Phoenix Suns vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 11/13/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Phoenix Suns (8-2) are traveling to Golden 1 Center on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Sacramento Kings (6-5).

The Suns faced the Kings and went home with a loss by a final score of 127-118 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Suns finished with 19 and the Kings finished the game with 20 personal fouls. They also made 11 out of their 37 attempts from distance. Sacramento finished the contest at 84.2% at the charity stripe by converting 16 of their 19 tries. On top of that, Sacramento pulled down 57 boards (8 offensive, 49 defensive) and got 3 blocked shots. Sacramento distributed 23 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. Pertaining to defending, Phoenix allowed 49.0% from the floor on 50 out of 102 shooting. They also recorded 30 assists in this contest as well as forcing 15 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When talking about rebounding, they collected 48 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Suns knocked down 12 of their 15 shots for a rate of 80.0%. Phoenix walked away from the contest having earned a 41.9% field goal percentage (44 of 105) and made 18 of their 57 3-point attempts.

Bradley Beal is someone who had an impact for the game. Beal finished 50.0% from the floor and recorded 2 assists. He saw the court for 38 minutes and also pulled down 8 boards. He ended up with 28 points on 9 out of 18 shooting.

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Phoenix comes into this game with a win-loss record of 8-2 so far this season. They turn it over 13.8 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Phoenix is collecting 44.5 rebounds per contest and has tallied 274 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 13th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Suns are shooting 37.4% on three-point attempts (154 of 412) and 79.1% from the free throw line. They have an average of 114.8 points per contest (12th in the league) while going 47.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Suns are forcing 12.7 turnovers per game while drawing 21.4 personal fouls. They rank 8th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 246 conceded this year. The Suns defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.7% (411 of 919) and they concede 46.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 35.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 17th in the league in opponents PPG (112.7).

The last time they took the court, the Kings took a loss by a final score of 116-96 when they faced the Spurs. The Kings snagged 28 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for this contest. They also turned it over 11 times, while earning 11 steals for this contest. The Spurs committed 10 fouls in this game which got the Kings to the free throw line for 9 shots. They were able to bury 8 of the free throws for a rate of 88.9%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, Sacramento buried 10 of their 38 tries (26.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Kings went 39 out of 91 from the field which gave them a rate of 42.9%. The Kings allowed the Spurs to make 43 of their 85 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.6% for this contest. They went 47.8% from downtown by hitting 22 of 46 and ended up going 8 out of 8 at the charity stripe (100.0%). When it comes to rebounds, Sacramento permitted San Antonio to collect 44 in all (8 offensive).

De'Aaron Fox was important for the Kings in the matchup. Fox had 24 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 3 assists in this game. He buried 9 out of 19 for the contest for a rate of 47.4%, and had 6 rebounds.

Sacramento has a win-loss mark of 6-5 on the campaign. As an offensive team, the Kings are connecting on 47.9% from the floor, which ranks them 5th in the NBA. Sacramento has 1,271 pts for the campaign (115.5 per contest) and they grab 43.1 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 23.8 times per contest (24th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 13.4 times per game. The Kings are responsible for committing 20.0 fouls per contest and they hit 84.6% from the charity stripe.

The Kings on the defensive side of the court are 18th in basketball in points given up per game with 113.3. They are forcing 16.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.8% from the field (9th in the league). The Sacramento defense gives up 37.6% on three-point shots (167 of 444) and opponents are knocking down 80.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 26.2 dimes and 42.8 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 18th and 14th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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