LA Clippers at Sacramento Kings
· National Basketball AssociationKawhi Leonard scores 26 points to lead the Clippers to a 138-109 win over the Kings
Leonard scored 13 points in the first quarter as the Clippers raced out to a double-digit lead and coasted against a Kings team playing out the string of a lost season.
John Collins added 25 points, and Darius Garland and Kobe Sanders each had 17 for Los Angeles.
The Clippers moved into a tie for eighth place in the Western Conference with Portland with four games to play. The eighth-place team will have two shots to get into the playoffs through the play-in tournament.
Devin Carter scored 21 points and Nique Clifford had 18 to lead Sacramento. Maxime Raynaud had 11 points and 16 rebounds for his 18th double-double of the season, the most among all rookies.
The Kings, who had won their previous two games, remained in a tie with Utah for the fourth-worst record in the NBA at 21-58 with three games left. Sacramento is tied for the third-most losses in franchise history, having lost 59 games in 1989-90 and 65 in 2008-09.
DeMar DeRozan scored nine points in 10 minutes in the first half to give him 26,711 career points, moving past Oscar Robertson (26,710) for 16th place on the NBA list. DeRozan didn’t play at all in the second half.
Kings: Visit Golden State on Tuesday night.
Regular Season Series
LAC win series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 138 - 109 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 138 - 109 |
| 4th 23.5 |  |
Daeqwon Plowden makes running layup (Nique Clifford assists) | 138 - 109 |
| 4th 29.1 | |
Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound | 138 - 107 |
| 4th 30.1 |  |
Bogdan Bogdanovic misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 138 - 107 |
Statistics
 LAC |
 SAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 49-92 | FG | 45-85 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 20-41 | 3PT | 9-32 |
| 49 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 20-21 | FT | 10-20 |
| 95 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 30 | Assists | 25 |
| 15 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 29 |
| 21 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 62 |
| 20 | Fouls | 19 |
| 37 | Largest Lead | 3 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 92 | Percent Led | 2 |
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: 15,014 · 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 |
4 | 6 | .400 | 5.5 | W1 |
 LA Clippers |
2 | 8 | .200 | 7.5 | L1 |
 Sacramento |
1 | 10 | .091 | 9 | L4 |
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