The 2nd game on Thursday in the NBA will be between Sacramento Kings and San Antonio Spurs. The Kings have won 7 games and lost 6 which gives them the 8th position in the Western Conference while the Spurs have won 6 games and lost 9 and are the 12th-best team in the Western Conference.

Both teams currently are in 2 different moods. Sacramento has won the last 4 games and crushed Brooklyn Nets by 32 points a few days ago. Yes, the team has 6 losses but this number could be much lower if some shots were successful down the stretch. 5 games Sacramento lost by 7 points or less and 4 losses have been by 5 points or less! It means that the team could easily have 11 wins and 2 losses but these close losses will definitely help in the future.

The Spurs started the season with 5 wins and 2 losses but now the trend is going in a different direction. San Antonio has 7 losses and only 1 win in the last 8 games and on the road, the team has lost 4 straight games. Against Portland, the Spurs lost by 7 points but the rest games have been lost by at least 12 points.

Advanced stats are in favor of Sacramento. The team has the 2nd best offense in the league (116.5) but only the 26th-best defense (114) with a net rating of 2.5 (9th-best). San Antonio is only the 25th-best team on offense (109.2) and only 29th-best on defense (116.6) which gives them a net rating of -7.3 (28th-best). The Kings are 2nd in the league in scoring thus far, 2nd in shooting percentage and 5th in 3pt shooting percentage. The Spurs rank last in the NBA in points allowed, last in opponent's shooting percentage and 29th in opponent's 3pt shooting percentage.

Sacramento overall has won 7 out of the last 9 games. The team is rolling, the fans are cheering and their confidence is sky-high. If teams like the Nets, Lakers, Heat and Warriors can't stop them, why would the Spurs who are struggling? I'm very confident about this one and the Kings should win easily.

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周四的NBA第二场比赛将在萨克拉门托国王队和圣安东尼奥马刺队之间进行。国王队7胜6负，在西部排名第8，而马刺队6胜9负，在西部排名第12。

两支球队目前都有两种不同的情绪。国王队赢得了最近的4场比赛，并在几天前以32分的优势击败了布鲁克林篮网。是的，球队输了6场，但如果一些投篮在最后阶段成功的话，这个数字可能会低得多。5场比赛国王输了7分或更少，4场比赛输了5分或更少!这意味着球队可以轻松地取得11胜2负，但这些接近的失利肯定会对未来有帮助。

马刺本赛季以5胜2负的成绩开始，但现在的趋势正在朝着不同的方向发展。马刺队在过去的8场比赛中7负1胜，而在客场，他们已经4连败。对开拓者，马刺输了7分，但其他比赛至少输了12分。

先进的数据对国王队有利。这支球队的进攻排在联盟第二(116.5)，但防守排在第26(114)，净得分只有2.5(第9)。马刺在进攻端(109.2分)和防守端(116.6分)分别排在第25位和第29位，这使得他们的净得分只有-7.3分(第28位)。到目前为止，国王队的得分排在联盟第二，命中率排在联盟第二，三分球命中率排在联盟第五。马刺的得分排在全联盟最后，对手的命中率排在最后，对手的三分球命中率排在第29位。

萨克拉门托在过去的9场比赛中赢了7场。球队在前进，球迷在欢呼，他们的信心高涨。如果像篮网、湖人、热火和勇士这样的球队都不能阻止他们，那为什么还在苦苦挣扎的马刺呢?我对这个很有信心，国王队应该能轻松取胜。