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Rogers' 10* TOTAL MASSACRE >> 5-0 NBA Run! Off 28-pt WINNER!
(NBA) Sacramento vs. San Antonio,
Total: 193.50 | -110.00 Under
Result: Win
Total: 193.50 | -110.00 Under
Result: Win
The set-up: Friday's 78-point effort marked a season low for San Antonio, which went 3-of-24 from three-point range and was out-rebounded 56-39 in losing at home to the Philadelphia 76ers. It should come as no surprise that head coach Gregg Popovich wasn't too pleased with how his team performed in that 97-78 home loss. The Spurs have now dropped two of their last three in their own building, following a 14-game home winning streak. The Spurs will welcome the 15-33 Sacramento Kings to AT&T Center tonight. The Kings have the West's worst record and own just an 8-19 road mark but two of those wins have come in the team's most recent two games, part of a six-game road swing.
Sacramento: The Kings are giving longer looks to their younger players and were led by the likes of Buddy Hield and De'Aaron Fox while closing Thursday's 89-88 win at Miami on a 17-4 run. The game before, the Kings won 105-99 in Orlando. Sacramento is sitting veterans every game in an effort to get younger players more minutes, and point guard George Hill taking the night off Thursday meant more room for Fox. The rookie from Kentucky responded with 14 points in 30 minutes, including the deciding dunk with three seconds remaining. Buddy Hield scored 24 points for Sacramento against the Heat and ranks second on the team with 12.7 PPG, behind veteran PF Randolph (14.3 & 6.9). Fox is averaging 10.4 & 4.2 APG with center Willie Cauley-Stein averaging 12.4 & 6.8. However, Cauley-Stein suffered a bone bruise in his right knee in Thursday's win (revealed by a Friday MRI) and will sit out the next two games, before being be re-evaluated.
San Antonio: "Their defense got us out of everything," head coach Gregg Popovich told reporters after Friday's loss to Philly. "Our defense wasn't great. Their speed got us. We didn't get back in transition. So, I thought they did a great job. If I was a San Antonio fan tonight, I'd ask for my money back." Friday marked the opener of a five-game homestand for San Antonio, which still owns an NBA-best 20-4 mark at home. However, the Spurs are still missing superstar Kawhi Leonard, who was shut down nearly two weeks ago with a recurrence of quad tendinopathy and still does not have a timetable for a return. Add to Leonard's absence the fact that Rudy Gay (right heel bursitis) is out until late-Feb. and Manu Ginobili (right thigh contusion) is at best, day-to-day.
The pick: Coming off that embarrassing home loss to the Sixers, no way we won't see a much better effort here by the Spurs against the Kings, By the way, San Antonio has taken the last 12 in the series (not to mention 32 of the last 34 against Sacramento), including a 107-100 win at Sacramento back on Jan. 8. The fact that the Kings seem a little more loose these days worries me some, as does the fact that the Kings own a 6-2 ATS mark in last eight visits to the AT&T Center. With this low over/under number, I'm making the Over a 10* play.
Sacramento: The Kings are giving longer looks to their younger players and were led by the likes of Buddy Hield and De'Aaron Fox while closing Thursday's 89-88 win at Miami on a 17-4 run. The game before, the Kings won 105-99 in Orlando. Sacramento is sitting veterans every game in an effort to get younger players more minutes, and point guard George Hill taking the night off Thursday meant more room for Fox. The rookie from Kentucky responded with 14 points in 30 minutes, including the deciding dunk with three seconds remaining. Buddy Hield scored 24 points for Sacramento against the Heat and ranks second on the team with 12.7 PPG, behind veteran PF Randolph (14.3 & 6.9). Fox is averaging 10.4 & 4.2 APG with center Willie Cauley-Stein averaging 12.4 & 6.8. However, Cauley-Stein suffered a bone bruise in his right knee in Thursday's win (revealed by a Friday MRI) and will sit out the next two games, before being be re-evaluated.
San Antonio: "Their defense got us out of everything," head coach Gregg Popovich told reporters after Friday's loss to Philly. "Our defense wasn't great. Their speed got us. We didn't get back in transition. So, I thought they did a great job. If I was a San Antonio fan tonight, I'd ask for my money back." Friday marked the opener of a five-game homestand for San Antonio, which still owns an NBA-best 20-4 mark at home. However, the Spurs are still missing superstar Kawhi Leonard, who was shut down nearly two weeks ago with a recurrence of quad tendinopathy and still does not have a timetable for a return. Add to Leonard's absence the fact that Rudy Gay (right heel bursitis) is out until late-Feb. and Manu Ginobili (right thigh contusion) is at best, day-to-day.
The pick: Coming off that embarrassing home loss to the Sixers, no way we won't see a much better effort here by the Spurs against the Kings, By the way, San Antonio has taken the last 12 in the series (not to mention 32 of the last 34 against Sacramento), including a 107-100 win at Sacramento back on Jan. 8. The fact that the Kings seem a little more loose these days worries me some, as does the fact that the Kings own a 6-2 ATS mark in last eight visits to the AT&T Center. With this low over/under number, I'm making the Over a 10* play.
