NBL25 round 17 stat attack: Kings vs Phoenix

After a strong home win over Tasmania during Pink Hoops, the Sydney Kings will now hit the road and head to Victoria.

On Wednesday night, Brian Goorjian's side will lock horns with the South East Melbourne Phoenix at the State Basketball Centre, in a match-up with huge final ramifications.

Before the two rivals hit the hardwood, from 7.30pm AEDT on ESPN, for the round 17 fixture, let's check out all the key stats.

SYDNEY KINGS

• Sydney has won the fourth quarter in each of its last 10 games after trailing at three-quarter-time.
• Sydney has won the second half in each of its last 10 games after trailing at half-time.
• Sydney has won each of its last seven games when allowing fewer than 90 points.
• Sydney has lost the first half in six of its last seven away games.
• Sydney has won each of its last three away games.
• Sydney has won 15 of its 19 previous games against South East Melbourne.
• Sydney ranks first in the league for opponent field goal percentage this season (42.1).
• Eight different Sydney players have scored 20+ points in a game this season - most in the league.
• Sydney ranks first in the league for points allowed per possession this season (1.10).
• Sydney ranks first in the league for steals per game this season (7.8).
• Sydney ranks first in the league for blocks per game this season (4.8).
• Sydney ranks second for second-chance points per game (14.1) this season.
• Sydney ranks second in the league for opponent points per game this season (86.4).
• Sydney ranks second in the league for opponent three-point percentage this season (32.5%).
• Sydney ranks ninth in the league for three-point percentage this season (33.8%).
• Jaylen Adams has a career average of 7.1 assists per game against SE Melbourne - most against any opponent.
• Kouat Noi scored a career-high 32 points in his last appearance.
• Sydney is +165 with Xavier Cooks on the floor and -67 when he's off this season - the best on/off split differential in the league.
• Sydney is allowing just 80.9 points per 40 minutes while Bul Kuol is on the floor this season - the lowest mark of any qualified player in the league.
• Xavier Cooks has recorded 2+ blocks in four consecutive appearances - the longest active streak of any player in the league.
• Alex Toohey ranks first in the league for total steals + blocks (57) this season.
• Jaylen Adams ranks first amongst qualified players for steals per game (1.7) this season.
• Kouat Noi ranks second amongst qualified players for three-pointers made per 36 minutes (4.1) this season.
• Jaylen Adams ranks fourth amongst qualified players for assists per game (6.2) this season.

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SOUTH EAST MELBOURNE PHOENIX

• South East Melbourne has won the third quarter in each of its last nine games at the State Basketball Centre.
• South East Melbourne has won each of its last four games after trailing at half-time.
• South East Melbourne has won each of its last eight home games.
• South East Melbourne has won seven of its last eight games.
• SE Melbourne has scored 100+ points in each of its last nine games. Prior to this run, the team's longest streak of games with 100+ points was two.
• Nathan Sobey has shot above 50 per cent from the floor in each of his last three games - first time since February 2019.
• Nathan Sobey has scored 26+ points in each of South East Melbourne's last three games.
• SE Melbourne ranks first in the league for first quarter opponent points per game this season (21.9).
• SE Melbourne ranks first in the league for first quarter win percentage this season (70.8 per cent).
• SE Melbourne ranks second in the league for net rating this season (+5.7).
• SE Melbourne ranks third in the league for points per game this season (95.1).
• SE Melbourne ranks eighth in the league for free throw percentage this season (72.8 per cent).
• SE Melbourne ranks eighth in the league for three-point percentage this season (33.9 per cent).
• SE Melbourne and Sydney are the only two teams that have won at least one quarter in every game this season.
• Matt Hurt is the only qualified player in the league to be leading their team in points (20.5) and rebounds (7.3) per game this season.
• Joe Wieskamp has recorded at least one steal in six consecutive appearances - the longest active streak of any player in the league.
• Owen Foxwell has finished with a positive plus-minus in each of his last nine games - the longest active streak in the league.
• Jordan Hunter ranks first amongst qualified players for true shooting percentage (66.9%) this season.
• Owen Foxwell ranks third amongst qualified players for assist/turnover ratio (4.9) this season. Since the beginning of Round 9, he has recorded 40 assists to just six turnovers.
• Matt Hurt ranks 4th amongst qualified players for points per game (20.5) this season.