Houston Rockets vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 12/3/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Sacramento Kings (9-12) will try to beat the Houston Rockets (15-6) at Golden 1 Center on Tuesday.

The Rockets faced the Thunder and took home the win by a score of 119-116 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Rockets walked away with 21 and the Thunder totaled 26 personal fouls. They converted 13 of 39 attempts from 3-point range. Oklahoma City ended up shooting 76.0% from the charity stripe by burying 19 of their 25 attempts. Additionally, Oklahoma City snagged 46 rebounds (11 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 6 blocked shots. Oklahoma City doled out 30 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. When talking about defense, Houston allowed their opponent to shoot 44.7% from the floor on 42 out of 94 shooting. They also recorded 20 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Concerning getting rebounds, they earned 51 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Rockets made 30 of 39 shots for a percentage of 76.9%. Houston wrapped up the game with a 41.3% field goal percentage (38 out of 92) and buried 13 of 37 three-point attempts.

Fred VanVleet is someone who played a role in the matchup. He totaled 38 points on 10 out of 19 shooting. He played 35 mins played and collected 2 rebounds. VanVleet walked away from this one shooting 52.6% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes.

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Houston steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 15-6 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.2 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.6 personal fouls per game. As a team, Houston is pulling in 50.0 boards per contest and has earned 483 dimes on the year, which is 23rd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Rockets are shooting 33.0% from downtown (248 of 752) and 76.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 114.6 pts per contest (11th in basketball) while going 44.0% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Rockets are able to force 15.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.8 fouls. They give up 33.8% from 3-point land while they are 3rd in the league in points per game from their opponents (106.3). The Rockets defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.9% (801 of 1,866) and they concede 44.7 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are ranked 1st in the NBA in allowing assists with 450 conceded on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Kings went home defeated by a final of 127-125 against the Spurs. When discussing rebounds, Sacramento allowed San Antonio to grab 38 overall (8 offensive). They went 50.0% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 23 out of 46 and finished the contest at 20 out of 24 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Kings permitted the Spurs to make 42 of their 82 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.2% for the game. Overall, the Kings went 47 out of 101 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.5%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Sacramento made 12 of 32 attempts (37.5%). They were able to knock down 19 of those for a percentage of 79.2%. The Spurs were called for 17 personal fouls in this contest which got the Kings to the free throw line for 24 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. The Kings were able to pull down 30 defensive rebounds and 21 offensive rebounds totaling 51 in the game.

DeMar DeRozan ended up having an impact for the Kings for this game. DeRozan earned 28 points in his 37 mins of playing time and added 8 dimes for this contest. He buried 10 of 20 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Sacramento has a win-loss record of 9-12 for the campaign. The Kings have committed 20.3 fouls per game and they go 79.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 24.9 times per game (20th in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.2 times per game. Sacramento has accumulated 2,399 points for the year (114.2 per game) and they pull down 43.4 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Kings are hitting on 48.1% from the floor, which ranks 8th in basketball.

The Kings on defense are ranked 19th in basketball in points given up per game with 114.0. They are forcing 14.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (13th in the league). The Sacramento defense allows 38.2% on shots from distance (319 of 834) and their opponents are converting on 80.4% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 26.2 dimes and 41.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 17th and 2nd in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento

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