Sacramento Kings vs Oklahoma City Thunder – Preview, Tips and Odds

NBA

Sacramento Kings

Final

118:113

Oklahoma City Thunder

Highlights and Stats

Sacramento Kings’ Golden 1 Center is hosting the game with Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday, 11:00 PM EST. The Kings are currently sitting on the 3rd place in the Western Conference, having 25 wins and 18 losses and OKC are at the 10th position.

Sacramento Kings vs Oklahoma City Thunder Head to Head

*Last game between teams from 02-28-2022

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Sacramento Kings	35	24	40	32	131
Oklahoma City Thunder	32	27	31	20	110

The two franchises previously faced each other on February 28th, with the Sacramento Kings defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder 131-110 away from home. De’Aaron Fox had a great game and finished with a double-double to his name, scoring 29 points, grabbing 4 rebounds, and providing 10 assists. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the leading role for the Oklahoma City Thunder, ending the game with 37 points, 10 assists, and 7 rebounds, but obviously his exploits were not enough to secure the win. The latest five head-to-head matchups between the organizations ended in four wins for the Sacramento Kings and one for the Oklahoma City Thunder. These five match-ups finished with an average of 224.2 points.
*Last 5 head-to-head games

Sacramento Kings Form

*Last 10 Sacramento Kings Games - 7:3

01-18-2023	01-15-2023	01-13-2023	01-11-2023	01-09-2023	01-07-2023	01-04-2023	01-03-2023	01-01-2023	12-30-2022
111:116@ Los Angeles Lakers	119:132@ San Antonio Spurs	139:114vs Houston Rockets	135:115vs Houston Rockets	136:111vs Orlando Magic	134:136vs Los Angeles Lakers	117:120vs Atlanta Hawks	115:117@ Utah Jazz	118:108@ Memphis Grizzlies	126:125vs Utah Jazz

On January 18, the Sacramento Kings defeated the Los Angeles Lakers by a score of 111-116. De’Aaron Fox had the biggest impact for his team. He contributed with 31 points, 6 dimes, and 3 rebounds. Sacramento made 49.4% of their field goals, 77.8% of their free throws, and 30.0% of their 3-point attempts. The Kings are 7-3 in their last ten matches and are currently on a W5 streak. The team is performing at a mediocre level at the Golden 1 Center with a 14-9 home record. The Sacramento Kings are scheduled to play the Philadelphia 76ers at home in their next match on January 21, 2023.

Sacramento Kings Averages this Season

• Points For
  119.80
• Points Against
  116.80
• Assits
  26.98
• Rebounds
  42.64
• Steals
  7.06
• Turnovers
  14.34
• Blocks
  3.45
• Points Difference
  3.00

Field Goal Percentage

3-Point Percentage

Free Throw Percentage

Sacramento Kings Standout Performer

• De'Aaron Fox

  De'Aaron Fox has been the franchise's standout performer this season contributing with 24.0 points per game. On average he spends 33.3 minutes on the court, delivers 6.0 assists and grabs 4.3 boards.

Sacramento Kings Missing Players

NONE

Oklahoma City Thunder Form

*Last 10 Oklahoma City Thunder Games - 7:3

01-18-2023	01-15-2023	01-13-2023	01-12-2023	01-10-2023	01-08-2023	01-06-2023	01-04-2023	01-03-2023	12-31-2022
126:106vs Indiana Pacers	102:112@ Brooklyn Nets	110:124@ Chicago Bulls	114:133@ Philadelphia 76ers	112:111@ Miami Heat	120:109vs Dallas Mavericks	127:110vs Washington Wizards	126:115@ Orlando Magic	150:117vs Boston Celtics	96:115vs Philadelphia 76ers

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s previous meeting was on Wednesday, January 18th, when they faced the Indiana Pacers at home and it ended in a 126-106 win. 23 points, 6 assists, and 3 rebounds in 30 minutes were enough for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to lead and be the team’s most valuable player. The Thunder ended that meeting shooting an average of 50.5% FG, 76.2% FT, and 42.1% from the perimeter. The team has a 7-3 record across the last ten showings and is currently on a W4 run. Oklahoma has a negative 8-14 record when playing on the road this season. The Oklahoma City Thunder’s next showing will be against the Denver Nuggets on January 22, 2023, when they will travel to Ball Arena.

Oklahoma City Thunder Averages This Season

• Points For
  116.90
• Points Against
  115.90
• Assits
  24.79
• Rebounds
  44.69
• Steals
  8.21
• Turnovers
  14.35
• Blocks
  5.19
• Points Difference
  1.00

Field Goal Percentage

3-Point Percentage

Free Throw Percentage

Oklahoma City Thunder Standout Performer

• Shai GilgeousAlexander

  Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been the most valuable player among the Oklahoma City Thunder roster, notching 30.5 pts, 5.5 dimes and 4.9 rebounds for an average of 35.5 minutes playing time this season

Oklahoma City Thunder Missing Players

• Chet Holmgren

  Foot
• Ousmane Dieng

  Wrist

Game Details

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Sacramento Kings	33	26	32	27	118
Oklahoma City Thunder	32	34	22	25	113

Sacramento KingsOklahoma City Thunder

• Score

  118

  113

• Field Goals Made

  41

  45

• Field Goals Attempts

  87

  93

• 3 pts Made

  12

  16

• 3 pts Attempts

  38

  40

• Free Throws Made

  24

  7

• Free Throws Attempts

  28

  11

• Rebounds Total

  53

  36

• Rebounds Offence

  13

  8

• Rebounds Defence

  40

  28

• Assists

  25

  21

• Steals

  1

  4

• Blocks

  2

  1

• Turnovers

  15

  9

• Personal Fouls

  17

  20

Player Ratings

Sacramento Kings

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
Harrison Barnes	39	3	7	42.9	1	4	25.0	4	4	100.0	1	1	2	2	0	0	2	1	11	-1
De'Aaron Fox	38	10	23	43.5	2	6	33.3	3	7	42.9	0	4	4	2	0	0	1	3	25	+3
Domantas Sabonis	38	5	9	55.6	0	1	0.0	8	8	100.0	4	10	14	14	0	0	6	3	18	+4
Keegan Murray	37	10	12	83.3	5	7	71.4	4	4	100.0	3	11	14	1	0	0	2	1	29	+10
Kevin Huerter	35	6	13	46.2	2	7	28.6	0	0	0	2	4	6	1	0	1	2	2	14	+6
Malik Monk	16	1	6	16.7	0	5	0.0	3	3	100.0	0	3	3	5	0	1	2	2	5	-2
Trey Lyles	14	2	9	22.2	1	5	20.0	2	2	100.0	1	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	7	-2
Davion Mitchell	11	2	4	50.0	1	2	50.0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	2	5	+6
Chimezie Metu	10	2	3	66.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	3	4	+1
KZ Okpala	2	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Oklahoma City Thunder

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
Shai GilgeousAlexander	38	16	23	69.6	2	3	66.7	3	4	75.0	1	0	1	7	2	0	0	0	37	-10
Luguentz Dort	35	5	13	38.5	3	5	60.0	2	2	100.0	0	3	3	2	1	0	0	6	15	-3
Jalen Williams	32	5	9	55.6	1	3	33.3	2	2	100.0	0	1	1	2	1	0	3	5	13	-3
Josh Giddey	30	7	13	53.8	1	4	25.0	0	0	0	3	7	10	5	0	1	2	1	15	+8
Isaiah Joe	29	7	13	53.8	7	12	58.3	0	0	0	1	5	6	0	0	0	0	2	21	0
Kenrich Williams	26	1	8	12.5	1	6	16.7	0	2	0.0	3	3	6	3	0	0	1	1	3	+2
Jaylin Williams	25	2	6	33.3	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	6	6	2	0	0	1	1	4	-4
Mike Muscala	11	1	5	20.0	1	5	20.0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	3	-8
Tre Mann	7	1	2	50.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	+1
Lindy Waters III	7	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-8