in basketball) while connecting on 49.7% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Kings are able to force 14.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.1 fouls. They are relinquishing 37.3% from beyond the arc while they are 26th in the league in points per game allowed (118.1). The Kings are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 49.4% (2,599 of 5,256) and they concede 41.9 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 19th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,538 conceded so far this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Thunder went home defeated by a final of 124-115 against the Suns. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Oklahoma City allowed Phoenix to collect 54 in total (15 on the offensive glass). They finished 36.8% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 14 out of 38 and walked away from this one shooting 26 of 32 from the free throw line (81.3%). The Thunder allowed the Suns to bury 42 of their 90 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.7% in the game. Overall, the Thunder went 41 out of 94 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.6%. In terms of 3-point shots, Oklahoma City converted 15 out of 37 tries (40.5%). They were able to make 18 of the free throws for a rate of 75.0%. The Suns earned 22 personal fouls in this contest which took the Thunder to the free throw line for 24 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 5 steals in the game. The Thunder pulled down 33 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 47 in this game.

Isaiah Joe ended up being important for the Thunder for the contest. Joe recorded 28 points in his 36 minutes on the court, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He made 11 out of 17 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 64.7%, and had 7 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a mark of 28-31 so far this year. The Thunder are responsible for committing 21.4 personal fouls per game and they shoot 80.1% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 24.7 times per game (20th in the league) and they are giving up possession 13.4 times per game. Oklahoma City has 6,954 points for the year (117.9 per contest) and they grab 44.0 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Thunder are connecting on 46.9% from the field, which ranks them 20th in the NBA.

The Oklahoma City defense allows 35.6% on shots from distance (750 of 2,104) and opponents are knocking down 78.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 25.4 assists and 46.8 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 14th and 30th in basketball. The Thunder on the defensive end are ranked 20th in the league in PPG given up with 116.4. They are forcing 16.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (10th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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