The two teams competing for a playoff spot in the Western Conference will meet for the second time in four days on Friday night.
Dallas, which maintains its 6th place in the West Region, is rapidly improving with 5 consecutive wins and 9 out of 10 total wins. They lost by one point on the road to the Kings on Friday, and while the Kings have won four of six games, they suffered a 132-96 loss to the Mavericks on Tuesday. Will they be able to bounce back?
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Although he was one assist short of a triple-double, Sabonis continued to perform well against the Mavericks on Tuesday, scoring 12 points on 3-of-10 shooting despite struggling with his shooting. Sabonis, who is averaging 19.7 points per game this season, was unable to take advantage of Dallas' below-average defense in that matchup.
Let's hope things change in Friday's rematch. It's hard to evaluate the Mavericks' defensive performance on Tuesday as anything other than a night in which Sacramento underperformed.
The Kings are shooting less than 40% from the field and are slowing down their 2-pointers (20th) and 3-pointers (2nd) against a Dallas defense that ranks in the bottom half of the league in effective field goal percentage (19th). ) was protected. 18) Scope.
Dallas also ranks in the bottom 10 of the league, with Sabonis excelling as a power forward, shooting 60.4% from the field. Dallas ranks 23rd in second-chance points and 22nd in points in the paint. The former first-round pick was reinstated Friday.
Washington was the benefactor of Sacramento's brutal shooting Tuesday night, grabbing a season-high 13 rebounds and completing his first double-double since November. The Kings are in a good position to bounce back offensively, so don't expect much from Washington.
Washington is shooting just 43.6 percent from the field this season, dropping to 38.9 percent in March. The Kings have been above-average with their low-level defense, but prior to Tuesday's game, Washington had fallen short of that point-plus-rebound percentage in eight of its past 10 games.
If the Kings' counterattacking offensive performance is anything to go by, Fox should be making more passes to his teammates and ultimately finding the net Friday night. Fox is an excellent passer, averaging 5.6 assists per game and averaging 5.8 dimes per night in 24 games over the past two months.
Sacramento is playing at the 12th-best pace in the NBA, and there is a path for the Kings to get back to their best performance against the Mavericks. Dallas ranks 26th in fast-break points this season, and Fox had the second-most fast-break points in Friday's game, helping Sacramento get back on track.
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