Golden State Warriors vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 10/27/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Golden State Warriors vs Sacramento Kings
Date: Friday, October 27, 2023
Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA
TV: NBC Sports California
Golden 1 Center is where the Sacramento Kings (48-34 last year) will meet the Golden State Warriors (44-38 last season) on Friday.
The Warriors took the court against the Suns and went home with a loss by a final score of 108-104 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Warriors walked away with 23 and the Suns recorded 22 fouls. They also knocked down 11 out of their 33 shots from distance. Phoenix finished the game shooting 76.5% at the charity stripe by burying 13 of their 17 attempts. Additionally, Phoenix totaled 60 rebounds (17 offensive, 43 defensive) and had 6 blocked shots. Phoenix earned 23 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. In regard to the defense, Golden State allowed the other team to go 44.2% from the floor on 42 of 95 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists in this matchup while forcing 19 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Concerning getting rebounds, they compiled 49 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Warriors made 22 of 28 tries for a rate of 78.6%. Golden State walked away from the game having earned a 35.6% field goal percentage (36 of 101) and made 10 out of their 43 shots from beyond the arc.
Stephen Curry is a guy who was a major factor for the matchup. He was able to score 27 points on 8 of 20 shooting. He played 31 mins and snagged 5 boards. Curry shot 40.0% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.
Golden State steps onto the court after finishing with a win-loss record of 44-38 last year. They averaged 118.9 points per contest (2nd in the league) on 47.9% from the field. The Warriors shot 38.5% on shots from downtown (1,363 of 3,540) and 79.4% from the charity stripe. As a basketball team, Golden State pulled in 44.6 boards per game and earned 2,446 dimes throughout last season, which ranked 1st in basketball in terms of passing. They lost possession via turnover 16.3 times per contest and as a unit committed 21.4 personal fouls every game.
When they were on defense, the Warriors forced their opponents into 14.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.4 fouls. They were ranked 17th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,110 surrendered last season. The Warriors defensively allowed and opponent field goal percentage of 46.9% (3,478 of 7,423) and they relinquished 43.3 boards per contest as a team. They relinquished 36.4% on three-point shots and they were 21st in the league in PPG allowed (117.1).
In their last game, the Kings walked away with a victory by a final of 130-114 when they faced the Jazz. The Kings corralled 30 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards for a total of 45 for the game. They turned it over 11 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. The Jazz committed 20 personal fouls for the game which got the Kings to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to convert 17 of them for a percentage of 85.0%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Sacramento made 19 out of 51 tries (37.3%). When all was said and done, the Kings shot 47 for 102 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.1%. The Kings permitted the Jazz to bury 41 of 91 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.1% for this contest. They went 32.1% from three-point range by hitting 9 out of 28 and finished the contest at 23 of 31 from the free throw line (74.2%). Regarding rebounds, Sacramento permitted Utah to snag 54 in total (16 on the offensive side).
Harrison Barnes pitched in for the Kings for the game. Barnes accumulated 33 points in his 33 minutes on the court and accumulated 2 dimes in the matchup. He buried 11 of 16 for this game for a field goal rate of 68.8%, and had 4 rebounds.
Sacramento had a win-loss mark of 48-34 last year. When it comes to offense, the Kings shot 49.4% from the field, which had them ranked 2nd in basketball. Sacramento scored 9,898 pts last season (120.7 per contest) and they grabbed 42.5 boards per contest. They assisted teammates 27.3 times per contest (3rd in the NBA) and they lost possession via turnover 13.5 times per contest. The Kings were responsible for committing 19.7 personal fouls per contest and they hit 79.0% from the charity stripe.
The Sacramento defense allowed 37.3% on 3-point attempts (1,022 of 2,740) and their opponents knocked down 78.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 26.7 dimes and 42.2 boards every game, which is ranked 28th and 9th in basketball. The Kings on defense were ranked 25th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 118.1. They were able to force 14.2 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 49.2% from the field (29th in basketball).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Golden State
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