Crisis Summit in Sactown!

The Sacramento Kings will face the Brooklyn Nets on 02/03/2022 starting at 04:00. The last duel was almost a year ago and the basketball players from the “Big Apple” won at home in the Barclays Center.

For the Californians, a black streak continued unbroken: For about three years and six meetings, the Kings have now had to wait for a win against the Nets.

Sacramento Kings – Statistics & Current Form

The Californians are currently giving their co-owner and NBA icon Shaquille O’Neal little joy. The Kings have not won for seven rounds of games and are only in third last place in the West.

Their hopes of making it into the postseason, which they have only ever watched as spectators since 2006, are once again low. One reason for another disappointing season is the shaky defence of head coach Alvin Gentry’s troops.

They score an average of 114.2 points on 100 opponent possessions. Only the Rockets from Houston surpass this value of the 1951 champions in a league-wide comparison. With De’Aaron Fox, an efficient player is currently missing from the offensive line.

The 24-year-old averages 21 points per game, but due to an ankle injury, the point guard has missed the past five games. One current bright spot in terms of play, however, is Tyres Haliburton. The sophomore has recorded 59 points in the past two games and is unquestionably the Kings’ sharpest weapon going forward at the moment without Fox.

Brooklyn Nets – Statistics & current form

Brooklyn has to play a back-to-back as they had a game against Phoenix last night. Head coach Steve Nash’s team took a loss against the Western Conference leaders despite an appealing performance. The defeat in the Valley was also the fifth in a row!

For the basket ball hunters from the East Coast, this represents the weakest phase so far this season. One reason for the drop in performance is the absence of Kevin Durant, which means that the Nets are missing the NBA’s best scorer.

In addition, Kyrie Irving can only be used in the away games and Joe Harris, a powerful small forward, is missing on top, whose usually very accurate throws from downtown (rate of 46.6 per cent) will also not appear at the moment.

Sacramento Kings – Brooklyn Nets Tip

In the showdown between the Sacramento Kings and Brooklyn Nets, betting on an away win with at least a five-point difference is a good idea. Although the Nash team travels in a depleted form and has not won for five matchdays, the situation for the home side is even bleaker.

Without the injured guard De’Aaron Fox, the offensive power is lacking and the defensive work has been very poor all season. Furthermore, the visitors can use Kyrie Irving in the away games, which makes their personnel situation better than in the home games.

Furthermore, the Nets are fundamentally strong away from home: no team in the East has a higher win rate than New York’s 68 percent! The title contender will also be very committed: The series of defeats is to be stopped at all costs. They will face an absolutely beatable opponent in the form of the weak Californians.