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Sacramento faces Indiana on 5-game road skid

Sacramento Kings (36-38, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (43-31, fourth in the Eastern Conference)

Indianapolis; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento hits the road against Indiana looking to stop its five-game road slide.

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The Pacers have gone 24-11 at home. Indiana ranks sixth in the Eastern Conference with 50.9 points per game in the paint led by Pascal Siakam averaging 10.5.

The Kings are 17-19 on the road. Sacramento ranks ninth in the Western Conference with 10.9 offensive rebounds per game led by Domantas Sabonis averaging 3.7.

The Pacers average 13.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.6 fewer makes per game than the Kings allow (14.8). The Kings average 12.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.3 fewer makes per game than the Pacers allow.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 18.6 points, 9.1 assists and 1.5 steals for the Pacers. Siakam is averaging 16.7 points and 3.4 assists over the last 10 games.

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Sabonis is averaging 18.9 points, 14 rebounds and 6.1 assists for the Kings. Keegan Murray is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pacers: 7-3, averaging 122.2 points, 43.9 rebounds, 30.3 assists, 7.3 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 50.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.3 points per game.

Kings: 3-7, averaging 110.8 points, 39.7 rebounds, 25.7 assists, 7.3 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.7 points.

INJURIES: Pacers: Isaiah Jackson: out for season (calf), Bennedict Mathurin: day to day (calf).

Kings: Jake LaRavia: out (thumb).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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