The NBA Central Division leading Cleveland Cavaliers (21-12) begin a grueling seven-game western road swing at Sacramento against the Kings tonight in ARCO Arena with tip-off at 10 p.m. EST.
The Cavaliers have won four straight games and seven of their last eight. Over the last eight games, Cleveland is averaging 95.0 points and ranks second in the NBA in three-point percentage at .421 (48-114).
Kings coach Eric Musselman knows that Cleveland forward LeBron James is the man the Kings need to stop, or at least slow down for any chance to win the game. Over his last three games against the Kings, James has averaged 28-points, 7.0 rebounds and 9.0 assists per game.
“He has the ball in his hands a lot, he shoots a high amount of free throws, he passes the ball, he makes threes, he can dribble drive and he posts up.” Musselman said of James after Monday’s practice. “He’s a phenomenal player to watch.”
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Tonight’s game versus Cleveland is the first of two regular season matchups against the Cavaliers. Sacramento and Cleveland split last season series with each team winning on the road. The Kings lead the all-time series versus the Cavaliers, 51-43.
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In the last four games, Kings guard Mike Bibby is shooting .524 (54-103 FG) from the field and .424 (14-33 3pt) from three-point range. In the previous six games, Bibby had a .308 field goal percentage (28-91 FG) and .176 mark from three-point range (6-34 3pt). After 31 games this season, Bibby is shooting .389 from the field, the lowest field goal percentage Bibby has ever shot in a season was .430, in his rookie season with the Vancouver Grizzlies. Bibby has scored 20 or more points in five of the last six games and has led the Kings in scoring in four of the last six games.
Cleveland is favored over the home town Kings by a -3 point chalk at most offshore sportsbooks with a total of 197. The Cavaliers have failed to cover in three of their last five road games while Sacramento has gone 2-2 against the spread on this current four game home stand. The OVER has covered in the last three games played in ARCO Arena.
