The game can be seen on CSN-CA or ESPN, can be heard on KHTK 1140 and begins at 7:30 pm. Let's talk Kings basketball.

A Few Things to Consider:

San Antonio Spurs by the Numbers: Whether it be on the offensive side of the ball, their defense, or their ability to quietly slip some extra cash into the pockets of a penniless game preview writer, the San Antonio Spurs are fantastic. They own the best field goal percentage in the league at 49.1%, the second best percentages in both two and three point shooting at 51.8% and 39.5% respectively, and are third in the league in free throw percentage, shooting collectively at 79.5% for the season. They really do seem to do just about everything well. They're third in the league in defensive rebounding, fourth in assists, fifth in blocks and eighth in turnovers. All of these things amount to the seventh highest scoring team in the league and the the third best offensive rating.

The defensive side of the ball is just as good for San Antonio. They're the best rated defense in the league, and hold their opponents to under 93 points a game, also the best in the NBA. The Spurs allow the fewest three pointers attempted and made in the NBA, and allow their opponents to shoot at the second lowest percentage in the league at 32.4%. In fact, they allow the third lowest amount of field goals made, the seventh lowest field goal percentage and the third lowest field goals attempted. Going through their defensive stats shows a litany of rankings in the top 10; a painful amount of single digits numbers that when placed in the right order on an official NBA decoder ring spell out "D-E-A-T-H".

Odds and Ends:

– In 121 games against the San Antonio Spurs, the Sacramento Kings have won a total of 39 times.

– San Antonio is 650 feet above sea level. Sacramento is 30 feet above sea level. Oxygen tanks are standing by.

For the other side of things, please turn your attention to Pounding The Rock.