Phoenix Suns vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 3/3/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC

The Phoenix Suns (34-26) are en route to Golden 1 Center on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Sacramento Kings (14-48).

The Suns faced off with the Lakers and went home with a win by a final score of 113-110 in their last game. Phoenix wrapped up the game having earned a 46.0% field goal percentage (40 out of 87) and converted 22 out of their 50 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the free throw line, the Suns buried 11 of their 14 attempts for a percentage of 78.6%. In the matter of getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 41 with 15 of them being offensive. They also recorded 22 dimes for the contest while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Concerning defending, Phoenix let their opponent shoot 50.7% from the field on 38 of 75 shooting. Los Angeles doled out 20 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Los Angeles grabbed 39 rebounds (10 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Los Angeles went 88.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 23 of their 26 tries. They knocked down 11 of 29 tries from beyond the arc. In the matter of personal fouls, the Suns ended up finishing with 23 while the Lakers recorded 15 personal fouls.

Grayson Allen is someone who played a role for this contest. He recorded 28 points on 9 out of 24 shooting. He was on the court for 31 minutes and snagged 1 rebound. Allen shot 37.5% from the floor and earned 6 assists.

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Phoenix comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 34-26 this year. They currently have an average of 112.1 pts per game (25th in basketball) while hitting 45.3% from the field. The Suns are shooting 36.0% from downtown (875 of 2,428) and 79.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Phoenix is grabbing 43.3 boards per game and has earned 1,472 assists for the campaign, which is 27th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 14.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 21.1 fouls per game.

On defense, the Suns are forcing 16.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 34.3% from 3-point land while they are 6th in basketball in points per game allowed (111.4). The Suns are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.9% (2,414 of 5,143) and they surrender 44.3 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 4th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,483 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Kings took a loss by a score of 128-104 against the Lakers. When discussing cleaning the glass, Sacramento allowed Los Angeles to pull down 37 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They shot 46.2% from three-point range by going 18 out of 39 and ended up going 16 of 22 from the free throw line (72.7%). The Kings permitted the Lakers to knock down 47 out of 94 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Kings went 42 out of 90 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.7%. Concerning shooting from beyond the arc, Sacramento made 6 of their 26 tries (23.1%). They were able to convert 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 93.3%. The Lakers committed 12 fouls in the matchup which took the Kings to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They also gave up possession 20 times, while earning 4 steals for the matchup. The Kings collected 36 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 52 for the matchup.

Nique Clifford pitched in for the Kings for the game. Clifford accumulated 26 points in his 42 minutes on the court and had 4 dimes for the contest. He made 11 out of 18 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 61.1%, and had 7 rebounds.

Sacramento has a record of 14-48 for the year. As an offense, the Kings are shooting 46.2% from the field, which ranks them 20th in the league. Sacramento has earned 6,838 points so far this year (110.3 per contest) and they collect 41.7 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 25.2 times per game (22nd in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 14.5 times per contest. The Kings are responsible for committing 19.9 personal fouls per contest while shooting 77.8% from the charity stripe.

The Sacramento defense surrenders 36.8% on 3-point shots (815 of 2,217) and their opponents are connecting on 78.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 27.7 dimes and 44.5 rebounds per game, which ranks 26th and 17th in basketball. The Kings on defense are ranked 28th in the NBA in points given up per game with 121.2. They are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 49.7% from the field (30th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento

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