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Season on Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Las Vegas Dark Knights
(3-3)
at
Phoenix Kangaroos
(4-2)
Series Snapshot
Phoenix Kangaroos leads the season series 1-0.
All-time series tied 77-77.
Predicted Score
LV
101
PHO
105
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Dark Knights | 53.20% | 6.52% | 32.26% | 12.29% | 1.13 | 104.36 |
| Phoenix Kangaroos | 55.22% | 5.46% | 32.55% | 13.87% | 1.18 | 102.24 |
Projected Matchups
| LV Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | PHO Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Byron | 11.7 | 4.8 | 8.3 | AP | PG | <- | PG | AP- | 18.2 | 3.8 | 6.3 | Ian Rodriguez |
| Antonio Wims | 20.2 | 4.0 | 3.0 | AP | SG | <-- | SG | AP- | 25.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | Dominic Arnold |
| Connor Graf | 17.0 | 4.8 | 2.2 | AP- | SF | -> | SF | AP | 25.3 | 6.0 | 2.8 | Andrew Haney |
| Ethan Penson | 19.7 | 10.7 | 1.7 | AP+ | PF | <- | PF | AP- | 6.7 | 8.8 | 2.5 | Parker Surles |
| Nicholas Johnson | 11.7 | 11.0 | 2.0 | AP | C | <- | C | Exc+ | 8.8 | 10.0 | 2.8 | Richard Mays |
| Timothy Monroe | 11.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | Exc+ | bPG | --> | bPG | AP | 9.3 | 1.0 | 3.7 | Miguel Lobue |
| Fernando Ruiz | 5.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | Exc | bSG | --> | bSG | AP- | 12.8 | 3.7 | 1.8 | Ariel Renfro |
| James Gundersen | 8.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | Exc | bSF | -> | bSF | Exc | 7.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Jonathan Thayer |
| Samuel Kovacs | 5.5 | 4.0 | 1.8 | Exc+ | bPF | -> | bPF | AP- | 6.8 | 3.8 | 2.2 | Ian Shaw |
| Dante Clark | 7.6 | 4.4 | 0.4 | Exc | bC | -> | bC | Exc+ | 2.0 | 4.5 | 2.5 | Daniel Hernandez |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.