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Brooklyn Nets at Sacramento Kings

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6-10, 2-7 Away

vs

8-8, 4-4 Home

Brooklyn plays Sacramento, looks to end road slide

Brooklyn Nets (6-10, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (8-7, 12th in the Western Conference)

Sacramento, California; Sunday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn will aim to end its three-game road skid when the Nets take on Sacramento.

The Kings are 4-4 in home games. Sacramento is fourth in the Western Conference with 34.7 defensive rebounds per game led by Domantas Sabonis averaging 9.7.

The Nets have gone 2-7 away from home. Brooklyn ranks fifth in the Eastern Conference shooting 37.6% from 3-point range.

The Kings are shooting 48.3% from the field this season, 0.2 percentage points higher than the 48.1% the Nets allow to opponents. The Nets average 110.8 points per game, 2.3 fewer than the 113.1 the Kings allow to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: DeMar DeRozan is scoring 22.9 points per game and averaging 4.1 rebounds for the Kings.

Dennis Schroder is averaging 17.2 points and 6.5 assists for the Nets.

LAST 10 GAMES: Kings: 5-4, averaging 112.4 points, 43.9 rebounds, 23.5 assists, 6.9 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.2 points per game.

Nets: 3-7, averaging 106.3 points, 37.3 rebounds, 26.3 assists, 5.2 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.3 points.

INJURIES

: Kings: Devin Carter: out (shoulder), Malik Monk: out (ankle), Isaiah Crawford: day to day (ankle), Mason Jones: day to day (hamstring).

Nets: Bojan Bogdanovic: out (foot), Day'Ron Sharpe: day to day (hamstring).

Regular Season Series

Series starts 11/24

Matchup Prediction

Kings: 66.9%
Nets: 33.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Isaiah Crawford, F Out Nov 21
Mason Jones, G Out Nov 21
Malik Monk, SG Out Nov 21
Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Day'Ron Sharpe, C Out Nov 21
Bojan Bogdanovic, SF Out Nov 14

Nets Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs BOS L 139-114
@ NY L 124-122
@ NY L 114-104
vs CHA W 116-115
@ PHI L 113-98

Kings Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs PHX W 127-104
vs MIN L 130-126 OT
vs UTAH W 121-117
vs ATL L 109-108
@ LAC L 104-88

Game Information

Golden 1 Center

Location: Sacramento, CA
Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 13 3 .813 - W4
New York 9 6 .600 3.5 W4
Brooklyn 6 10 .375 7 L1
Toronto 4 12 .250 9 W2
Philadelphia 3 12 .200 9.5 W1

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Golden State 12 3 .800 - W2
LA Lakers 10 5 .667 2 L1
LA Clippers 10 7 .588 3 W4
Phoenix 9 7 .563 3.5 L5
Sacramento 8 8 .500 4.5 L2
Full Standings

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