Oklahoma City Thunder vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 11/15/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Sunday, November 15, 2026

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Golden 1 Center is the site where the Sacramento Kings (1-10) will play the Oklahoma City Thunder (8-4) on Sunday.

The Thunder faced the Trail Blazers and went home with a loss by a final score of 118-108 in their last game. Oklahoma City ended the game having earned a 42.0% FG percentage (37 of 88) and made 11 out of their 36 three-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Thunder made 23 of their 28 tries for a rate of 82.1%. When discussing grabbing boards, they earned 43 with 14 of them being offensive. They also recorded 19 dimes for this game while forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Oklahoma City allowed their opponent to shoot 45.7% from the floor on 37 out of 81 shooting. Portland distributed 21 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. Furthermore, Portland collected 39 rebounds (10 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 3 rejections. Portland went 96.2% from the charity stripe by burying 25 of their 26 tries. They buried 19 out of their 49 attempts from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Thunder walked away with 22 and the Trail Blazers totaled 25 personal fouls.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one player who was a contributor for this game. He recorded 31 points on 9 out of 20 shooting. He saw the court for 36 minutes and collected 4 boards. Gilgeous-Alexander ended up going 45.0% from the floor and totaled 2 assists.

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Oklahoma City enters this game with a record of 8-4 this year. They lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.5 fouls per contest. As a team, Oklahoma City is pulling in 46.8 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 270 assists this year, which is 26th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Thunder are connecting on 34.6% on shots from downtown (132 of 382) and 82.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 111.1 points per outing (22nd in basketball) while going 45.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Thunder are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers every game while drawing 21.1 fouls. They surrender 33.7% on 3-point shots while they are 5th in the league in PPG allowed (106.9). The Thunder are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 41.4% (445 of 1,075) and they surrender 44.3 boards per contest as a squad. They rank 11th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 291 conceded so far this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Kings took a defeat by a final score of 107-100 against the Magic. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Sacramento allowed Orlando to grab 48 in all (12 offensive). They wrapped up this game 27.0% from three-point range by going 10 out of 37 and finished the game at 17 out of 18 from the free throw line (94.4%). The Kings allowed the Magic to convert 40 out of their 90 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.4% in this matchup. Overall, the Kings went 33 for 75 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.0%. In relation to 3-pointers, Sacramento converted 16 of their 34 tries (47.1%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 81.8%. The Magic committed 18 personal fouls for the contest which got the Kings to the free throw line for 22 tries. They gave up possession 21 times, while recording 8 steals in this game. The Kings recorded 30 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in the game.

Zach LaVine was important for the Kings in this game. He converted 10 of 16 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 3 rebounds. LaVine had 31 points in his 33 mins on the court and earned 2 dimes for the game.

Sacramento has a mark of 1-10 so far this season. The Kings are committing 23.0 fouls every game and they go 76.7% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 24.6 times per contest (24th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 17.5 times per game. Sacramento has scored 1,191 points for the campaign (108.3 per game) and they pull in 40.1 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Kings are shooting 45.5% from the floor, which is 19th in the NBA.

The Kings on defense are ranked 27th in the league in PPG surrendered with 121.0. They are able to force 14.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.2% from the floor (29th in basketball). The Sacramento defense allows 36.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (151 of 409) and opponents are knocking down 78.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 27.0 dimes and 43.8 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 21st and 16th in basketball.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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