Kings out to halt Clippers' six-game home win streak
On a six-game home winning streak, the Los Angeles Clippers will welcome a first-time visitor to their new arena when they resume NBA Cup group play against the Sacramento Kings on Friday in Inglewood, Calif.
The Clippers and Kings both are 0-1 in West Group A play.
Long removed from a dreadful 0-4 start in their $2 billion building that James Harden suspected might be "cursed," the Clippers now have their home in order and old scourges vexed.
The most recent guest to depart in defeat was the Orlando Magic, as Los Angeles earned a 104-93 victory on Wednesday without leading scorer Norman Powell, who was down with hamstring discomfort and will also miss Friday's game.
Without Powell's 23.3 points per game, the Clippers still were able to end the Magic's six-game winning streak and become the first team to score more than 100 points against Orlando in two weeks.
"Norm has meant a lot to us; he's been playing outstanding for us," said the Clippers' Amir Coffey, who stepped up with 18 points, his second-highest total of the season. "Since the start of the season I feel like he's stepped into a big role and he's been great. Just had to make some adjustments without him."
If there was a point of contention, it was the team's 25 turnovers that the Magic turned into 25 points. Harden scored 24 points but had five turnovers, as did fellow starter Kris Dunn.
"We knew it was gonna be nasty, but 25 turnovers just makes no sense," Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue said of playing against the Magic's rugged defense. "We've gotta be better all around the board in just taking care of the basketball."
The Kings enter off a 109-108 loss to the Atlanta Hawks at home Monday when Keon Ellis scored a career-high 33 while making nine 3-pointers in 15 attempts. De'Aaron Fox scored 28 points, while the Kings were without DeMar DeRozan and Domantas Sabonis because of back injuries. Malik Monk (ankle) also was out.
"(My teammates) just kept saying, 'Let it fly,'" Ellis said, according to the Sacramento Bee. "Same with the coaches. Everyone kept saying keep shooting it. I think everyone kind of knew I was on fire."
Sacramento is 3-4 going back to Nov. 8 in a stretch that began with a 107-98 home loss to the Clippers. It is one of just two times the Kings failed to score 100 points in a game this season.
Fox leads Sacramento with 28.8 points per game, while Sabonis (20.2 points) leads in rebounds (12.5) and assists (6.6). The veteran DeRozan is scoring 22.9 points in his first season with the Kings.
Sabonis and DeRozan were full participants in practice Wednesday and Thursday and are expected to return against the Clippers. Monk is expected to miss his sixth consecutive game.
The Clippers will have to take a different route to a repeat victory over the Kings after Powell led Los Angeles earlier this month with 31 points and 12 rebounds. Fox led the host Kings with 31 points.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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0:44 | Â | Clippers defensive rebound | Â | |
0:44 | Â | Trey Lyles misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:55 | Â | Mo Bamba personal foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | Â | |
1:07 | Â | Doug McDermott defensive rebound | Â | |
1:10 | Â | Nicolas Batum misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:17 | Â | James Harden defensive rebound | Â | |
1:25 | Â | Keegan Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
1:43 | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-26 | |
1:43 | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-25 | |
1:43 | Â | Doug McDermott shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | Â | |
1:58 | Â | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | Â | |
2:00 | Â | Keon Ellis misses two point driving reverse layup | Â | |
2:09 | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving floating jump shot | 12-24 | |
2:32 | +3 | Trey Lyles makes three point jump shot (Keon Ellis assists) | 12-22 | |
2:38 | Â | Mo Bamba personal foul (Loose ball) (Trey Lyles draws the foul) | Â | |
2:38 | Â | Kings offensive rebound | Â | |
2:38 | Â | Keegan Murray misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:59 | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-22 | |
2:59 | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-21 | |
2:59 | Â | Clippers 60 second timeout | Â | |
2:59 | Â | Keon Ellis shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | Â | |
3:17 | Â | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
3:21 | Â | Keon Ellis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:37 | +1 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-20 | |
3:37 | +1 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-19 | |
3:37 | Â | DeMar DeRozan shooting foul (Derrick Jones Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
3:41 | Â | Domantas Sabonis turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Porter Jr. steals) | Â | |
4:06 | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point cutting dunk (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 9-18 | |
4:18 | Â | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | Â | |
4:21 | Â | DeMar DeRozan misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
4:27 | Â | Jordan McLaughlin offensive rebound | Â | |
4:27 | Â | Trey Lyles misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:37 | Â | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | Â | |
4:39 | Â | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | Â | |
4:48 | Â | Clippers offensive rebound | Â | |
4:49 | Â | Ivica Zubac misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â | |
4:59 | Â | James Harden defensive rebound | Â | |
5:00 | Â | De'Aaron Fox misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
5:00 | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-16 | |
5:00 | Â | Kris Dunn shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | Â | |
5:08 | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point turnaround hook shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 8-16 | |
5:21 | Â | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | Â | |
5:23 | Â | Kevin Huerter misses two point reverse layup | Â | |
5:32 | Â | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | Â | |
5:35 | Â | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | Â | |
5:40 | Â | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | Â | |
5:43 | Â | Domantas Sabonis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:05 | +2 | Amir Coffey makes two point running layup (Ivica Zubac assists) | 8-14 | |
6:07 | Â | Keegan Murray turnover (bad pass) (Kris Dunn steals) | Â | |
6:23 | +3 | Amir Coffey makes three point jump shot (Ivica Zubac assists) | 8-12 | |
6:24 | Â | Ivica Zubac offensive rebound | Â | |
6:26 | Â | Kris Dunn misses two point driving layup | Â | |
6:38 | Â | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | Â | |
6:42 | Â | Kevin Huerter misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
6:53 | +2 | James Harden makes two point cutting layup (Ivica Zubac assists) | 8-9 | |
7:03 | Â | Domantas Sabonis turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â | |
7:20 | +2 | Amir Coffey makes two point driving layup (Derrick Jones Jr. assists) | 8-7 | |
7:23 | Â | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
7:26 | Â | Keegan Murray blocks James Harden's two point driving layup | Â | |
7:32 | Â | James Harden defensive rebound | Â | |
7:35 | Â | De'Aaron Fox misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â | |
7:45 | +1 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 8-5 | |
7:45 | Â | Domantas Sabonis shooting foul (Derrick Jones Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
7:45 | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point driving layup (James Harden assists) | 8-4 | |
7:58 | +1 | Domantas Sabonis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-2 | |
7:58 | +1 | Domantas Sabonis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-2 | |
7:58 | Â | Ivica Zubac shooting foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) | Â | |
8:03 | Â | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | Â | |
8:05 | Â | DeMar DeRozan blocks Derrick Jones Jr.'s two point running layup | Â | |
8:09 | Â | Keegan Murray turnover (bad pass) (Kris Dunn steals) | Â | |
8:16 | Â | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | Â | |
8:18 | Â | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:38 | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point cutting layup (Kevin Huerter assists) | 6-2 | |
8:44 | Â | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | Â | |
8:46 | Â | James Harden misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â | |
8:49 | Â | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
8:56 | Â | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:03 | Â | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | Â | |
9:07 | Â | DeMar DeRozan misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
9:18 | Â | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | Â | |
9:22 | Â | Amir Coffey misses three point running jump shot | Â | |
9:26 | Â | Domantas Sabonis turnover (lost ball) (James Harden steals) | Â | |
9:33 | Â | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | Â | |
9:36 | Â | Kris Dunn misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â | |
9:40 | Â | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | Â | |
9:45 | Â | Domantas Sabonis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:58 | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point running finger roll layup (Kris Dunn assists) | 4-2 | |
10:04 | Â | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | Â | |
10:06 | Â | Keegan Murray misses two point running layup | Â | |
10:09 | Â | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | Â | |
10:13 | Â | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | Â | |
10:35 | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 4-0 | |
10:41 | Â | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | Â | |
10:43 | Â | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:05 | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point cutting layup (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 2-0 | |
11:25 | Â | Kings 60 second timeout | Â | |
11:25 | Â | Kings defensive rebound | Â | |
11:25 | Â | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:31 | Â | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | Â | |
11:36 | Â | De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:00 | Â | Domantas Sabonis vs. Ivica Zubac (Kevin Huerter gains possession) | Â |
Min. Per Game | ||
Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
 | Clippers defensive rebound | 0:44 |
 | Trey Lyles misses three point jump shot | 0:44 |
 | Mo Bamba personal foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | 0:55 |
 | Doug McDermott defensive rebound | 1:07 |
 | Nicolas Batum misses three point jump shot | 1:10 |
 | James Harden defensive rebound | 1:17 |
 | Keegan Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | 1:25 |
+ 1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1:43 |
+ 1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1:43 |
 | Doug McDermott shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | 1:43 |
 | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | 1:58 |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 12 | 26 |
Field Goals | 4-19 (21.1%) | 9-24 (37.5%) |
3-Pointers | 1-8 (12.5%) | 1-10 (10.0%) |
Free Throws | 3-4 (75.0%) | 7-7 (100.0%) |
Total Rebounds | 13 | 18 |
Offensive | 1 | 3 |
Defensive | 10 | 13 |
Team | 2 | 2 |
Assists | 4 | 8 |
Steals | 0 | 4 |
Blocks | 2 | 0 |
Turnovers | 5 | 0 |
Fouls | 4 | 4 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
Key Players | |||||
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D. Sabonis C | 20.2 PPG | 12.5 RPG | 6.6 APG | 64.1 FG% |
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J. Harden PG | 20.3 PPG | 7.7 RPG | 8.8 APG | 37.2 FG% |
Top Scorers | |||||
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D. Sabonis C | 6 PTS | 4 REB | 0 AST | ||
J. Harden PG | 8 PTS | 2 REB | 1 AST |
On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
T. Lyles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 3 |
D. Fox | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 5 |
D. McDermott | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
K. Ellis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 2 |
K. Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -8 | -1 |
On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
T. Lyles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 3 |
D. Fox | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 5 |
D. McDermott | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
K. Ellis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 2 |
K. Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -8 | -1 |
On Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
J. McLaughlin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -6 | 1 |
A. Len | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
I. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
O. Robinson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
C. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4/19 | 1/8 | 3/4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | -37 | 11 |
On Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
T. Flowers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
C. Christie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
K. Brown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
B. Hyland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
K. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 26 | 16 | 8 | 9/24 | 1/10 | 7/7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | +14 | 5 |