Game Preview
Season on Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Phoenix Kangaroos
(4-2)
at
Las Vegas Dark Knights
(3-3)
Series Snapshot
Phoenix Kangaroos leads the season series 1-0.
All-time series tied 77-77.
Predicted Score
PHO
102
LV
104
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 8/26 | Season | LV at PHO | 113 - 136 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Kangaroos | 55.22% | 5.46% | 32.55% | 13.87% | 1.18 | 102.24 |
| Las Vegas Dark Knights | 53.20% | 6.52% | 32.26% | 12.29% | 1.13 | 104.36 |
Projected Matchups
| PHO Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | LV Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Rodriguez | 18.2 | 3.8 | 6.3 | AP- | PG | -> | PG | AP | 11.7 | 4.8 | 8.3 | Dylan Byron |
| Dominic Arnold | 25.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | AP- | SG | --> | SG | AP | 20.2 | 4.0 | 3.0 | Antonio Wims |
| Andrew Haney | 25.3 | 6.0 | 2.8 | AP | SF | <- | SF | AP- | 17.0 | 4.8 | 2.2 | Connor Graf |
| Parker Surles | 6.7 | 8.8 | 2.5 | AP- | PF | -> | PF | AP+ | 19.7 | 10.7 | 1.7 | Ethan Penson |
| Richard Mays | 8.8 | 10.0 | 2.8 | Exc+ | C | -> | C | AP | 11.7 | 11.0 | 2.0 | Nicholas Johnson |
| Miguel Lobue | 9.3 | 1.0 | 3.7 | AP | bPG | <-- | bPG | Exc+ | 11.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | Timothy Monroe |
| Ariel Renfro | 12.8 | 3.7 | 1.8 | AP- | bSG | <-- | bSG | Exc | 5.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | Fernando Ruiz |
| Jonathan Thayer | 7.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Exc | bSF | <- | bSF | Exc | 8.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | James Gundersen |
| Ian Shaw | 6.8 | 3.8 | 2.2 | AP- | bPF | <- | bPF | Exc+ | 5.5 | 4.0 | 1.8 | Samuel Kovacs |
| Daniel Hernandez | 2.0 | 4.5 | 2.5 | Exc+ | bC | <- | bC | Exc | 7.6 | 4.4 | 0.4 | Dante Clark |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.