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Sacramento Kings
1-7 · 1-4 on the road
2026-12-21
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2-5 · 0-4 at home

Biggest mismatches

A clash of tempos: SAC plays at the 8th-fastest pace, ORL at the 25th.

Team vs team

Season before this game (SAC 8 games, ORL 7). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

SACORL
Scoring
109.224th · Below avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
105.729th · Bottom 5
123.228th · Bottom 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
114.720th · Average
-14.029th · Bottom 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
-9.024th · Below avg
Efficiency
105.125th · Below avg
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
106.224th · Below avg
119.228th · Bottom 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
114.025th · Below avg
-14.129th · Bottom 5
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
-7.923rd · Below avg
103.78th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
100.125th
Shooting
51.8%21st · Below avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
53.3%16th · Average
55.3%23rd · Below avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
57.4%15th · Average
11.624th · Below avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
13.114th · Average
32.6%23rd · Below avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
34.3%16th · Average
0.2623rd · Below avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2916th · Average
Defense
57.8%29th · Bottom 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
53.8%17th · Average
7.821st · Below avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
6.927th · Bottom 5
2.930th · Bottom 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
3.727th · Bottom 5
Possessions
15.6%23rd · Below avg
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
16.8%28th · Bottom 5
24.9%21st · Below avg
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
22.9%27th · Bottom 5
40.927th · Bottom 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
38.930th · Bottom 5
24.427th · Bottom 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
25.920th · Average

Recent form

Sacramento Kings
LLLWL

Last 5: average margin -13.6 (season -14.0). Streak L1.

Orlando Magic
WLWLL

Last 5: average margin -6.8 (season -9.0). Streak L2.

Key players

Sacramento Kings
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Darius Acuff Jr.G 25.63.87.049.9
Zach LaVineG 23.13.12.664.2
Domantas SabonisF 15.114.96.172.9
De'Andre HunterF 13.04.91.255.3
Orlando Magic
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Paolo BancheroF 24.56.57.577.0
Franz WagnerF 20.36.17.650.3
Desmond BaneG 17.93.62.655.6
Anthony BlackG 16.54.84.868.2

Injury report

Sacramento Kings
Ben Simmons G-F · back ~2027-10-01 Out
Keegan Murray F · back ~2026-11-10 Out
Maxime Raynaud C · back ~2026-11-10 Out
Daeqwon Plowden G-F · back ~2026-11-06 Day-To-Day
Orlando Magic
Izaiyah Nelson F · Left Ankle Injury Recovery · back ~2026-11-18 Out
Jalen Suggs G · Right Knee Contusion / Bone Bruise · back ~2026-11-10 Out
Jonathan Isaac F · Left Knee Injury Management · back ~2026-11-10 Out
Noah Penda G-F · Right Partially Torn Hamstring · back ~2026-11-18 Out
Paolo Banchero F · Right High Ankle Sprain · back ~2026-11-22 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.

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