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03/28 01:03 CDT Atlanta puts home win streak on the line against Sacramento
Atlanta puts home win streak on the line against Sacramento
By The Associated Press
Sacramento Kings (19-55, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks
(41-33, sixth in the Eastern Conference)
Atlanta; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hawks -14.5; over/under is 237.5
BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta will try to keep its 11-game home win streak alive when
the Hawks face Sacramento.
The Hawks have gone 21-16 at home. Atlanta ranks sixth in the Eastern
Conference with 32.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Jalen Johnson averaging
8.8.
The Kings are 6-30 on the road. Sacramento is 3-4 in games decided by less than
4 points.
The Hawks are shooting 47.3% from the field this season, 2.1 percentage points
lower than the 49.4% the Kings allow to opponents. The Kings are shooting 46.6%
from the field, 0.8% lower than the 47.4% the Hawks' opponents have shot this
season.
The teams square off for the second time this season. The Hawks won 133-100 in
the last meeting on Nov. 13. Johnson led the Hawks with 24 points, and Domantas
Sabonis led the Kings with 12 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Johnson is scoring 22.9 points per game with 10.3 rebounds and
8.1 assists for the Hawks. Nickeil Alexander-Walker is averaging 23.5 points
and 3.1 rebounds while shooting 53.5% over the past 10 games.
Precious Achiuwa is scoring 9.4 points per game and averaging 6.5 rebounds for
the Kings. Maxime Raynaud is averaging 18.9 points and 8.2 rebounds over the
last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hawks: 8-2, averaging 121.2 points, 44.6 rebounds, 29.0 assists,
9.4 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.9% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 111.2 points per game.
Kings: 5-5, averaging 113.8 points, 44.3 rebounds, 28.1 assists, 6.1 steals and
4.5 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 120.4 points.
INJURIES: Hawks: Jock Landale: out (shoulder).
Kings: Domantas Sabonis: out for season (back), Russell Westbrook: out (foot),
De'Andre Hunter: out for season (eye), Zach LaVine: out for season (finger),
Nique Clifford: day to day (foot), Killian Hayes: day to day (finger), Drew
Eubanks: out for season (thumb), Keegan Murray: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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