LA Clippers at Sacramento Kings
· National Basketball AssociationClippers hold off Kings 101-100 to remain tied with Nuggets for No. 4 in tight Western Conference
Ivica Zubic had 17 points and 10 rebounds to help the Clippers win their seventh straight. Norman Powell added 16 points.
With one regular-season game remaining the Clippers are tied with the Denver Nuggets at 49-32 for the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference.
The Clippers led comfortably most of the game until the Kings surged in the fourth quarter and got within 100-98 with 1:04 minutes remaining. After Sacramento's Zach LaVine made two free throws with 3.9 seconds left, the Kings stole the inbounds pass. But DeMar DeRozan's contested 3-point try at the buzzer clanged off the backboard.
DeRozan scored 16 points and moved past Reggie Miller into 25th place on the NBA's career scoring list.
LaVine had 26 points for the Kings, while Domantas Sabonis had 19 points and 16 rebounds.
Sabonis became the sixth player since the ABA/NBA merger to have 60 or more double-doubles for three consecutive seasons, joining Moses Malone, John Stockton, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and Dwight Howard.
Regular Season Series
LAC win series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 101 - 100 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 101 - 100 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Kings offensive team rebound | 101 - 100 |
| 4th 0.1 | |
DeMar DeRozan misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot | 101 - 100 |
| 4th 2.0 |  |
Ivica Zubac enters the game for Norman Powell | 101 - 100 |
Statistics
 LAC |
 SAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 40-78 | FG | 37-85 |
| 51.3 | Field Goal % | 43.5 |
| 7-21 | 3PT | 10-31 |
| 33.3 | Three Point % | 32.3 |
| 14-18 | FT | 16-17 |
| 77.8 | Free Throw % | 94.1 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 56 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Sacramento Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Keegan Murray, F | Out | Oct 15 |
LA Clippers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Bradley Beal, G | Day-To-Day | Nov 9 |
| Jordan Miller, G | Out | Nov 9 |
| Kawhi Leonard, F | Out | Nov 8 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 16,435 · Capacity:
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
7 | 3 | .700 | - | L1 |
 Golden State |
6 | 5 | .545 | 1.5 | W1 |
 Phoenix |
5 | 5 | .500 | 2 | W2 |
 LA Clippers |
3 | 6 | .333 | 3.5 | L4 |
 Sacramento |
3 | 7 | .300 | 4 | L2 |
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