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Kings visit Jazz Friday in NBA Cup group stage
By The Associated Press
Sacramento Kings (5-14, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (5-12,
11th in the Western Conference)
Salt Lake City; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kings -1; over/under is 240.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Sacramento Kings visit the Sacramento Kings in an NBA Cup
in-season tournament group play matchup.
The Jazz are 2-9 against Western Conference opponents. Utah is first in the
Western Conference with 29.6 assists per game led by Keyonte George averaging
7.2.
The Kings are 4-12 in conference games. Sacramento allows 123.1 points to
opponents and has been outscored by 11.5 points per game.
The Jazz score 118.1 points per game, 5.0 fewer points than the 123.1 the Kings
give up. The Kings average 11.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 4.6 fewer
made shots on average than the 15.8 per game the Jazz allow.
The two teams square off for the second time this season. The Kings defeated
the Jazz 105-104 in their last matchup on Oct. 25. Zach LaVine led the Kings
with 31 points, and Lauri Markkanen led the Jazz with 33 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Markkanen is averaging 28.5 points and 6.1 rebounds for the
Jazz. George is averaging 28 points, six rebounds, seven assists and two steals
over the last 10 games.
Russell Westbrook is scoring 14.0 points per game with 6.9 rebounds and 6.4
assists for the Kings. Keegan Murray is averaging 19.0 points and 8.0 rebounds
while shooting 43.8% over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jazz: 2-8, averaging 119.8 points, 44.5 rebounds, 31.0 assists,
8.5 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 130.4 points per game.
Kings: 2-8, averaging 108.5 points, 39.8 rebounds, 25.9 assists, 8.4 steals and
3.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 124.3 points.
INJURIES: Jazz: Kevin Love: day to day (rest), Georges Niang: out (foot),
Walker Kessler: out for season (shoulder).
Kings: Dennis Schroder: day to day (hip), Domantas Sabonis: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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