Sacramento hosts Washington in non-conference matchup

Fri, Dec 23, 2022
NBA News (AP)

Washington Wizards (12-21, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (17-13, sixth in the Western Conference)

Sacramento, California; Friday, 10 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Kings -8; over/under is 235

BOTTOM LINE: Kristaps Porzingis and the Washington Wizards visit De'Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings in a non-conference matchup.

The Kings have gone 9-5 at home. Sacramento has the NBA's best offense averaging 118.4 points while shooting 48.8% from the field.

The Wizards are 4-14 on the road. Washington gives up 113.8 points to opponents and has been outscored by 3.0 points per game.

TOP PERFORMERS: Fox is scoring 23.1 points per game with 4.9 rebounds and 5.6 assists for the Kings. Domantas Sabonis is averaging 18.4 points and 13.3 rebounds while shooting 66.3% over the past 10 games for Sacramento.

Kyle Kuzma is shooting 34.7% from beyond the arc with 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Wizards, while averaging 21.5 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists. Porzingis is shooting 46.5% and averaging 20.4 points over the past 10 games for Washington.

LAST 10 GAMES: Kings: 6-4, averaging 115.3 points, 43.0 rebounds, 25.3 assists, 6.7 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.4 points per game.

Wizards: 1-9, averaging 111.1 points, 40.6 rebounds, 24.2 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.4 points.

INJURIES: Kings: Richaun Holmes: day to day (illness).

Wizards: Delon Wright: out (hamstring), Kristaps Porzingis: out (illness), Deni Avdija: out (back).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.