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Sacramento Kings at LA Clippers

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17-51, 6-28 Away
Final
118 - 109

34-33, 19-14 Home

Westbrook has triple-double in Kings' 118-109 win as Clippers lose Leonard to sprained ankle

Bennedict Mathurin takes off for slam in the lane

Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points before leaving with a sprained left ankle for the Clippers, whose four-game winning streak was stopped. It was Leonard’s 45th consecutive game with at least 20 points, topping Bob McAdoo’s franchise record set during the 1974-75 season when the team was based in Buffalo.

Leonard was injured with 9:27 left in the fourth quarter when he was guarding DeRozan and landed awkwardly before backpedaling a few steps and tumbling to the court. He popped up quickly, but limped noticeably to the Clippers' bench before heading to the locker room. Leonard didn't return to the game and there was no immediate word on whether he might miss time.

Precious Achiuwa added 25 points and 13 rebounds, Maxime Raynaud had 23 points and Daeqwon Plowden had 15 for the Kings, who have won three of their last four games.

Darius Garland added 25 points and Bennedict Mathurin had 24 for Los Angeles, which had won its last five at home.

The game was close early and tied at 39 with 7:04 left in the second quarter, but Sacramento took over from there. The Kings led 68-54 at halftime and made it a 20-point game — their largest lead of the game — at 90-70 on Plowden's 3-pointer with 2:19 left in the third quarter.

But the Clippers, even without Leonard, stormed back in the fourth and cut the deficit to 103-100 on a pullup basket by Mathurin with 4:15 remaining. But Sacramento outscored Los Angeles 15-9 the rest of the way to seal the win.

Up next Kings: Host Utah Jazz on Sunday night.

Clippers: Host San Antonio Spurs on Monday night.

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Regular Season Series

LAC lead series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 118 - 109
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 118 - 109
4th 2.7 shot clock turnover 118 - 109
4th 26.7 Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 2 of 2 118 - 109
4th 26.7 TyTy Washington Jr. enters the game for Kris Dunn 118 - 108

Statistics

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48-82 FG 39-84
59 Field Goal % 46
12-27 3PT 9-27
44 Three Point % 33
10-16 FT 22-29
63 Free Throw % 76
48 Rebounds 35
9 Offensive Rebounds 9
39 Defensive Rebounds 26
29 Assists 19
9 Steals 13
4 Blocks 8
19 Turnovers 13
2 Team Turnovers 0
21 Total Turnovers 13
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 20
11 Fast Break Points 16
52 Points in Paint 52
25 Fouls 13
20 Largest Lead 3
4 Lead Changes 4
84 Percent Led 4
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
Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

Intuit Dome

Location: Inglewood, CA
Attendance: 17,420 · 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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