Game #65: Kings vs. Pelicans Preview
- Jordan Goins
- Mar 7, 2018
- 2 min read
We Want Boogie. #GetWellSoon
What: Sacramento Kings (20-44) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (37-26)
When: 7:00pm PT
Where: Golden 1 Center (Sacramento, California)
How to Watch: NBC Sports California
How to Listen: KHTK Sports 1140
The Kings are coming off of a win at home against the New York Knicks 102-99.
Basketball-Reference.com // Kings' box score vs. Knicks:
The Pelicans are coming off of a win in Los Angeles against the Clippers 121-116.
Basketball-Reference.com // Pelicans' box score vs. Clippers:
Keys to the Game:
•Contain Anthony Davis
This one is simple on paper. The Pelicans offense is run around all star big man Anthony Davis. Contain him from destroying you in the paint and you might have a chance. Getting the rebounds over Davis and the Pelicans will also crucial to winning.
•Make Your 3's
The Kings have the second best three point percentage in the NBA (Warriors are #1). Go out and show some of that tonight against the Pelicans. Get up big on them and don't let your foot off the gas.
Inactive Report:
Sacramento:
•Harry Giles (Bi-Lateral Knee Rehabilitation) - OUT
•Iman Shumpert (Post-surgical left knee rehabilitation & left plantar fasciitis) - OUT
•Willie Cauley-Stein (Lower back strain) - QUESTIONABLE
•Skal Labissiere (Knee) - PROBABLE
New Orleans:
•Alexis Ajinca (Right Knee Injury) - OUT
•DeMarcus Cousins (Left Achilles Rupture) - OUT
•Solomon Hill (Left Hamstring Tear) - OUT
•Frank Jackson (Right Foot Fracture) - OUT
Probable Starters:
PG: De'Aaron Fox SG: Bogdan Bogdanovic
C: Kosta Koufos
SF: Justin Jackson PF: Zach Randolph
PG: Rajon Rondo SG: Jrue Holiday
C: Emeka Okafor
Referee Assignment:
Previous Meeting Between the Kings and Pelicans // January 30, 2018:
Kings' Previous Game Highlights // Kings vs. Knicks:
Pelicans' Previous Game Highlights // Pelicans @ Clippers:
Prediction: Pelicans beat Kings 109-98.
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