Sacramento Kings
2026-12-16
Preview
Oklahoma City Thunder
Biggest mismatches
Tough test for SAC: its offense ranks 25th in scoring efficiency, against a defense that ranks 9th.
Tough test for SAC: its offense ranks 21st in shooting, against a defense that ranks 10th.
Team vs team
Season before this game (SAC 8 games, OKC 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
SACOKCScoring
109.224th · Below avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
110.022nd · Below avg
123.228th · Bottom 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
108.88th · Above avg
-14.029th · Bottom 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+1.216th · Average
Efficiency
105.125th · Below avg
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
109.120th · Average
119.228th · Bottom 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
108.59th · Above avg
-14.129th · Bottom 5
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+0.618th · Average
103.78th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
100.522nd
Shooting
51.8%21st · Below avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
50.0%27th · Bottom 5
55.3%23rd · Below avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
54.6%26th · Bottom 5
11.624th · Below avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
10.928th · Bottom 5
32.6%23rd · Below avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
33.3%21st · Below avg
0.2623rd · Below avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2427th · Bottom 5
Defense
57.8%29th · Bottom 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
51.7%10th · Above avg
7.821st · Below avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.820th · Average
2.930th · Bottom 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
5.87th · Above avg
Possessions
15.6%23rd · Below avg
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
12.2%3rd · Top 5
24.9%21st · Below avg
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
27.5%16th · Average
40.927th · Bottom 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
46.68th · Above avg
24.427th · Bottom 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
21.629th · Bottom 5
Recent form
Sacramento KingsLLLWL
Last 5: average margin -13.6 (season -14.0). Streak L1.
Oklahoma City ThunderWLLWW
Last 5: average margin -4.2 (season +1.2). Streak W2.
Key players
Sacramento Kings| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Acuff Jr.G | 25.6 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 49.9 |
| Zach LaVineG | 23.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 64.2 |
| Domantas SabonisF | 15.1 | 14.9 | 6.1 | 72.9 |
| De'Andre HunterF | 13.0 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 55.3 |
Oklahoma City Thunder| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderG | 30.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 55.8 |
| Ajay MitchellG | 17.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 57.6 |
| Jalen WilliamsG-F | 13.7 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 47.2 |
| Chet HolmgrenC-F | 12.0 | 9.3 | 1.3 | 55.8 |
Injury report
Sacramento KingsBen Simmons G-F · back ~2027-10-01
Out
Daeqwon Plowden G-F · back ~2026-11-06
Out
Keegan Murray F · back ~2026-11-10
Out
Maxime Raynaud C · back ~2026-11-10
Out
Oklahoma City ThunderCason Wallace G · back ~2027-03-02
Out
Chet Holmgren C-F · back ~2027-01-02
Out
Jalen Williams G-F · back ~2027-03-02
Out
Jaylin Williams F · back ~2026-11-06
Out
Nikola Topic G · back ~2026-11-13
Out
Thomas Sorber C · back ~2026-11-13
Out
Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.