Sacramento Kings vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 2/14/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

The Phoenix Suns will play the Sacramento Kings at Footprint Center on Tuesday.

The Kings took the court against the Mavericks and went home with a win by a final score of 133-128 in their last contest. Sacramento finished the game with a 51.0% field goal percentage (51 of 100) and knocked down 8 out of their 32 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Kings converted 23 of their 25 attempts for a percentage of 92.0%. In terms of getting rebounds, they collected 50 with 11 of them being offensive. They also dished out 22 assists in the game as well as forcing 15 turnovers and having 9 steals. With regard to the defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to shoot 51.6% from the floor on 47 of 91 shooting. Dallas doled out 27 assists and had 4 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Dallas had 43 rebounds (7 offensive, 36 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Dallas went 73.7% at the charity stripe by burying 14 of their 19 shots. They also buried 20 out of their 51 attempts from long range. In relation to fouls, the Kings ended up finishing with 17 and the Mavericks racked up 19 fouls.

De'Aaron Fox is one player who was a factor for this game. He ended up scoring 36 points on 12 of 23 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 42 mins played and also pulled down 4 boards. Fox finished the game shooting 52.2% from the floor and totaled 5 assists.

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Sacramento will take the court with a mark of 32-24 on the campaign. They are turning it over 14.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.8 fouls every game. As a unit, Sacramento is pulling down 41.8 boards per game and has accounted for 1,504 assists for the campaign, which is 7th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Kings are shooting 36.5% on 3-pointers (741 of 2,030) and 80.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 119.6 points per outing (1st in basketball) while shooting 49.5% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Kings are able to force 14.4 turnovers every game while drawing 21.0 fouls. They are ranked 16th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,440 surrendered so far this year. The Kings defense is allowing a FG percentage of 49.2% (2,447 of 4,977) and they surrender 42.1 rebounds per contest as a squad. They concede 36.8% on shots from downtown and they are 23rd in basketball in points per game from their opponents (117.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Suns got the win with a final of 117-104 against the Pacers. The Suns were able to snag 34 defensive rebounds and 19 offensive boards for a total of 53 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 13 steals in the game. The Pacers committed 16 fouls in this game which got the Suns to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to convert 21 of the free throws for a rate of 87.5%. With respect to three-point attempts, Phoenix converted 10 of 33 tries (30.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Suns ended up going 43 out of 93 from the field which had them shooting 46.2%. The Suns allowed the Pacers to make 36 out of their 85 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.4% in this contest. They shot 28.2% from 3-point land by going 11 out of 39 and finished the contest at 21 out of 28 at the free throw line (75.0%). Regarding rebounding, Phoenix allowed Indiana to pull down 38 in total (11 offensive).

Deandre Ayton ended up being a major contributor for the Suns in this matchup. Ayton tallied 22 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and totaled 2 assists for the contest. He converted 9 out of 14 in this contest giving him a rate of 64.3%, and totaled 11 rebounds.

Phoenix has a record of 31-27 this season. As an offensive unit, the Suns are connecting on 46.3% from the field, which ranks 23rd in the league. Phoenix has totaled 6,534 points so far this year (112.7 per contest) and they grab 44.1 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 27.1 times per game (3rd in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.2 times per contest. The Suns are committing 21.0 fouls every game and they go 79.3% from the charity stripe.

The Phoenix defense gives up 36.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (658 of 1,829) and opponents are making 78.7% of their foul shots. They relinquish 23.5 dimes and 43.0 boards per game, which is 5th and 11th in basketball. The Suns on the defensive end are ranked 5th in basketball in PPG allowed with 111.3. They are able to force 14.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (8th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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