[6:00 PM] Kings @ Nets

Who will WIN this matchup?

Sacramento Kings (6-10)

@ Brooklyn Nets (4-11)

 

• Brooklyn dropped its last six by an average of 19.7 points, capped by a 118-97 setback at Indiana on Friday against a Pacers team that was missing Paul George and C.J. Miles.

• The Kings could use a break after enduring a five-game homestand against San Antonio, the Los Angeles Clippers, Toronto, Oklahoma City and Houston, during which they posted a 2-3 mark. Sacramento had a chance at winning the homestand but allowed the Rockets to bury 21 shots from 3-point range in a 117-104 loss on Friday.

• Sacramento posted impressive wins over Toronto and Oklahoma City before Friday’s letdown, and first-year coach Dave Joerger sees improvement. Center DeMarcus Cousins remains the star, and he turned in a remarkable stat line on Friday with a career-high five made 3-pointers and five blocks to go with 32 points and nine rebounds.

• Brooklyn is still learning to play with the pace and style new head coach Kenny Atkinson prefers on the offensive end, and the defensive end remains a work in progress. The Nets are hoisting more 3-pointers than ever before and from all positions, including the center spot. Lopez buried 2-of-3 from beyond the arc in Friday’s loss to bump his total to 25 made 3-pointers – 22 more than he recorded in the first eight seasons of his career combined.

• Sacramento second-year C Willie Cauley-Stein is drifting out of the rotation and did not see the court in either of the last two games.

 

StreakSmarts Pick: Sacramento Kings

Confidence: 4/10

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