The Sacramento Kings (18-27) and Indiana Pacers (23-22) are set to meet at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Friday, Jan. 27 as the 2016-2017 NBA regular season continues.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 7:00 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru the NBA League Pass.
Preview
Sacramento is somewhat on a rise right now with a two-game winning run following five straight losses. The team is now 10th in the West, two games behind eighth-seeded squad Denver Nuggets.
The Kings are coming off a huge 116-112 overtime win over the defending champions Cleveland Cavaliers on the road at the Quicken Loans Arena last Wednesday, as per the Sacramento Bee.
DeMarcus Cousins led head coach Dave Joerger's squad with an almost triple-double performance of 28 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists with three steals and one shot block. Darren Collison backed him up with 23 points, three boards, five assists, and two steals while Arron Afflalo had 14 points, two rebounds, and three assists.
Shooting guard Garrett Temple was the fourth member of the starting five to score in double figures with 12 points, four boards, two assists, and four steals while rookie Malachi Richardson came off the bench to scatter 12 points as well.
The Kings outscored the Cavs 12-8 in the extra period to hand the defending champs their sixth loss in the last eight games.
Meanwhile, the Pacers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 109-103, in their most recent game on Thursday night at the Target Center to snap a three-game losing slide, Yahoo Sports reported.
Paul George top-scored with 32 points, four rebounds, and five assists while Myles Turner had 23 points, six boards, and two blocked shots. Jeff Teague had a double-double of 20 points and 13 assists with eight rebounds as the only other double-digit scorer in the lineup.
Sacramento will be playing without Rudy Gay and Omri Casspi in this match while Indiana will be missing Monta Ellis, Aaron Brooks, Kevin Seraphin, and Rodney Stuckey.
Prediction
The Kings are 10-14 on the road this season while the Pacers are 16-6 at home. The game will be come down to the wire, but Indiana is slightly favored to prevail.
