SAC @ UTA — The Matchups

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Sacramento Kings

1-8 overall · 1-4 on the road

Fri 3/12

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Utah Jazz

1-8 overall · 1-4 at home

Matchup insights

JazzOffense

KingsDefense

The Jazz rank 29th in the NBA in offensive rating (103.1), and the Kings rank 29th in defensive rating (120.3). Two struggling units: one of these trends breaks.

League average is 110.6, so the Jazz are 7.4 below it. Keyonte George leads them with 21.3 points a game on 57.1% true shooting.

Darius Acuff Jr.Top scorer · SAC

Keyonte GeorgeTop scorer · UTA

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Kings1-8

Jazz1-8

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Team vs team

Season before this game (SAC 9 games, UTA 9). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

SACUTA

Scoring

109.224th · Below avg

Points per game

NBA avg 113.1

106.929th · Bottom 5

123.329th · Bottom 5

Points allowed

NBA avg 113.4

118.224th · Below avg

-14.129th · Bottom 5

Point margin

NBA avg -0.2

-11.326th · Bottom 5

Efficiency

106.224th · Below avg

Offensive rating

NBA avg 110.6

103.129th · Bottom 5

120.329th · Bottom 5

Defensive rating

NBA avg 110.7

113.122nd · Below avg

-14.128th · Bottom 5

Net rating

NBA avg -0.1

-10.026th · Bottom 5

102.713th

Pace

NBA avg 102.3

104.15th

Shooting

52.5%19th · Average

Effective FG%

NBA avg 53.1%

49.9%28th · Bottom 5

55.8%23rd · Below avg

True shooting %

NBA avg 57.0%

54.1%28th · Bottom 5

12.121st · Below avg

Threes made

NBA avg 13.1

12.022nd · Below avg

34.1%19th · Average

Three-point %

NBA avg 34.6%

32.3%26th · Bottom 5

0.2624th · Below avg

Free-throw rate

NBA avg 0.29

0.2914th · Average

Defense

57.7%29th · Bottom 5

Opponent eFG%

NBA avg 53.1%

51.9%12th · Average

7.621st · Below avg

Steals

NBA avg 8.5

6.828th · Bottom 5

3.030th · Bottom 5

Blocks

NBA avg 5.0

6.72nd · Top 5

Possessions

15.2%21st · Below avg

Turnover rate

NBA avg 14.8%

16.7%27th · Bottom 5

24.2%25th · Below avg

Off. rebound rate

NBA avg 27.4%

26.0%18th · Average

40.328th · Bottom 5

Rebounds

NBA avg 44.3

46.08th · Above avg

25.323rd · Below avg

Assists

NBA avg 26.2

24.724th · Below avg

Recent form

Sacramento Kings

LLWLL

Last 5: average margin -11.2 (season -14.1). Streak L2.

Utah Jazz

LLLLL

Last 5: average margin -13.8 (season -11.3). Streak L7.

Key players

Sacramento Kings

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Darius Acuff Jr.G	25.2	3.7	7.1	50.2
Zach LaVineG	22.1	3.2	2.7	62.8
Domantas SabonisF	15.3	14.6	6.0	72.3
De'Andre HunterF	13.0	4.9	1.2	55.3

Utah Jazz

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Keyonte GeorgeG	21.3	4.2	6.2	57.1
Lauri MarkkanenF	18.0	6.8	2.0	56.7
Jaren Jackson Jr.F-C	16.2	5.0	2.0	61.0
Darryn PetersonG	13.6	3.8	3.9	49.5

Injury report

Sacramento Kings

Ben Simmons G-F · Right Achilles Tendon Repair / Surgery · back ~10/1/27 Out

Maxime Raynaud C · Right Patella Subluxation · back ~11/10 Out

Keegan Murray F · Left Ankle Capsulitis · back ~11/8 Questionable

Utah Jazz

Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C · Right MCL Tear · back ~12/14 Out

Jusuf Nurkic C · Right 2nd Plantar Plate Tear · back ~11/20 Out

Keyonte George G · Illness · back ~11/8 Questionable

Lauri Markkanen F · Right Wrist Sprain · back ~11/8 Questionable

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.