THE Kings of Sacramento have misplaced 4 straight video games, and whereas it seems like issues ought to be simpler tonight towards the Detroit Pistonseach groups enter the sport with the identical data of 13-17.
With Domantas Sabonis’ standing in query for tonight’s sport, that makes the matchup a simple alternative as two explosive guards go head-to-head in De’Aaron Fox and Cade Cunningham.
Season statistics:
This can solely be the third time in his profession that Cade Cunningham will play towards the Kings. It’s kind of of a scheduling quirk for the fourth-year goalie.
Though Cunningham has had his justifiable share of accidents, he performed in 64 video games in his rookie season and 62 video games final season, so the time simply is not proper for him to face the Kings.
Though Kings and Sacramento followers have not seen a lot straight from Cunningham, he proves why he was the primary decide within the 2021 NBA Draft.
With profession highs in factors, rebounds, assists, blocks and three-point share, he has reached one other milestone this season that the Kings might want to put together for.
Fox has simply put collectively a efficiency of 23 factors and seven assists towards the Indiana Pacershowever he shot simply 36.8% from the sector. If Sabonis cannot go tonight, he’ll want to attain successfully towards the robust Pistons group.
Fox is averaging 27.3 factors, 4.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists throughout the Kings’ four-game shedding streak. So it is attainable that even when he outplays his opposing guard, the shedding streak will sadly proceed.
For the sake of commerce rumors, locker room temper, and the Western Convention standings, let’s hope that is not the case.
Statistical predictions:
De’Aaron Fox: 29 factors, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 0 blocks
Cade Cunningham: 19 factors, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal, 1 block
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