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Sacramento Kings
1-8 overall · 1-4 on the road
Sun 3/21
12:00 PM PT
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2-8 overall · 1-3 at home
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NetsOffense
KingsDefense

The Nets rank 28th in the NBA in offensive rating (104.7), and the Kings rank 29th in defensive rating (120.3). Two struggling units: one of these trends breaks.

League average is 110.8, so the Nets are 6.1 below it. Michael Porter Jr. leads them with 21.5 points a game on 60.0% true shooting.

Darius Acuff Jr.Top scorer · SAC
Michael Porter Jr.Top scorer · BKN
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Kings1-8
Nets2-8
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Team vs team

Season before this game (SAC 9 games, BKN 10). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

SACBKN
Scoring
109.223rd · Below avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.2
106.728th · Bottom 5
123.329th · Bottom 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
115.722nd · Below avg
-14.129th · Bottom 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
-9.024th · Below avg
Efficiency
106.224th · Below avg
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
104.728th · Bottom 5
120.329th · Bottom 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
112.321st · Below avg
-14.128th · Bottom 5
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
-7.623rd · Below avg
102.711th
Pace
NBA avg 102.2
102.514th
Shooting
52.5%19th · Average
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.1%
51.3%25th · Below avg
55.8%22nd · Below avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
55.7%24th · Below avg
12.122nd · Below avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
13.812th · Average
34.1%19th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
34.4%17th · Average
0.2624th · Below avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.345th · Top 5
Defense
57.7%29th · Bottom 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
54.8%23rd · Below avg
7.621st · Below avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
8.811th · Average
3.030th · Bottom 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.325th · Below avg
Possessions
15.2%20th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
16.7%27th · Bottom 5
24.2%26th · Bottom 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.5%
25.5%23rd · Below avg
40.328th · Bottom 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
42.622nd · Below avg
25.323rd · Below avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
23.428th · Bottom 5

Recent form

Sacramento Kings
LLWLL

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

Brooklyn Nets
WLWLL

Last 5: average margin -7.0 (season -9.0). Streak L2.

Key players

Sacramento Kings
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Darius Acuff Jr.G 25.23.77.150.2
Zach LaVineG 22.13.22.762.8
Domantas SabonisF 15.314.66.072.3
De'Andre HunterF 13.04.91.255.3
Brooklyn Nets
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Michael Porter Jr.F 21.57.71.160.0
Julius RandleF 20.06.75.057.2
Nolan TraoréG 12.92.02.662.4
Mikel Brown Jr.G 12.92.13.948.9

Injury report

Sacramento Kings
Ben Simmons G-F · Right Achilles Tendon Repair / Surgery · back ~10/1/27 Out
Domantas Sabonis F · Left Knee Soreness · back ~11/10 Out
Maxime Raynaud C · Right Patella Subluxation · back ~11/10 Out
Brooklyn Nets
Egor Demin G · back ~11/11 Out
Mikel Brown Jr. G · back ~11/11 Out
Grant Nelson F · back ~11/10 Day-To-Day

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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