LA Clippers @ Sacramento Kings
Friday, November 8, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA | Game ID: 22400196
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 28 17 28 25 98LAC 34 17 27 29 107
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Norman Powell has 31 points and 12 rebounds as the Clippers hold off the Kings 107-98
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Norman Powell posted his first career double-double with 31 points and 12 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Sacramento Kings 107-98 on Friday night for their third straight win.
James Harden added 22 points for the Clippers, who led nearly the entire way. They took a 78-73 lead into the fourth quarter and began the period with a 16-5 run.
Kevin Porter Jr . scored nine points in the fourth and Los Angeles withstood a late push by the Kings, who cut the deficit to four with under three minutes left.
De’Aaron Fox led the Kings with 31 points. Domantas Sabonis added 23 points and 12 rebounds.
Harden had 15 points in the first quarter and Powell scored 11 in the second to help the Clippers build a 51-45 halftime lead.
Takeaways Clippers: Los Angeles, looking to hold down the fort until star Kawhi Leonard returns from right knee inflammation, is above .500 for the first time this season after a 2-4 start. Powell and Harden are both averaging more than 20 points per game.
Kings: Sacramento was 3 of 26 from 3-point range and made just one 3 in the second half. The Kings are in the bottom five in the NBA in 3-point shooting, entering the game at a 32.5% clip.
Key moment The Kings cut a 16-point fourth-quarter deficit to four with under three minutes to play, but Powell and Amir Coffey hit consecutive 3-pointers to push the lead back to double digits.
Key stat Powell has blossomed early this season, scoring 20 points or more for the eighth straight game and finally notching a double-double in his 10th season. He has taken advantage of more playing time with Leonard injured and Russell Westbrook and Paul George no longer on the team.
Up next Clippers: Host the Toronto Raptors on Saturday.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SACAL A. Len
DD D. DeRozan
DF D. Fox
DS D. Sabonis
KE K. Ellis
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
TL T. Lyles
LACAC A. Coffey
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KD K. Dunn
KP K. Porter Jr.
NB N. Batum
NP N. Powell
TM T. Mann
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
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