Sacramento Kings vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 2/13/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Sacramento Kings vs Phoenix Suns
Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ
TV: AZ Family Sports Network
The Phoenix Suns (31-22) will try to beat the Sacramento Kings (30-22) at Footprint Center on Tuesday.
The Kings took the court against the Thunder and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 127-113 in their last game. Sacramento ended the game with a 48.9% field goal percentage (44 of 90) and made 16 of 42 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Kings made 9 of 13 shots for a percentage of 69.2%. In terms of grabbing boards, they compiled 40 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 32 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With respect to defense, Sacramento let their opponent shoot 54.1% from the field on 46 out of 85 shooting. Oklahoma City distributed 30 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Oklahoma City snagged 36 boards (5 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Oklahoma City finished the contest at 81.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 22 of their 27 tries. They made 13 out of their 27 attempts from three-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Kings walked away with 22 while the Thunder recorded 17 fouls.
Malik Monk is one guy who came through for the matchup. Monk finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 5 assists. He saw the court for 29 minutes played and grabbed 4 rebounds. He had 26 points on 10 of 20 shooting.
Sacramento will take the court with a mark of 30-22 so far this season. They cough up possession 13.5 times per game and as a team they commit 20.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Sacramento is grabbing 43.0 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,499 assists on the year, which ranks 7th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Kings are hitting 37.2% on three-point shots (780 of 2,094) and 73.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 118.6 pts per game (8th in the league) while connecting on 48.3% from the field.
Defensively, the Kings are forcing 14.0 turnovers every game while drawing 19.0 fouls. They are conceding 39.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 22nd in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (118.1). The Kings are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.8% (2,229 of 4,567) and they relinquish 42.7 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are 21st in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,438 conceded so far this year.
The last time they took the court, the Suns walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 113-112 when they played the Warriors. The Suns earned 33 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 42 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 9 steals for the game. The Warriors had 20 fouls for this contest which got the Suns to the free throw line for 16 tries. They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 93.8%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Phoenix converted 11 of 34 tries (32.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Suns went 43 for 94 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.7%. The Suns permitted the Warriors to make 45 out of 101 attempts from the field which had them shooting 44.6% in the matchup. They went 41.5% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 17 out of 41 and finished the contest at 6 of 11 from the charity stripe (54.5%). With respect to rebounds, Phoenix permitted Golden State to grab 52 overall (13 on the offensive side).
Devin Booker ended up being a major contributor for the Suns in the matchup. He buried 11 of 21 for the game for a field goal percentage of 52.4%, and had 4 rebounds. Booker totaled 32 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 6 dimes for this game.
Phoenix has a mark of 31-22 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Suns are hitting on 49.9% from the floor, which is ranked 3rd in the league. Phoenix has earned 6,222 pts this year (117.4 per game) and they average 43.1 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 26.7 times per game (15th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.8 times per contest. The Suns are responsible for committing 18.5 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 81.0% from the free throw line.
The Phoenix defense gives up 36.8% from downtown (695 of 1,889) and their opposition knocks down 76.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 26.2 dimes and 40.9 rebounds per game, which ranks 13th and 3rd in the league. The Suns on the defensive side of the court are 15th in the league in points given up per game with 114.4. They are forcing their opponents into 12.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.7% from the field (8th in the NBA).
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Phoenix and under the total points
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