Kings @ Hawks

Who will WIN this matchup?

Sacramento Kings (15-22)

@ Atlanta Hawks (17-20)

Current odds:

Sacramento Kings: (+155)

Atlanta Hawks: (-175)

• The line for this game is Atlanta by 4 points.

• The Sacramento Kings will try to build on their second-half momentum on Saturday when they visit the Atlanta Hawks, who have won three straight since changing coaches. Sacramento emerged from the NBA All-Star break to defeat the Houston Rockets 125-105 on Thursday. It was the team’s third win in five games following a nine-game losing streak.

• Atlanta, meantime, stole one from the Toronto Raptors, erasing a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit and winning 121-120 on Tony Snell’s 3-pointer at the buzzer.

• On Thursday, the Kings got a 30-point effort from De’Aaron Fox, who is averaging 23.2 points. Fox has scored 30-plus points in the last two games and seven times this season. He scored six points during a 15-0 second-quarter run that gave Sacramento the lead for good against Houston. Perhaps the only negative from the win was the 15 turnovers committed. Twice the Kings were whistled for shot-clock violations.

• The Kings are now 15-15 when starting Fox, Harrison Barnes, Marvin Bagley III, Richaun Holmes and Buddy Hield. But otherwise, they’re 0-7. Barnes is averaging 16.8 and Hield 16.5. Holmes, Barnes and Hield each scored 20 against the Rockets.

• The Kings are being cautious with minutes for rookie Tyrese Haliburton as he returns from a calf injury that caused him to miss four games. He played more than 18 minutes against Houston. Haliburton averages 13 points.

• The Hawks are 3-0 since coach Lloyd Pierce was fired and replaced by Nate McMillan. The team is 5-1 under McMillan, who was interim head coach while Pierce missed three games. They have converted all five of their fourth-quarter leads under McMillan.

• Atlanta has mounted fierce comebacks in its last two wins. On March 3 against Orlando, they trailed by 16 with 6:08 left and won 115-112. On Thursday they trailed by 15 with 6:15 left and won.

• Trae Young is averaging 26.7 points and 9.3 assists to lead the Hawks. He scored 37 in the win over Toronto and set up Snell’s winning basket.

• Over the last four games Clint Capela is averaging 17.8 rebounds and 3.3 blocks. He leads the NBA in offensive rebounds with 5.0 per game, the second-highest single-season average on the offensive glass in team history. Kevin Willis averaged 5.2 offensive rebounds in 1991-92.