Kings Host Knicks on Saturday
The Sacramento Kings play host to the New York Knicks at Golden One Center on Saturday.

The Knicks (39-27) continue to play good ball, entering this matchup winning four of their last six games. What has fans excited is that this team is finally getting healthy, getting Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby back recently. Anunoby is one of the best defensive players in the NBA, while Brunson is one of the best offensive weapons. He showcased that on Thursday, dropping 45 points in a win against the Portland Trail Blazers. They also got another 15 rebounds from Josh Hart, which is amazing since that guy has been flirting with triple-double averages over the last three weeks. This team simply plays harder than their opponents every night, and it'll be scary to see how they look when Julius Randle returns from his shoulder injury.

The Kings (38-27) are starting to get hot, entering this matchup winning four of their last five games. These victories are happening at the perfect time because this club needs to try to avoid the Play-In Tournament. Sacramento sits sixth in the Western Conference right now and are just 0.5 games back of the New Orleans Pelicans in fifth. The problem is that the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks are within a game in seventh and eighth, meaning anything can happen over these closing weeks. Sacramento has to be one of the favorites, though, because Domantas Sabonis is averaging 21 points, 13 rebounds, and 9.2 assists over the last two months!

These teams split their two matchups last season, with the home team winning both games. With that said, the Knicks have won four of their last five games over the Kings in total.
Posted on: 3/14/2024 10:01 PM