LA Clippers at Sacramento Kings
· National Basketball AssociationKawhi Leonard's 31 points lift Clippers over Kings, handing Sacramento 11th straight loss
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.
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
 LAC |
 SAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Precious Achiuwa, F | Day-To-Day | Nov 12 |
| Maxime Raynaud, C | Out | Nov 9 |
| Ben Simmons, G | Out | Oct 20 |
LA Clippers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram, F | Out | Nov 12 |
| Yanic Konan Niederhauser, C | Out | Nov 9 |
| Bradley Beal, G | Out | Oct 14 |
| Jordan Miller, G | Out | Aug 26 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 16,665 · Capacity:
2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
11 | 2 | .846 | - | W7 |
 Golden State |
8 | 4 | .667 | 2.5 | L1 |
 Phoenix |
5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | W2 |
 LA Clippers |
2 | 8 | .200 | 7.5 | L1 |
 Sacramento |
1 | 10 | .091 | 9 | L4 |
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