Orlando Magic (15-25, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (20-18, fifth in the Western Conference)
Sacramento, California; Monday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic visit De'Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings in non-conference play.
The Kings are 11-9 on their home court. Sacramento has an 8-12 record against opponents over .500.
The Magic are 5-13 on the road. Orlando is eighth in the Eastern Conference shooting 34.4% from deep. Gary Harris leads the Magic shooting 41.5% from 3-point range.
The two teams play for the second time this season. The Kings defeated the Magic 126-123 in overtime in their last matchup on Nov. 5. Fox led the Kings with 37 points, and Banchero led the Magic with 33 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Domantas Sabonis is averaging 18.2 points, 12.1 rebounds and 6.5 assists for the Kings. Fox is averaging 21.0 points over the last 10 games for Sacramento.
Franz Wagner is shooting 35.1% from beyond the arc with 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Magic, while averaging 20.1 points and 3.5 assists. Banchero is averaging 20.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists over the past 10 games for Orlando.
LAST 10 GAMES: Kings: 4-6, averaging 119.9 points, 40.9 rebounds, 25.3 assists, 7.0 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 49.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.3 points per game.
Magic: 5-5, averaging 113.6 points, 43.1 rebounds, 24.6 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.9 points.
INJURIES: Kings: Malik Monk: out (leg).
Magic: Jonathan Isaac: out (knee), Bol Bol: out (heath and safety protocols), Chuma Okeke: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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