Game ID: 22400927
Sacramento Kings @ LA Clippers
Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM ET
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
LAC 20 31 21 25 14 111SAC 23 26 26 22 13 110
LAC vs SAC ScoutingLAC vs SAC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
LAC availability going into 3/02 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 5 since 2/20, returns tonight: 9 min (27% of 33)
OUT Miller missed 7 since 2/12, returns tonight: 5 min (48% of 11)
BACK Leonard back 2/26 after 2, 35 min since (108% of 33)
NEW Dunn 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Simmons 15 to 20 min over the last 4
LAC availability going into 3/04 · 1 day's restBACK Leonard back 2/26 after 2, 37 min since (112% of 33)
BACK Powell back 3/02 after 5, 9 min since (27% of 33)
BACK Miller back 3/02 after 7, 5 min since (48% of 11)
NEW Dunn 24 to 29 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/05 · back-to-backOUT Jones Jr. missed 2 since 3/02, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 2 since 3/02, out tonight
BACK Leonard back 2/26 after 2, 37 min since (112% of 33)
BACK Powell back 3/02 after 5, 9 min since (27% of 33)
BACK Miller back 3/02 after 7, 8 min since (70% of 11)
NEW Dunn 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 23 to 29 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/07 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 2 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Jones Jr. missed 3 since 3/02, returns tonight: 18 min (74% of 24)
OUT Simmons missed 3 since 3/02, out tonight
BACK Leonard back 2/26 after 2, 37 min since (112% of 33)
BACK Miller back 3/02 after 7, 11 min since (98% of 11)
NEW Dunn 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 23 to 30 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 3 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 4 since 3/02, out tonight
BACK Jones Jr. back 3/07 after 3, 18 min since (74% of 24)
BACK Miller back 3/02 after 7, 11 min since (98% of 11)
NEW Leonard 33 to 38 min over the last 4
NEW Dunn 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 23 to 31 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/11 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 4 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 5 since 3/02, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 2 since 3/07, out tonight
BACK Jones Jr. back 3/07 after 3, 23 min since (95% of 24)
NEW Leonard 33 to 38 min over the last 4
NEW Dunn 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 23 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Batum 18 to 24 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/12 · back-to-backOUT Powell missed 5 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 6 since 3/02, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 3 since 3/07, returns tonight: 7 min (67% of 11)
BACK Jones Jr. back 3/07 after 3, 24 min since (99% of 24)
NEW Zubac 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Dunn 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 23 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Batum 18 to 26 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/14 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 6 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 7 since 3/02, returns tonight: 17 min (119% of 15)
BACK Jones Jr. back 3/07 after 3, 24 min since (99% of 24)
BACK Miller back 3/12 after 3, 7 min since (67% of 11)
NEW Zubac 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Leonard 33 to 38 min over the last 3
NEW Bogdanović 23 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Batum 18 to 30 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/16 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 7 since 3/04, returns tonight: 23 min (69% of 33)
BACK Jones Jr. back 3/07 after 3, 23 min since (98% of 24)
BACK Simmons back 3/14 after 7, 17 min since (119% of 15)
BACK Miller back 3/12 after 3, 7 min since (67% of 11)
NEW Batum 18 to 29 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' restOUT Crowder missed 18 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Carter back 2/21 after 4, 5 min since (44% of 11)
SAC availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 19 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 2 since 2/26, out tonight
SAC availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 20 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 3 since 2/26, out tonight
SAC availability going into 3/07 · 1 day's restOUT Sabonis missed 2 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Crowder missed 21 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 4 since 2/26, returns tonight: 14 min (131% of 11)
NEW Valančiūnas 17 to 23 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restOUT Sabonis missed 3 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Monk missed 2 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Crowder missed 22 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Carter back 3/07 after 4, 14 min since (131% of 11)
NEW Ellis 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Valančiūnas 17 to 25 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/10 · back-to-backOUT Sabonis missed 4 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Monk missed 3 since 3/05, returns tonight: 30 min (93% of 32)
OUT Crowder missed 23 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Carter back 3/07 after 4, 13 min since (121% of 11)
NEW Ellis 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW LaRavia 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Valančiūnas 17 to 31 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/13 · 2 days' restOUT Sabonis missed 5 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Crowder missed 24 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Monk back 3/10 after 3, 30 min since (93% of 32)
BACK Carter back 3/07 after 4, 13 min since (119% of 11)
NEW Ellis 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW LaRavia 19 to 27 min over the last 4
NEW Valančiūnas 17 to 29 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/14 · back-to-backOUT Sabonis missed 6 since 3/03, returns tonight: 30 min (87% of 35)
OUT Crowder missed 25 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Monk back 3/10 after 3, 31 min since (98% of 32)
BACK Carter back 3/07 after 4, 12 min since (106% of 11)
NEW Ellis 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW LaRavia 19 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Valančiūnas 17 to 27 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/17 · 2 days' restOUT Crowder missed 26 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Sabonis back 3/14 after 6, 30 min since (87% of 35)
BACK Monk back 3/10 after 3, 35 min since (110% of 32)
BACK Carter back 3/07 after 4, 11 min since (96% of 11)
NEW Valančiūnas 17 to 23 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Harden at 26 and Leonard at 24 a game. Without Powell (3 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 16 free throws a game; LaVine at 24 and DeRozan at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Sabonis (3 straight), Monk (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Sacramento at 42 percent from three to the Clippers' 34 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-6 a night and the Clippers minus-1. Call it Sacramento 112, the Clippers 111, the Clippers keeping it close.
3/02 @ LAL 102-108 — LAC notes
LAC lost 102-108. LAC took 11 more shots (88 to 77), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to LAL's 49%, 12 of 39 from three. Leonard led with 33 (13 of 23, 3 of 7 from three); Dunn added 15, Harden 13. Q4 was theirs, 25-19, the deficit cut from 12 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 89-77 against them. Harden's -18 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/04 @ PHX 117-119 — LAC notes
LAC lost 117-119. LAC shot 52% (43 of 83) to PHX's 51%, 8 of 30 from three. LAC turned it over 6 times to PHX's 11. Zubac led with 35 (15 of 19, 5 of 6 at the line); Harden added 21, Leonard 21. Q2 was theirs, 41-19, turning a 6-point deficit into a 16-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 100-76 against them. They led by as many as 23. Eubanks's -24 in 11 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/05 vs DET 123-115 — LAC notes
LAC won 123-115. LAC shot 55% (44 of 80) to DET's 52%, 13 of 24 from three, and went to the line 26 times to DET's 19 — 22 points from the stripe to their 14. Harden led with 50 (14 of 24, 6 of 13 from three, 16 of 20 at the line); Bogdanović added 23, Zubac 22. The hinge was Q1, 32-26: from level to 6 ahead. Zubac was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
3/07 vs NYK 105-95 — LAC notes
LAC won 105-95. LAC shot 42% (37 of 88) to NYK's 38%, 15 of 38 from three. Harden led with 27 (7 of 20, 5 of 12 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Leonard added 20, Batum 17. The hinge was Q4, 26-17: a lead of 1 became 10. Zubac was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
3/09 vs SAC 111-110 — LAC notes
LAC won 111-110 in 1 overtime. LAC shot 53% (43 of 81) to SAC's 46%, 10 of 31 from three. The glass went 38-48 against them. Harden led with 29 (10 of 19, 3 of 11 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Zubac added 22, Leonard 17. The hinge was Q2, 31-26: LAC came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 2. Jones Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +8.
3/11 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 124, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Williamson at 25 and Murphy III at 21 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Brooks Jr. (12 straight), Payton (43 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 109, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Harden at 28 and Leonard at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Powell (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 109 a night to New Orleans's 124. Call it the Clippers 115, New Orleans 112, New Orleans keeping it close.
3/12 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Adebayo at 25 and Herro at 20 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Jović (9 straight), Burks (3 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Harden at 30 and Zubac at 23 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Powell (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been plus-0 a night and the Clippers minus-6 and the defense, Miami allowing 105 a night to the Clippers' 113. Call it Miami 111, the Clippers 109, the Clippers keeping it close.
3/14 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 30 and LeVert at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Johnson (22 straight), Mathews (5 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Harden at 31 and Leonard at 22 a game. Without Powell (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-3 a night and the Clippers minus-3 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 110 a night to Atlanta's 119. Call it Atlanta 116, the Clippers 115, the Clippers keeping it close.
3/16 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 107, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Harden at 26 and Leonard at 23 a game. Without Powell (7 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Bridges at 32 and Ball at 20 a game. Without Gra. Williams (50 straight), Baugh (3 straight), Simpson (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 107 a night to Charlotte's 116. Call it the Clippers 115, Charlotte 108.
3/01 @ HOU 113-103 — SAC notes
SAC won 113-103. SAC shot 51% (44 of 87) to HOU's 43%, 9 of 28 from three. DeRozan led with 21 (7 of 18, 1 of 5 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); LaVine added 20, Monk 16. The hinge was Q1, 25-21: from level to 4 ahead, and the lead reached 16. LaVine was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
3/03 @ DAL 122-98 — SAC notes
SAC won 122-98. SAC shot 52% (47 of 90) to DAL's 45%, 16 of 34 from three, and got to the line 12 times to DAL's 24. SAC turned it over 7 times to DAL's 13. LaVine led with 22 (8 of 12, 4 of 5 from three); DeRozan added 20, Murray 18. The hinge was Q3, 34-16: a lead of 10 became 28, and the lead reached 32. Murray was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
3/05 @ DEN 110-116 — SAC notes
SAC lost 110-116. SAC took 9 more shots (96 to 87), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to DEN's 46%, 11 of 27 from three, and got to the line 14 times to DEN's 30. DeRozan led with 35 (14 of 32, 4 of 6 from three); LaVine added 20, Valančiūnas 19. Q1 was theirs, 42-29, but the other 3 periods went 87-68 against them. They led by as many as 14.
3/07 vs SAS 127-109 — SAC notes
SAC won 127-109. SAC shot 51% (49 of 96) to SAS's 46%, 17 of 38 from three. The glass went 51-36 for them. LaVine led with 36 (14 of 22, 7 of 11 from three); DeRozan added 22, Murray 19. The hinge was Q2, 36-16: SAC came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 14, and the lead reached 27. LaVine was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
3/09 @ LAC 110-111 — SAC notes
SAC lost 110-111 in 1 overtime. SAC shot 46% (40 of 87) to LAC's 53%, 9 of 34 from three. The glass went 48-38 for them. DeRozan led with 31 (9 of 20, 1 of 7 from three, 12 of 12 at the line); LaVine added 30, Murray 15. Q3 was theirs, 26-21, turning a 2-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 4 periods went 90-84 against them. Murray's -7 in 47 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/10 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and LaVine at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Sabonis (4 straight), Monk (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 28 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Anunoby at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. 2 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, Sacramento at 39 percent from three to New York's 28 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-5 a night and New York minus-2. Call it Sacramento 115, New York 111, New York keeping it close.
3/13 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Curry at 29 and Butler III at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Podziemski (2 straight), Kuminga (31 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; LaVine at 25 and DeRozan at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Sabonis (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the line, where Golden State takes 27 free throws a game to Sacramento's 19 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 14 times a game to Sacramento's 10. Call it Golden State 117, Sacramento 112.
3/14 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 123, shooting 53 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Durant at 28 and Booker at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 120, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; DeRozan at 24 and LaVine at 23 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Sabonis (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 42 percent from three to Sacramento's 36. Call it Phoenix 120, Sacramento 114.
3/17 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; LaVine at 24 and DeRozan at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. 2 days' rest. Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Morant at 33 and Bane at 18 a game. Without Aldama (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Memphis allowing 112 a night to Sacramento's 121. Call it Memphis 119, Sacramento 115, Sacramento keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SACDC D. Carter
DD D. DeRozan
JL J. LaRavia
JV J. Valančiūnas
KE K. Ellis
KM K. Murray
MF M. Fultz
TL T. Lyles
ZL Z. LaVine
LACAC A. Coffey
BB B. Bogdanović
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KB K. Brown
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
NB N. Batum
SAC/LAC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Leonard's hook shot at buzzer in OT gives Clippers 111-110 win over Kings
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Kawhi Leonard’s hook shot at the buzzer lifted the Los Angeles Clippers over the Sacramento Kings 111-110 in overtime on Sunday night to tighten their grip on eighth place in the West.
Leonard dribbled to the top of the key with 21.6 seconds remaining and let the clock tick down before making his winning move through defenders in the lane. The ball bounced on the rim before going in. He finished with 17 points.
James Harden had 29 points, nine rebounds and 11 assists for the Clippers, who won their third in a row. Ivica Zubac had 22 points and 14 rebounds.
DeMar DeRozan had 31 points and 10 assists and Zach LaVine added 30 points for the ninth-place Kings. They fell to 0-3 against the Clippers this season. Jonas Valanciunas had 17 rebounds.
Harden hit a jumper in the lane to tie the game 97-97 with 11.9 seconds remaining in regulation. LaVine missed a jumper from the right side as time expired to force the five-minute extra session.
The Kings blew a seven-point lead with 1:40 remaining in regulation.
DeRozan and LaVine combined to score all 13 of the Kings' points in OT.
Takeaways Kings: They continue to scrap despite the ongoing absences of Domantas Sabonis and Malik Monk .
Clippers: Coach Tyronn Lue went home before the game because of back pain and was replaced by assistant Brian Shaw.
Key moment The Clippers outscored the Kings 14-13 in overtime. They got back-to-back baskets by Derrick Jones Jr ., including a go-ahead 3-pointer after DeRozan tied the score at 104.
Key stat LaVine had been shooting 62% from 3-point range in his previous six games. He missed all of his six attempts in regulation before hitting a 3 in overtime. As a team the Kings were 9 of 34. The Clippers weren't much better, going 10 of 31.
Up next Kings host the New York Knicks on Monday, and Clippers visit New Orleans on Tuesday to open a three-game Eastern trip.