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LA Clippers and Sacramento Kings Trade Paint Points as Kawhi Leonard Leads a Fourth Quarter Push at Intuit Dome

The LA Clippers moved to 34-33 after a 118-109 loss to the Sacramento Kings, who left Inglewood at 17-51, at Intuit Dome.


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First quarter


The Clippers opened with 31 points in the first quarter while the Kings countered with 33.


The Clippers logged 13 steals in the game and turned that into 18 points off turnovers, while Sacramento finished with 21 turnovers.


Second quarter


The Clippers put up 23 points in the second quarter as the Kings added 35 to take control into halftime.


Sacramento shot 58 percent from the field and 44 percent from 3-point range in the game, while the Clippers finished at 46 percent overall and 33 percent from deep.


Third quarter


The Clippers scored 21 points in the third quarter as Sacramento scored 24 and kept the lead with 40:16 of time leading in the game.


The Clippers recorded 8 blocks and Sacramento had 4 blocks, while the Kings won the rebounding battle 52-40.


Fourth quarter


The Clippers finished with 34 points in the fourth quarter while the Kings scored 26 to close out the LA Clippers full-time result.


Kawhi Leonard posted 31 points in the previous game player log, and Kris Dunn had 4 steals there, as the Clippers leaned on perimeter pressure that showed up again with 13 steals in this one.


John Collins logged 10 points in the previous game player log, and the Clippers bench produced 46 points in this game compared with 20 from Sactown, a swing that shaped the LA Clippers post-match stats.


The Kings generated 29 assists and the Clippers had 19 assists, a gap that matched Sacramento’s 66 percent true shooting mark against the Clippers at 56 percent, noted in the LA Clippers match rating.


Sacramento hit 10 free throws on 62 percent, while the Clippers made 22 on 76 percent, a detail that carried into the LA Clippers final whistle reaction.


The Clippers next game is scheduled for 6:00 PM EDT on 2026-03-16 at Intuit Dome at 3930 W Century Blvd, Inglewood, CA 90303, with viewing on Peacock, FDSSC, and KENS.


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