Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Key Thunder Players to Watch vs. the Kings - April 9

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Thunder vs. Kings: Players to Watch

Thunder Key Players

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 30.3 points, 5.5 boards and 6.3 assists. Defensively, he averages 2.1 steals (first in league) and 0.9 blocked shots.

Chet Holmgren's numbers on the season are 16.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, shooting 52.7% from the floor and 37.1% from beyond the arc, with an average of 1.6 made 3-pointers.

Jalen Williams averages 19.5 points, 4 rebounds and 4.6 assists, shooting 54% from the floor and 43.1% from beyond the arc (seventh in NBA), with 1.5 made 3-pointers per contest.

Josh Giddey is averaging 12.4 points, 4.8 assists and 6.4 boards.

Luguentz Dort averages 10.9 points, 3.7 boards and 1.4 assists, shooting 43.8% from the field and 39.3% from downtown, with 2 made treys per contest.

Kings Key Players

Domantas Sabonis is averaging 19.7 points, 13.8 boards and 8.2 assists for the Kings.

The Kings get 26.4 points per game from Fox, plus 4.5 rebounds and 5.7 assists.

Keegan Murray averages 15.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists. He is sinking 45.8% of his shots from the field and 35.6% from 3-point range, with 2.3 treys per game.

The Kings are getting 12 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game from Harrison Barnes.

Kevin Huerter's numbers on the season are 10.2 points, 3.5 boards and 2.6 assists per game. He is draining 44.3% of his shots from the field and 36.1% from 3-point range, with an average of 1.9 triples.

Thunder vs. Kings Stat Insights

Oklahoma City Key Stats

The Thunder average 119.8 points per game (third in the league) while allowing 113.5 per outing (14th in the NBA). They have a +496 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 6.3 points per game.

The 41.6 rebounds per game Oklahoma City averages rank 27th in the league, and are three fewer than the 44.6 its opponents collect per outing.

The Thunder make 13.3 three-pointers per game (ninth-most in the league), while their opponents have made 13.5 on average.

Oklahoma City's 117 points per 100 possessions on offense rank third in the NBA, and the 110.1 points it allows per 100 possessions rank seventh in the league.

Sacramento Key Stats

The Kings have a +124 scoring differential, topping opponents by 1.6 points per game. They're putting up 116.7 points per game, ninth in the league, and are giving up 115.1 per contest to rank 17th in the NBA.

Sacramento wins the rebound battle by 1.6 boards on average. It records 44 rebounds per game, 11th in the league, while its opponents grab 42.4.

The Kings knock down 14.3 three-pointers per game (fourth-most in the league) at a 36.5% rate (16th in NBA), compared to the 13.1 per game their opponents make, at a 38.9% rate.

Sacramento scores 113.8 points per 100 possessions (13th in league), while allowing 113.1 points per 100 possessions (19th in NBA).

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