Sacramento Kings vs. LA Clippers
April 5, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Clippers beat the Kings 138-109 on 2026-04-05 on the road against the Kings. The Kings started DeMar DeRozan, Precious Achiuwa, Devin Carter, Nique Clifford, and Maxime Raynaud. The Clippers started Brook Lopez, Kawhi Leonard, Kris Dunn, Derrick Jones Jr., and Darius Garland. Kawhi Leonard (Clippers) scored 13 points (6/11) in his matchups, with Maxime Raynaud as his primary defender. Malik Monk (Kings) scored 11 points (4/5) in his matchups, with Derrick Jones Jr. as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
SAC
Sacramento Kings
109
Did not play: Drew Eubanks (DNP - Injury/Illness), Keegan Murray (DNP - Injury/Illness)
LAC
LA Clippers
138
Did not play: Nicolas Batum (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- DeMar DeRozan · Precious Achiuwa · Devin Carter · Nique Clifford · Maxime Raynaud Starter 5.8 min
- Daeqwon Plowden · Devin Carter · Nique Clifford · Maxime Raynaud · Dylan Cardwell 12.4 min
- Precious Achiuwa · Daeqwon Plowden · Devin Carter · Nique Clifford · Maxime Raynaud 8.7 min
- Doug McDermott · Malik Monk · Killian Hayes · Daeqwon Plowden · Dylan Cardwell 5.5 min
- DeMar DeRozan · Daeqwon Plowden · Devin Carter · Nique Clifford · Maxime Raynaud 2.1 min
LAC
LA Clippers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Brook Lopez · Kawhi Leonard · Kris Dunn · Derrick Jones Jr. · Darius Garland Starter 15.5 min
- Kris Dunn · John Collins · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller · Kobe Sanders 7.4 min
- Kawhi Leonard · John Collins · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller · Kobe Sanders 5.7 min
- Kawhi Leonard · Derrick Jones Jr. · John Collins · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller 3.3 min
- Kawhi Leonard · Derrick Jones Jr. · John Collins · Darius Garland · Bennedict Mathurin 3.0 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Kings defense
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Kawhi Leonard 13 pts (6/11) in 57 possessions
Guarded by: Maxime Raynaud (22 %, 4 pts) · Daeqwon Plowden (17 %, 0 pts) · Nique Clifford (15 %, 0 pts)
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Darius Garland 7 pts (2/3) in 45 possessions
Guarded by: Devin Carter (65 %, 6 pts) · Nique Clifford (9 %, 0 pts) · Maxime Raynaud (7 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Nique Clifford | Kris Dunn: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Jordan Miller: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Devin Carter | Darius Garland: 29 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Bennedict Mathurin: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Daeqwon Plowden | Jordan Miller: 17 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Derrick Jones Jr.: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Maxime Raynaud | Kawhi Leonard: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Kobe Sanders: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Dylan Cardwell | John Collins: 21 poss., 6 pts (3/3) · Norchad Omier: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Precious Achiuwa | Brook Lopez: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Kawhi Leonard: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Malik Monk | Derrick Jones Jr.: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kawhi Leonard: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Killian Hayes | Bennedict Mathurin: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jordan Miller: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Doug McDermott | Jordan Miller: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kobe Sanders: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| DeMar DeRozan | Derrick Jones Jr.: 9 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Kris Dunn: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
Clippers defense
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Malik Monk 11 pts (4/5) in 28 possessions
Guarded by: Derrick Jones Jr. (37 %, 0 pts) · Bennedict Mathurin (15 %, 0 pts) · Jordan Miller (14 %, 0 pts)
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Devin Carter 17 pts (6/16) in 78 possessions
Guarded by: Darius Garland (38 %, 9 pts) · Bennedict Mathurin (12 %, 0 pts) · Kris Dunn (9 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | Daeqwon Plowden: 23 poss., 13 pts (5/8) · Precious Achiuwa: 11 poss., 3 pts (0/1) |
| Bennedict Mathurin | Killian Hayes: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Daeqwon Plowden: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kris Dunn | Nique Clifford: 12 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Daeqwon Plowden: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Miller | Nique Clifford: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Doug McDermott: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | Nique Clifford: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Malik Monk: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| John Collins | Dylan Cardwell: 24 poss., 10 pts (4/6) · Maxime Raynaud: 6 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Kobe Sanders | Maxime Raynaud: 13 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Doug McDermott: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Darius Garland | Devin Carter: 30 poss., 9 pts (4/7) · Nique Clifford: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Brook Lopez | Maxime Raynaud: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Precious Achiuwa: 15 poss., 4 pts (0/0) |
| Cam Christie | Nique Clifford: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Devin Carter: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Norchad Omier | Dylan Cardwell: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Daeqwon Plowden: 2 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| TyTy Washington Jr. | Devin Carter: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Daeqwon Plowden: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bogdan Bogdanović | Daeqwon Plowden: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Maxime Raynaud: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |