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Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA
by Joseph King in NBA Predictions
The marquee matchup of Sunday night’s NBA action sees the 1-1 Sacramento Kings hosting the 1-1 LA Lakers. Sacramento will be looking to bounce back after a 122-114 defeat to the Warriors as they were unable to get revenge for their playoff exit last season. The Kings were able to win in their season opener 130-114, giving another look at that high-powered offense which saw them finish as the NBA’s highest-scoring team last year. They’ll come into this game confident of picking up another victory over the Lakers after winning three of their four duels last season. Those four games produced some thrilling back-and-forth action with an average points total of 246.25 between these two sides. We could be in for another high-scoring contest here as the Kings are already seeing an average of 240 total points this season.
For the Lakers, it’s clear what they need to do if they are to get consistent victories: get the ball to AD. When Anthony Davis is knocking down his shots and getting touches, this Lakers team is difficult to beat. They gave a taste of that against the Suns when Davis scored 30 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in a 100-95 win on Thursday. The Lakers were 15-5 last season when Davis scored 30 or more points. They’ll be well-rested ahead of this game with two full days to recover and prepare. LeBron James was thought to be on a minutes restriction this season but played 35 in the win against the Suns. He put up his usual dependable stat line of 21 points, eight rebounds and nine assists. The win over Phoenix means that LA bounced back from an opening night loss to the Nuggets to pull to 1-1 on the year.
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Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers's standings in the NBA
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Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers Last Matches
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Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
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Sacramento Kings - Los Angeles Lakers Key Points
- The Kings were the highest scoring team in the league last season, averaging 120.2 points per game.
- The Lakers finished as the eighth highest scoring team with an average of 116.3 points per game and ranked third in overall pace.
- Sacramento ranked 24th in defense last year with 117.9 points alllowed while the Lakers ranked 18th with 115.4 points allowed.
- The four meetings between these two teams last season averaged a total of 246.25 points per game.
- Three of the four games between LA and Sacramento last season finished with 234 or more points.
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