Break up the Kings.
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With a win Monday night in Miami, Sacramento now has won three straight and sit an unexpected 4-3 on the season. The Kings will face a struggling Magic team, but they might have to do it without point guard De’Aaron Fox.
Fox strained his lower back late in the win over the Heat and comes into the day as questionable. The second-year guard has taken a huge leap in production and is the leader of the Kings' new uptempo style of play.
Pregame show on NBC Sports Bay California begins at 3:30 p.m., with tip-off scheduled for 4 p.m.
The Kings get a short break in the schedule to rest up before hitting Atlanta on Thursday night to play the Hawks. They’ll finish off the four game road trip Sunday in Milwaukee against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the high-flying Bucks.
Line
NBA
Magic by 5
Projected starting lineup
Kings
PG De’Aaron Fox*
SG Buddy Hield
SF Justin Jackson
PF Nemanja Bjelica
C Willie Cauley-Stein
Magic
PG D.J. Augustine
SG Evan Fournier
SF Jonathan Isaac
PF Aaron Gordon
C Nikola Vucevic
Injury report
Kings
PG De’Aaron Fox (lower back strain) QUESTIONABLE, SG Bogdan Bogdanovic (left knee) OUT, SG/SF Iman Shumpert (load management) OUT.
Magic
C Timofey Mozgov (knee) DAY-TO-DAY.
Rotation outlook
Kings
Coach Dave Joerger is pushing all of the right buttons early in the season. He has his team pushing the pace, sharing the ball and scoring at an incredible clip.
Kosta Koufos made an appearance in Monday's win after missing the first six games of the season with a hamstring issue. Whether he's part of the long-term plan or used to match up against Hassan Whiteside is unknown. With Koufos in, rookie Harry Giles sat out as a healthy scratch.
Fox being questionable for this game might open up minutes for both Yogi Ferrell and Frank Mason. Iman Shumpert is resting against the Magic, so expect Justin Jackson to start in his pace.
Magic
Coach Steve Clifford is playing 10 players early in the season, with nine of those players seeing over 20 minutes per game and only Aaron Gordon playing over 30.
The Magic are long and athletic on the front line, but so far this season, they have struggled to score. They are last in the league in scoring, averaging just 100.8 points per game while giving up 111.3.
If this turns into a track meet, the Magic might be in trouble. They are 23rd in the league in pace and 27th in 3-point percentage, hitting just 31.6 percent from long range on the season.