Sacramento takes road win streak into matchup with Brooklyn

Updated Mar. 16, 2023 2:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Sacramento Kings (41-27, third in the Western Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (39-30, sixth in the Eastern Conference)

New York; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Nets -2.5; over/under is 237.5

BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento visits Brooklyn looking to prolong its five-game road winning streak.

The Nets are 19-12 on their home court. Brooklyn is 20-13 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 13.2 turnovers per game.

The Kings are 20-13 on the road. Sacramento is third in the league with 27.2 assists per game led by Domantas Sabonis averaging 7.2.

The teams play for the second time this season. In the last matchup on Nov. 16 the Kings won 153-121 led by 31 points from Terence Davis II, while Kevin Durant scored 27 points for the Nets.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mikal Bridges is averaging 19 points and 3.4 assists for the Nets. Spencer Dinwiddie is averaging 18.1 points over the last 10 games for Brooklyn.

Sabonis is averaging 19 points, 12.4 rebounds and 7.2 assists for the Kings. Kevin Huerter is averaging 3.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Sacramento.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nets: 5-5, averaging 115.0 points, 41.0 rebounds, 23.7 assists, 8.7 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.8 points per game.

Kings: 8-2, averaging 129.9 points, 43.0 rebounds, 29.3 assists, 7.3 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 52.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 126.3 points.

INJURIES: Nets: Ben Simmons: out (knee).

Kings: Richaun Holmes: out (illness).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.