Despite a 1-2 start to the season, The Sacramento Kings they seem to have unlocked the elite offense that propelled them to a three-seed finish two seasons ago. Between adding more than 20 points per game, scoring DeMar DeRozan, Domantas Sabonis shooting three-pointers at a scorching clip and the team’s free throw shooting, the Kings are in the top five in several offensive categories in the NBA.

Most surprising, and possibly most important, is the team’s free throw percentage. Through three games, the Kings are shooting a league-best 85.9 percent from the foul line. That’s especially impressive considering the Kings were last in free throw percentage as a team last season, shooting 74.5 percent. One could argue that the Kings lost more games last season due to poor free-throw shooting, so this is a welcome development.

The Beam team is fifth in points per game with 117.7, up from a respectable ninth last season with 116.6 points per game. Three games is a small sample size, but the Kings played Minnesota Timberwolvesarguably the best defensive team in the NBA over the past two seasons, and Los Angeles Lakerswho started the season looking like one of the best teams in the league.

The Kings also sit with the fifth-best FG percentage at 47.8 percent after finishing 14th last season. Individually, one player that stands out is Domantas Sabonis. The All-NBA center was challenged by head coach Mike Brown to shoot more three-pointers this season, and he more than delivered. Sabonis is shooting an absurd 55.6% on 3.0 three-point attempts per game. That’s up from 37.9 percent on 1.1 attempts per game last season.

An obscure stat that tells a story is that the Kings are blocked less than any other team, just three times per game. That means Sacramento’s offense is generating a lot of open shots and players aren’t forcing bad shots at the rim. This bodes very well for the Kings to maintain their high-powered offense for the foreseeable future.

The Kings return to action tonight against him Utah Jazzwho is giving up 121.0 points per game, so expect Sacramento to continue its hot offensive start to the season.

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