Game ID: 22401184
LA Clippers @ Sacramento Kings
Friday, April 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 29 20 21 30 100LAC 24 26 25 26 101
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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.
SAC availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 2 since 3/31, returns tonight: 5 min (40% of 11)
OUT Carter missed 2 since 3/31, returns tonight: 14 min (126% of 11)
BACK Monk back 3/27 after 3, 26 min since (82% of 32)
SAC availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restBACK Monk back 3/27 after 3, 25 min since (80% of 32)
BACK Crowder back 3/29 after 33, 6 min since (49% of 11)
BACK Carter back 4/04 after 2, 14 min since (126% of 11)
SAC availability going into 4/07 · back-to-backBACK Crowder back 3/29 after 33, 6 min since (49% of 11)
BACK Carter back 4/04 after 2, 10 min since (94% of 11)
SAC availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 2 since 4/06, out tonight
OUT Crowder missed 2 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Carter back 4/04 after 2, 14 min since (128% of 11)
NEW Ellis 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Lyles 20 to 26 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 3 since 4/06, returns tonight: 32 min (93% of 34)
OUT Crowder missed 3 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Carter back 4/04 after 2, 15 min since (137% of 11)
NEW Ellis 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Lyles 20 to 31 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 4 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Murray back 4/11 after 3, 32 min since (93% of 34)
BACK Carter back 4/04 after 2, 15 min since (138% of 11)
NEW Ellis 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Lyles 20 to 33 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restOUT Coffey missed 2 since 3/31, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 10 since 3/14, out tonight
LAC availability going into 4/05 · back-to-backOUT Coffey missed 3 since 3/31, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 11 since 3/14, returns tonight: 7 min (66% of 11)
LAC availability going into 4/08 · 2 days' restOUT Coffey missed 4 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Miller back 4/05 after 11, 7 min since (66% of 11)
LAC availability going into 4/09 · back-to-backOUT Coffey missed 5 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Miller back 4/05 after 11, 4 min since (37% of 11)
LAC availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Coffey missed 6 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Miller back 4/05 after 11, 3 min since (28% of 11)
LAC availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restOUT Coffey missed 7 since 3/31, returns tonight: 4 min (16% of 24)
BACK Miller back 4/05 after 11, 3 min since (28% of 11)
LAC availability going into 4/19 · 5 days' restOUT Batum missed 2 since 4/11, returns tonight: 24 min (132% of 18)
OUT Miller missed 2 since 4/11, out tonight
BACK Coffey back 4/13 after 7, 4 min since (16% of 24)
NEW Leonard 33 to 38 min over the last 4
LAC availability going into 4/21 · 1 day's restOUT Miller missed 3 since 4/11, out tonight
BACK Coffey back 4/13 after 7, 4 min since (16% of 24)
BACK Batum back 4/19 after 2, 24 min since (132% of 18)
NEW Harden 36 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Zubac 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Leonard 33 to 42 min over the last 4
NEW Powell 33 to 40 min over the last 4
NEW Dunn 24 to 29 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 4/24 · 2 days' restOUT Coffey missed 2 since 4/19, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 4 since 4/11, returns tonight: 4 min (34% of 11)
BACK Batum back 4/19 after 2, 21 min since (116% of 18)
NEW Harden 36 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Zubac 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Leonard 33 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Dunn 24 to 30 min over the last 5
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 120 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; LaVine at 30 and DeRozan at 28 a game. Without Murray (3 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 105, shooting 53 percent and 45 from three, 19 free throws a game; Leonard at 25 and Harden at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Coffey (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 45 percent from three to Sacramento's 39 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 105 a night to Sacramento's 114. Call it the Clippers 115, Sacramento 114, Sacramento keeping it close.
4/04 @ CHA 125-102 — SAC notes
SAC won 125-102. SAC shot 49% (45 of 91) to CHA's 40%, 16 of 36 from three, and got to the line 23 times to CHA's 34. SAC turned it over 6 times to CHA's 12. LaVine led with 25 (9 of 19, 4 of 7 from three); Sabonis added 24, DeRozan 22. The hinge was Q2, 42-31: a lead of 8 became 19, and the lead reached 30. Monk was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
4/06 @ CLE 120-113 — SAC notes
SAC won 120-113. SAC shot 54% (44 of 82) to CLE's 52%, 14 of 33 from three. LaVine led with 37 (15 of 21, 7 of 11 from three); DeRozan added 28, Sabonis 27. The hinge was Q3, 35-22: SAC came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 12. SAC trailed 56-57 at the half and won the second half 64-56. DeRozan was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
4/07 @ DET 127-117 — SAC notes
SAC won 127-117. SAC shot 52% (47 of 91) to DET's 47%, 11 of 27 from three. The glass went 50-37 for them. LaVine led with 43 (16 of 28, 8 of 11 from three); DeRozan added 37, Sabonis 19. The hinge was Q3, 35-22: SAC came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 3. SAC trailed 62-72 at the half and won the second half 65-45. DeRozan was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
4/09 vs DEN 116-124 — SAC notes
SAC lost 116-124. SAC shot 47% (43 of 92) to DEN's 50%, 16 of 36 from three, and got to the line 17 times to DEN's 31. LaVine led with 27 (10 of 20, 4 of 8 from three); DeRozan added 22, Ellis 20. Q4 was theirs, 33-31, the deficit cut from 10 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 93-83 against them. DeRozan's -16 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/11 vs LAC 100-101 — SAC notes
SAC lost 100-101. SAC shot 44% (37 of 85) to LAC's 51%, 10 of 31 from three. LaVine led with 26 (9 of 23, 4 of 12 from three); Sabonis added 19, DeRozan 16. Q1 was theirs, 29-24, but the other 3 periods went 77-71 against them.
4/13 vs PHX — 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 118 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; LaVine at 32 and DeRozan at 25 a game. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 15 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Beal at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, Sacramento at 41 percent from three to Phoenix's 31 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-3 a night and Phoenix minus-5. Call it Sacramento 118, Phoenix 111.
4/04 vs DAL 114-91 — LAC notes
LAC won 114-91. LAC shot 49% (44 of 89) to DAL's 45%, 14 of 30 from three, and got to the line 16 times to DAL's 26. Leonard led with 20 (8 of 17, 2 of 5 from three); Powell added 14, Zubac 14. The hinge was Q1, 29-16: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 35. Jones Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
4/05 vs DAL 135-104 — LAC notes
LAC won 135-104. LAC shot 56% (54 of 96) to DAL's 44%, 11 of 28 from three, and got to the line 20 times to DAL's 38. LAC turned it over 6 times to DAL's 15. Harden led with 29 (10 of 19, 1 of 4 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Leonard added 29, Zubac 25. The hinge was Q3, 44-30: a lead of 9 became 23, and the lead reached 32. Leonard was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
4/08 vs SAS 122-117 — LAC notes
LAC won 122-117. LAC shot 52% (48 of 93) to SAS's 53%, 14 of 30 from three. The glass went 50-34 for them. Powell led with 25 (9 of 19, 3 of 7 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Zubac added 24, Harden 21. The hinge was Q3, 37-26: a lead of 2 became 13, and the lead reached 18. Harden was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
4/09 vs HOU 134-117 — LAC notes
LAC won 134-117. LAC shot 53% (48 of 90) to HOU's 51%, 19 of 37 from three, and went to the line 19 times to HOU's 10 — 19 points from the stripe to their 7. Harden led with 35 (10 of 18, 5 of 11 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Leonard added 22, Zubac 20. The hinge was Q2, 35-23: a lead of 1 became 13, and the lead reached 19. Dunn was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
4/11 @ SAC 101-100 — LAC notes
LAC won 101-100. LAC shot 51% (40 of 78) to SAC's 44%, 7 of 21 from three. Leonard led with 28 (10 of 21, 2 of 3 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Harden added 23, Zubac 17. The hinge was Q2, 26-20: LAC came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 1. Zubac was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
4/13 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 101, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 22 and Butler III at 19 a game. One day's rest. The Clippers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 106, shooting 52 percent and 45 from three, 18 free throws a game; Leonard at 25 and Harden at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have won the glass by 6 a night. Without Coffey (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 45 percent from three to Golden State's 36 and the line, where Golden State takes 24 free throws a game to the Clippers' 18. Call it Golden State 111, the Clippers 110, the Clippers keeping it close.
4/19 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; Jokić at 28 and Braun at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 5 days' rest. The Clippers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 111, shooting 54 percent and 45 from three, 18 free throws a game; Harden at 29 and Leonard at 28 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have won the glass by 8 a night. Without Batum (2 straight). 5 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 45 percent from three to Denver's 32 and the line, where Denver takes 25 free throws a game to the Clippers' 18. Call it Denver 117, the Clippers 116, the Clippers keeping it close.
4/21 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 31 from three, 28 free throws a game; Jokić at 27 and Gordon at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 113, shooting 52 percent and 44 from three, 17 free throws a game; Harden at 30 and Leonard at 26 a game. They have won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 44 percent from three to Denver's 31 and the line, where Denver takes 28 free throws a game to the Clippers' 17. Call it Denver 117, the Clippers 114, the Clippers keeping it close.
4/24 vs DEN — 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 110, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 17 free throws a game; Harden at 29 and Leonard at 29 a game. Without Coffey (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Jokić at 24 and Gordon at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Strawther (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the line, where Denver takes 28 free throws a game to the Clippers' 17 and the glass, where Denver has been plus-7 a night and the Clippers minus-0. Call it the Clippers 115, Denver 112, Denver keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SACDC D. Carter
DD D. DeRozan
DS D. Sabonis
JV J. Valančiūnas
KE K. Ellis
KM K. Murray
TL T. Lyles
ZL Z. LaVine
LACBB B. Bogdanović
BS B. Simmons
DE D. Eubanks
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
NP N. Powell
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
Clippers hold off Kings 101-100 to remain tied with Nuggets for No. 4 in tight Western Conference
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- - James Harden had 23 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points and the Los Angeles Clippers held off a late flurry in the final two minutes and beat the Sacramento Kings 101-100 on Friday night.
Ivica Zubic had 17 points and 10 rebounds to help the Clippers win their seventh straight. Norman Powell added 16 points.
With one regular-season game remaining the Clippers are tied with the Denver Nuggets at 49-32 for the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference.
The Clippers led comfortably most of the game until the Kings surged in the fourth quarter and got within 100-98 with 1:04 minutes remaining. After Sacramento's Zach LaVine made two free throws with 3.9 seconds left, the Kings stole the inbounds pass. But DeMar DeRozan's contested 3-point try at the buzzer clanged off the backboard.
DeRozan scored 16 points and moved past Reggie Miller into 25th place on the NBA's career scoring list.
LaVine had 26 points for the Kings, while Domantas Sabonis had 19 points and 16 rebounds.
Sabonis became the sixth player since the ABA/NBA merger to have 60 or more double-doubles for three consecutive seasons, joining Moses Malone , John Stockton , Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and Dwight Howard.
Key moment With the Kings trailing 84-80 in the fourth quarter, interim coach Doug Christie had to be restrained and picked up a technical foul after rookie Devin Carter was called for a defensive foul despite replays showing Harden's arm hitting Carter in the head.
Key stat Leonard scored more points in the first half (20) than he did total in 13 of the previous 35 games that he played this season.
Up next The Clippers play at Golden State on Sunday. The Kings host the Phoenix Suns on Friday.