By the Numbers:

Luckily for the Kings, that first meeting between them and the Nets was early on in the season, only a few games removed from the now infamous team meeting. At this point in the season, teams should know what they are, what they have, and generally where they're headed (the 2015-2016 Sacramento Kings excluded). Brooklyn's numbers show a team that can't really do very much at an elite level. For example, the Sacramento Kings seem to give up roughly a thousand threes a game, and usually to unknowns. Brooklyn this year is seemingly allergic to the three point line. They're 27th in three pointers attempted, 28th in three pointers made, and 27th in three point percentage at a hair over 32% as a team from beyond the arch. Usually, bad three point shooting teams mean bad offensive teams in general and this Brooklyn Nets team doesn't attempt to buck that trend. The Nets are the second worst scoring team in the league, scoring just 95.6 a contest. The Nets are 5th in the league in two point makes, 2nd in the league in two pointers attempted, but are just 22nd in the league in two point percentage. If the Nets offense sticks to those numbers, the Friday night forecast may call for a hurricane made solely of bricks to come sweeping through the Barclays Center.

The defensive end for the Brooklyn Nets doesn't look to be much better. Currently, the Nets are the third worst team in the league in how many field goals they give up every contest, and what percentage their opponents shoot. They're also 22nd in the league in steals, 26th in the league in blocked shots, and on average, allow teams to hit over nine threes a game, good for 26th in the league. A Kings squad that comes out focused (and healthy) should be able to feast in just about all areas of this game. But games where a focused Kings squad comes to play can sometimes be like trying to find a Brooklyn cabbie in favor of Uber drivers. They're out there, but they're rare.

Odds and Ends:

Prediction:

DeMarcus is an overflowing river that consumes a babbling brook, Rondo a snake sliding between the reeds and Willie a massive bird of pray picking off any lark in midair that comes his way: Kings 120, Nets: 105.

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