Sacramento Kings vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 2/28/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Sacramento Kings (33-24) are en route to Ball Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Denver Nuggets (39-19).

The Kings faced off with the Heat and took a loss by a score of 121-110 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Kings ended up finishing with 20 while the Heat totaled 12 personal fouls. They made 11 out of their 30 shots from beyond the arc. Miami ended up going 80.0% when shooting free throws by converting 20 of 25 shots. Furthermore, Miami snagged 39 boards (10 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 5 rejections. Miami earned 27 dimes and had 12 steals for this contest. In terms of defending, Sacramento allowed the other team to go 51.7% from the field on 45 out of 87 shooting. They also recorded 30 assists in the game as well as forcing 11 turnovers and having 10 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 41 with 11 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Kings made 7 of their 12 tries for a percentage of 58.3%. Sacramento finished with a 52.9% FG percentage (45 out of 85) and converted 13 out of their 32 three-point attempts.

Keegan Murray is someone who was a contributor in this game. He had 28 points on 10 out of 14 shooting. He played 36 minutes and also snagged 5 boards. Murray went 71.4% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Sacramento comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 33-24 for the year. They currently have an average of 118.5 pts per game (8th in the league) while going 48.5% from the floor. The Kings are connecting on 37.1% on shots from distance (839 of 2,260) and 73.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Sacramento is grabbing 43.2 boards per game and has racked up 1,635 dimes so far this year, which is 7th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.4 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.9 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Kings are forcing 13.8 turnovers per game while drawing 18.6 fouls. They currently rank 22nd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,581 conceded so far this season. The Kings are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 48.8% (2,443 of 5,008) and they relinquish 42.5 boards per contest as a group. They are giving up 39.6% on shots from distance and they are 22nd in basketball in opponents PPG (117.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Nuggets went home victorious with a score of 119-103 when they faced the Warriors. Regarding cleaning the glass, Denver permitted Golden State to snag 42 in total (11 offensive). They finished the game shooting 32.4% from 3-point land by hitting 11 out of 34 and ended up going 22 out of 29 at the free throw line (75.9%). The Nuggets allowed the Warriors to convert 35 of 81 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.2% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Nuggets shot 43 out of 88 from the floor which had them shooting 48.9%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Denver made 11 of their 32 tries (34.4%). They were able to knock down 22 of the free throws for a clip of 84.6%. The Warriors earned 18 personal fouls in the game which got the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 26 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 10 steals in this contest. The Nuggets collected 33 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 45 in the game.

Nikola Jokic ended up being important for the Nuggets for this game. He buried 13 out of 24 in this game giving him a rate of 54.2%, and totaled 16 rebounds. Jokic earned 32 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and tallied 16 assists in the matchup.

Denver has a mark of 39-19 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Nuggets are connecting on 49.2% from the floor, which is ranked 6th in basketball. Denver has accumulated 6,643 pts for the campaign (114.5 per contest) and they average 44.4 boards per game. They are earning an assist 29.0 times per game (4th in the NBA) and they turn it over 12.6 times per contest. The Nuggets are committing 18.5 fouls every game and they connect on 75.6% from the charity stripe.

The Denver defense surrenders 36.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (663 of 1,819) and their opposition makes 78.0% of their free throw shots. They concede 25.6 dimes and 42.0 boards per game, which ranks them 8th and 7th in the NBA. The Nuggets on the defensive side of the court are 6th in the league in points given up per game with 110.7. They have forced 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.6% from the floor (8th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver

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