Oklahoma City Thunder vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 3/25/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Oklahoma City Thunder (59-12) are on their way to Golden 1 Center on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Sacramento Kings (35-35).

The Thunder faced the Clippers and earned the victory with a final of 103-101 in their last game. Oklahoma City finished the game having earned a 40.2% field goal percentage (37 out of 92) and converted 12 out of their 35 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Thunder made 17 of 20 shots for a rate of 85.0%. In relation to getting rebounds, they earned 42 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 28 dimes in this game as well as creating 14 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With regard to defense, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to shoot 43.2% from the floor on 35 out of 81 shooting. Los Angeles recorded 20 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Los Angeles snagged 48 rebounds (11 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 7 rejections. Los Angeles finished 82.1% when shooting free throws by knocking down 23 of 28 attempts. They made 8 out of their 26 attempts from distance. In relation to personal fouls, the Thunder walked away with 22 while the Clippers recorded 19 personal fouls.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a guy who played a role in this game. He left the arena with 26 points on 7 out of 29 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes and also snagged 3 boards. Gilgeous-Alexander walked away from this one shooting 24.1% from the floor and also distributed 8 assists.

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Oklahoma City steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 59-12 on the year. They cough up possession 11.8 times per contest and as a unit they commit 20.0 fouls per contest. As a unit, Oklahoma City is snagging 44.8 boards per game and is sitting with 1,903 dimes on the campaign, which is 12th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Thunder are connecting on 37.0% on shots from distance (1,022 of 2,765) and 82.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 119.8 pts per game (4th in the league) while connecting on 48.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Thunder are forcing their opponents into 17.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.3 fouls. They rank 4th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,736 relinquished on the campaign. The Thunder defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.5% (2,676 of 6,148) and they relinquish 45.1 rebounds per game as a group. They are conceding 33.8% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 2nd in the NBA in PPG allowed (106.9).

In their last game, the Kings took a loss by a final score of 114-108 when they played the Bucks. In regard to cleaning up the glass, Sacramento allowed Milwaukee to snag 42 overall (11 offensive). They shot 41.9% from three-point range by connecting on 13 of 31 and finished the game at 13 of 20 at the charity stripe (65.0%). The Kings permitted the Bucks to make 44 of 84 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.4% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Kings finished shooting 41 for 91 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.1%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Sacramento converted 9 out of their 38 attempts (23.7%). They were able to bury 17 of them for a rate of 77.3%. The Bucks committed 17 fouls for the game which took the Kings to the free throw line for 22 shots. They also turned it over 8 times, while recording 4 steals in this game. The Kings earned 30 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 44 for the game.

DeMar DeRozan was important for the Kings in this contest. DeRozan tallied 22 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 4 dimes for this game. He made 8 out of 18 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

Sacramento has a record of 35-35 this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Kings are hitting on 47.8% from the field, which ranks them 10th in the league. Sacramento has totaled 8,154 pts for the year (116.5 per contest) and they collect 44.3 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.8 times per contest (13th in the league) and they cough up possession 13.4 times per contest. The Kings are committing 19.0 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 80.6% from the free throw line.

The Sacramento defense concedes 38.4% on 3-point shots (1,024 of 2,665) and their opponents are connecting on 79.0% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 27.0 assists and 42.5 boards on a nightly basis, which is 20th and 7th in the league. The Kings on the defensive end are ranked 21st in basketball in points given up per game with 115.8. They are able to force 14.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.3% from the field (25th in basketball).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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