10:05 pm
January 22

Knicks @ Kings

Who will WIN this matchup?

New York Knicks (7-8)

@ Sacramento Kings (5-10)

 

Current odds:

New York Knicks: (+165)

Sacramento Kings: (-185)

 

• The spread for the game is Sacramento by 4 points.

• The New York Knicks hope to duplicate a Northern California sweep they accomplished last season when they visit the Sacramento Kings on Friday night. But this time around, there will be no day off before attempting to complete the double.

• Randle and RJ Barrett have been the offensive leaders for the Knicks, with at least one of them going for 20 or more points on each night of New York’s win streak. It was Barrett’s turn to lead the way against the Warriors. He had a career-best 28 points, igniting a Knicks offense that put up its second-highest point total of the season. That was only half the story, however. New York put its improved defense on display at Golden State, limiting the potent Warriors to 9-for-38 shooting on 3-point attempts.

• In Sacramento, the Knicks will see a team that has held just two opponents under 115 points — and both those games were a while ago. Since limiting Houston to 102 on Jan. 2, the Kings have seen pinball numbers put up on them on a regular basis, with the Toronto Raptors going for 144, three other teams totaling 132-plus and all but one foe hitting 122-plus.

• Sacramento’s best defensive effort in its past nine games came Wednesday night on the road against the Los Angeles Clippers, who managed just 115 points. Still, it was enough for a 19-point win, the Kings’ fourth straight defeat. Something that doesn’t need fixing is De’Aaron Fox’s game. He put up 25 points on 10-of-18 shooting to go with seven assists against the Clippers, one game after scorching New Orleans for 43 points on 17-for-27 shooting with 13 assists.

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