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LA Clippers at Sacramento Kings

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24-27, 11-16 Away
Final
114 - 111

12-41, 9-18 Home

Kawhi Leonard's 31 points lift Clippers over Kings, handing Sacramento 11th straight loss

LA Clippers vs. Sacramento Kings: Game Highlights

John Collins added 22 points and Brook Lopez and Kris Dunn each had 15 for the Clippers, who ended a two-game skid.

Darius Garland, acquired from Cleveland earlier in the week, remained out. He hasn’t played since Jan. 14 because of a sprained big toe on his right foot.

Malik Monk had 18 points to lead Sacramento, which hasn't won since beating Washington at home on Jan. 16. Nique Clifford had 16 points and Dylan Cardwell and Devin Carter each had 14 for the Kings. De'Andre Hunter, also acquired from the Cavaliers this week, had six points in his second game for Sacramento.

The Clippers went into halftime trailing 49-48, but took the lead for good with 9:50 left in the fourth quarter on a 3-pointer from Lopez to make it 86-84.

Up next Clippers: At Minnesota on Sunday.

Kings: Host Cleveland on Saturday night.

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Regular Season Series

LAC lead series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 114 - 111
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 114 - 111
4th 1.8 Devin Carter makes 2-foot running dunk (Maxime Raynaud assists) 114 - 111
4th 6.9 Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound 114 - 109
4th 7.1 Kobe Sanders misses free throw 2 of 2 114 - 109

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/lac.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originLAC https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/sac.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originSAC
37-71 FG 41-92
52 Field Goal % 45
9-21 3PT 10-37
43 Three Point % 27
31-36 FT 19-22
86 Free Throw % 86
40 Rebounds 42
5 Offensive Rebounds 12
35 Defensive Rebounds 30
22 Assists 22
6 Steals 10
7 Blocks 6
15 Turnovers 11
1 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 13
12 Fast Break Points 18
42 Points in Paint 52
18 Fouls 22
12 Largest Lead 10
11 Lead Changes 11
42 Percent Led 46
Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
LA Clippers LA Clippers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Bradley Beal, G Day-To-Day Sep 28
Yanic Konan Niederhauser, C Out Sep 28
Brandon Ingram, F Out Sep 28
Jordan Miller, G Out Aug 26

Game Information

Golden 1 Center

Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 16,665 · Capacity:

2026-27 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Golden State 0 0 .000 - -
LA Clippers 0 0 .000 - -
LA Lakers 0 0 .000 - -
Phoenix 0 0 .000 - -
Sacramento 0 0 .000 - -
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