LA Clippers vs. Sacramento Kings
March 14, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Kings beat the Clippers 118-109 on 2026-03-14 on the road against the Clippers. The Clippers started Brook Lopez, Kawhi Leonard, Kris Dunn, Derrick Jones Jr., and Darius Garland. The Kings started Russell Westbrook, DeMar DeRozan, Precious Achiuwa, Nique Clifford, and Maxime Raynaud. Russell Westbrook (Kings) scored 5 points (2/7) in his matchups, with Kawhi Leonard as his primary defender. Kawhi Leonard (Clippers) scored 15 points (7/8) in his matchups, with Precious Achiuwa as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
LAC
LA Clippers
109
Did not play: Bogdan Bogdanović (DNP - Coach's Decision), Cam Christie (DNP - Coach's Decision), Norchad Omier (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kobe Sanders (DNP - Coach's Decision)
SAC
Sacramento Kings
118
Did not play: Devin Carter (DND - Injury/Illness), Drew Eubanks (DND - Injury/Illness), Malik Monk (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
LAC
LA Clippers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Brook Lopez · Kawhi Leonard · Kris Dunn · Derrick Jones Jr. · Darius Garland Starter 10.8 min
- John Collins · Darius Garland · Isaiah Jackson · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller 8.5 min
- Kris Dunn · Derrick Jones Jr. · Darius Garland · Isaiah Jackson · Bennedict Mathurin 5.0 min
- Brook Lopez · Kawhi Leonard · Derrick Jones Jr. · John Collins · Bennedict Mathurin 3.6 min
- Brook Lopez · Kris Dunn · Derrick Jones Jr. · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller 2.8 min
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Starting lineup
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Russell Westbrook
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Nique Clifford
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DeMar DeRozan
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Precious Achiuwa
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Maxime Raynaud
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Precious Achiuwa · Nique Clifford · Maxime Raynaud Starter 16.3 min
- Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Precious Achiuwa · Daeqwon Plowden · Maxime Raynaud 8.2 min
- Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Precious Achiuwa · Daeqwon Plowden · Nique Clifford 5.4 min
- Doug McDermott · Killian Hayes · Daeqwon Plowden · Nique Clifford · Dylan Cardwell 4.7 min
- DeMar DeRozan · Doug McDermott · Killian Hayes · Daeqwon Plowden · Dylan Cardwell 2.4 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Clippers defense
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Russell Westbrook 5 pts (2/7) in 72 possessions
Guarded by: Kawhi Leonard (35 %, 4 pts) · Kris Dunn (15 %, 0 pts) · Bennedict Mathurin (12 %, 0 pts)
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DeMar DeRozan 17 pts (5/6) in 74 possessions
Guarded by: Derrick Jones Jr. (51 %, 0 pts) · Bennedict Mathurin (9 %, 0 pts) · Kris Dunn (8 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Bennedict Mathurin | Daeqwon Plowden: 29 poss., 4 pts (1/5) · Nique Clifford: 16 poss., 4 pts (1/2) |
| Darius Garland | Nique Clifford: 28 poss., 9 pts (3/7) · Maxime Raynaud: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/4) |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | DeMar DeRozan: 38 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Russell Westbrook: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kawhi Leonard | Russell Westbrook: 25 poss., 4 pts (2/5) · Precious Achiuwa: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/4) |
| Kris Dunn | Maxime Raynaud: 20 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Russell Westbrook: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Isaiah Jackson | Dylan Cardwell: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Maxime Raynaud: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Miller | Doug McDermott: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Nique Clifford: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Brook Lopez | Precious Achiuwa: 26 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Russell Westbrook: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| John Collins | Doug McDermott: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Precious Achiuwa: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Kings defense
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Kawhi Leonard 15 pts (7/8) in 53 possessions
Guarded by: Precious Achiuwa (26 %, 7 pts) · DeMar DeRozan (19 %, 0 pts) · Russell Westbrook (16 %, 4 pts)
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Darius Garland 6 pts (3/8) in 60 possessions
Guarded by: Nique Clifford (44 %, 0 pts) · Killian Hayes (9 %, 0 pts) · Doug McDermott (9 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Precious Achiuwa | Derrick Jones Jr.: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Kawhi Leonard: 14 poss., 7 pts (3/3) |
| DeMar DeRozan | Derrick Jones Jr.: 32 poss., 12 pts (5/6) · Kawhi Leonard: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Russell Westbrook | Kris Dunn: 23 poss., 2 pts (0/3) · Bennedict Mathurin: 12 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Nique Clifford | Darius Garland: 27 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Bennedict Mathurin: 21 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Maxime Raynaud | Brook Lopez: 23 poss., 9 pts (4/4) · Isaiah Jackson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Daeqwon Plowden | Bennedict Mathurin: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jordan Miller: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Doug McDermott | Jordan Miller: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Darius Garland: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Dylan Cardwell | Isaiah Jackson: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · John Collins: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Killian Hayes | Darius Garland: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jordan Miller: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |