The Sacramento Kings return to Golden 1 Center on Sunday to take on the Miami Heat. The Kings dropped to 1-8 following Friday’s 124–109 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. The Kings are allowing 123.3 points per game to opponents, while scoring 109.2 points per game themselves. The Heat’s defense isn’t much better, allowing 122.6 points per game, but the offense scores 116 points per game.
Who: Sacramento Kings (1-8) vs. Miami Heat (3-6).
Where: Golden 1 Center
When: 6 PM PST
Watch: NBCSCA/Leage Pass
Prediction: Darius Acuff Jr. will be fun to watch. The rest of the Kings won’t be. He is currently averaging 25.2 points, 7.1 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game. The rotation will be slightly interesting but likely have little impact. Leaky Black got the start last game and Dylan Cardwell is getting back into game shape. Nique Clifford is gone after being traded earlier today. Apparently Keegan Murray might be back.
The Kings will need to limit easy baskets, compete on rebounds and find a way to play well the whole game. Playing competitive basketball for an entire game would be progress.
Score Prediction: Heat 128, Kings, 115
I’ll take the under on the attendance estimate.
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