Game ID: 22501141
LA Clippers @ Sacramento Kings
Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 32 27 20 30 109LAC 42 29 36 31 138
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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 3/28 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 14 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT LaVine missed 21 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Hunter missed 21 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Clifford missed 2 since 3/24, returns tonight: 23 min (93% of 25)
OUT Eubanks missed 7 since 3/14, out tonight
BACK Monk back 3/19 after 4, 27 min since (122% of 22)
BACK Carter back 3/22 after 5, 29 min since (156% of 18)
BACK Baldwin Jr. back 3/22 after 7, 22 min since (151% of 15)
NEW Raynaud 26 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Plowden 26 to 33 min over the last 4
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW McDermott 15 to 23 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/29 · back-to-backOUT Murray missed 15 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT LaVine missed 22 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Hunter missed 22 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 2 since 3/26, out tonight
OUT Eubanks missed 8 since 3/14, out tonight
BACK Clifford back 3/28 after 2, 23 min since (93% of 25)
BACK Monk back 3/19 after 4, 27 min since (123% of 22)
BACK Carter back 3/22 after 5, 26 min since (141% of 18)
NEW Raynaud 26 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Plowden 26 to 33 min over the last 4
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 29 min over the last 4
NEW McDermott 15 to 22 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 4/01 · 2 days' restOUT Murray missed 16 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT LaVine missed 23 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Hunter missed 23 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 3 since 3/26, out tonight
OUT Eubanks missed 9 since 3/14, out tonight
BACK Clifford back 3/28 after 2, 30 min since (120% of 25)
BACK Carter back 3/22 after 5, 27 min since (144% of 18)
NEW Raynaud 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 29 min over the last 4
NEW Monk 22 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW McDermott 15 to 20 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 17 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT LaVine missed 24 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Hunter missed 24 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 4 since 3/26, out tonight
OUT Eubanks missed 10 since 3/14, out tonight
BACK Clifford back 3/28 after 2, 31 min since (123% of 25)
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Monk 22 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Carter 18 to 26 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 18 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT LaVine missed 25 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Hunter missed 25 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 5 since 3/26, out tonight
OUT Eubanks missed 11 since 3/14, out tonight
BACK Clifford back 3/28 after 2, 33 min since (131% of 25)
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Monk 22 to 30 min over the last 3
NEW Carter 18 to 25 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 19 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT LaVine missed 26 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Hunter missed 26 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 6 since 3/26, out tonight
OUT Eubanks missed 12 since 3/14, out tonight
BACK Clifford back 3/28 after 2, 34 min since (135% of 25)
NEW Carter 18 to 28 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 4/10 · 2 days' restOUT Murray missed 20 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT LaVine missed 27 since 2/07, not on tonight's roster
OUT Hunter missed 27 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 7 since 3/26, out tonight
OUT Eubanks missed 13 since 3/14, out tonight
NEW Clifford 25 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Carter 18 to 28 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 21 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT Hunter missed 28 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 8 since 3/26, out tonight
OUT Eubanks missed 14 since 3/14, out tonight
NEW Clifford 25 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Carter 18 to 29 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restBACK Mathurin back 3/25 after 4, 27 min since (96% of 28)
BACK Bogdanović back 3/18 after 10, 13 min since (67% of 20)
BACK Batum back 3/21 after 2, 19 min since (107% of 18)
NEW Lopez 22 to 28 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 2 since 3/25, out tonight
BACK Mathurin back 3/25 after 4, 28 min since (100% of 28)
BACK Batum back 3/21 after 2, 18 min since (101% of 18)
NEW Lopez 22 to 29 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 3 since 3/25, out tonight
BACK Mathurin back 3/25 after 4, 28 min since (99% of 28)
BACK Batum back 3/21 after 2, 17 min since (95% of 18)
NEW Lopez 22 to 28 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 4 since 3/25, out tonight
BACK Mathurin back 3/25 after 4, 26 min since (94% of 28)
NEW Lopez 22 to 28 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 4/05 · 2 days' restOUT Bogdanović missed 5 since 3/25, returns tonight: 3 min (13% of 20)
BACK Mathurin back 3/25 after 4, 27 min since (95% of 28)
NEW Lopez 22 to 29 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restBACK Bogdanović back 4/05 after 5, 3 min since (13% of 20)
NEW Lopez 22 to 27 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 4/08 · back-to-backOUT Batum missed 2 since 4/05, returns tonight: 5 min (27% of 18)
BACK Bogdanović back 4/05 after 5, 3 min since (13% of 20)
LAC availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 2 since 4/07, out tonight
BACK Batum back 4/08 after 2, 5 min since (27% of 18)
NEW Lopez 22 to 27 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 3 since 4/07, returns tonight: 21 min (105% of 20)
BACK Batum back 4/08 after 2, 5 min since (29% of 18)
NEW Lopez 22 to 27 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 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; DeRozan at 24 and Achiuwa at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Murray (18 straight), LaVine (25 straight), Hunter (25 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and Garland at 20 a game. Without Bogdanović (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-6 a night and the Clippers minus-2 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 110 a night to Sacramento's 118. Call it the Clippers 115, Sacramento 113, Sacramento keeping it close.
3/28 @ ATL 113-123 — SAC notes
SAC lost 113-123. SAC shot 48% (45 of 93) to ATL's 51%, 12 of 32 from three, and got to the line 13 times to ATL's 22. DeRozan led with 22 (9 of 18); Raynaud added 18, Achiuwa 16. Q3 was theirs, 28-22, the deficit cut from 12 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 101-85 against them. Raynaud's -21 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/29 @ BKN 99-116 — SAC notes
SAC lost 99-116. SAC shot 43% (36 of 84) to BKN's 49%, 10 of 32 from three. Carter led with 20 (6 of 12, 3 of 5 from three); Clifford added 17, Achiuwa 16. Q3 was theirs, 28-18, the deficit cut from 23 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 98-71 against them. Achiuwa's -20 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/01 @ TOR 123-115 — SAC notes
SAC won 123-115. SAC shot 46% (42 of 92) to TOR's 55%, 12 of 33 from three. The glass went 48-32 for them. Achiuwa led with 28 (12 of 19); DeRozan added 28, Monk 18. The hinge was Q1, 27-22: from level to 5 ahead. Achiuwa was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
4/03 vs NOP 117-113 — SAC notes
SAC won 117-113. SAC shot 51% (46 of 90) to NOP's 48%, 10 of 33 from three. The glass went 46-36 for them. Raynaud led with 28 (11 of 14, 6 of 7 at the line); Clifford added 23, Plowden 17. The hinge was Q4, 32-21: SAC came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 4. SAC trailed 55-66 at the half and won the second half 62-47. Clifford was the night's best plus/minus at +7.
4/05 vs LAC 109-138 — SAC notes
SAC lost 109-138. SAC shot 53% (45 of 85) to LAC's 53%, 9 of 32 from three. SAC turned it over 20 times to LAC's 14, and LAC turned those into 15 steals. Carter led with 21 (8 of 14, 0 of 5 from three, 5 of 9 at the line); Clifford added 18, Plowden 15. Q4 was theirs, 30-31, but the other 3 periods went 107-79 against them. Achiuwa's -22 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/07 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Podziemski at 20 and Porziņģis at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Horford (12 straight), Post (3 straight), Williams (2 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; DeRozan at 18 and Achiuwa at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Murray (19 straight), LaVine (26 straight), Hunter (26 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-7 a night and Golden State minus-2 and the turnovers, Sacramento giving it away 15 times a game to Golden State's 12. Call it Golden State 119, Sacramento 113.
4/10 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 17 and Clifford at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Murray (20 straight), LaVine (27 straight), Hunter (27 straight). 2 days' rest. Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Podziemski at 19 and Cryer at 12 a game. Without Porziņģis (2 straight), Horford (14 straight), Santos (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-7 a night and Golden State minus-3. Call it Sacramento 116, Golden State 115, Golden State keeping it close.
4/12 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Avdija at 29 and Holiday at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Grant (6 straight), Krejčí (13 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; DeRozan at 17 and Raynaud at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Murray (21 straight), Hunter (28 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 111 a night to Sacramento's 119 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-9 a night and Portland plus-4. Call it Portland 119, Sacramento 112.
3/27 @ IND 114-113 — LAC notes
LAC won 114-113. LAC shot 43% (41 of 96) to IND's 49%, 13 of 34 from three, and went to the line 27 times to IND's 15 — 19 points from the stripe to their 11. LAC turned it over 11 times to IND's 20. Garland led with 30 (10 of 19, 6 of 11 from three); Leonard added 28, Mathurin 17. The hinge was Q2, 29-18: the deficit went from 21 to 10. LAC trailed 50-60 at the half and won the second half 64-53. Leonard was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
3/29 @ MIL 127-113 — LAC notes
LAC won 127-113. LAC shot 58% (45 of 77) to MIL's 52%, 13 of 30 from three, and went to the line 28 times to MIL's 15 — 24 points from the stripe to their 13. LAC turned it over 16 times to MIL's 22. The glass went 39-27 for them. Mathurin led with 28 (7 of 10, 13 of 14 at the line); Collins added 22, Leonard 20. The hinge was Q3, 39-28: a lead of 11 became 22. Lopez was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
3/31 vs POR 104-114 — LAC notes
LAC lost 104-114. LAC shot 50% (38 of 76) to POR's 45%, 10 of 30 from three. The glass went 30-48 against them. Leonard led with 23 (7 of 15, 0 of 5 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Garland added 20, Lopez 18. Q4 was theirs, 30-23, the deficit cut from 17 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 91-74 against them. Mathurin's -18 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/02 vs SAS 99-118 — LAC notes
LAC lost 99-118. LAC shot 43% (40 of 93) to SAS's 53%, 5 of 27 from three. The glass went 38-48 against them. Leonard led with 24 (10 of 16, 4 of 5 from three); Mathurin added 18, Collins 15. Q3 was theirs, 34-19, the deficit cut from 24 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 99-65 against them. Dunn's -21 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 @ SAC 138-109 — LAC notes
LAC won 138-109. LAC shot 53% (49 of 92) to SAC's 53%, 20 of 41 from three. LAC turned it over 14 times to SAC's 20. Leonard led with 26 (9 of 18, 3 of 9 from three); Collins added 25, Garland 17. The hinge was Q3, 36-20: a lead of 12 became 28, and the lead reached 37. Leonard was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
4/07 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and Garland at 19 a game. They have lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 121, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 32 free throws a game; Flagg at 30 and Williams at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the line, where Dallas takes 32 free throws a game to the Clippers' 23 and the arc, the Clippers at 38 percent from three to Dallas's 32. Call it the Clippers 119, Dallas 111.
4/08 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Leonard at 25 and Collins at 18 a game. Without Batum (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 101, shooting 52 percent and 44 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Jal. Williams at 16 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Sandfort (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-3 a night and the Clippers minus-4 and the defense, OKC allowing 101 a night to the Clippers' 111. Call it OKC 116, the Clippers 111.
4/10 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Avdija at 26 and Camara at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Grant (5 straight), Sharpe (28 straight), Krejčí (12 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Leonard at 25 and Garland at 18 a game. They have lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Bogdanović (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-4 a night and the Clippers minus-8. Call it Portland 116, the Clippers 112, the Clippers keeping it close.
4/12 vs GSW — 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 112 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Leonard at 26 and Garland at 16 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Bogdanović (3 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Podziemski at 22 and Ste. Curry at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Clippers 116, Golden State 112, Golden State keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SACDC D. Cardwell
DC D. Carter
DD D. DeRozan
DM D. McDermott
DP D. Plowden
KH K. Hayes
MM M. Monk
MR M. Raynaud
NC N. Clifford
PA P. Achiuwa
LACBB B. Bogdanović
BL B. Lopez
BM B. Mathurin
CC C. Christie
DG D. Garland
DJ D. Jones Jr.
JC J. Collins
JM J. Miller
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
KS K. Sanders
NO N. Omier
TW T. Washington Jr.
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
Kawhi Leonard scores 26 points to lead the Clippers to a 138-109 win over the Kings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Kawhi Leonard scored 26 points and the Los Angeles Clippers snapped a two-game skid by beating the Sacramento Kings 138-109 on Sunday night to improve their playoff positioning.
Leonard scored 13 points in the first quarter as the Clippers raced out to a double-digit lead and coasted against a Kings team playing out the string of a lost season.
John Collins added 25 points, and Darius Garland and Kobe Sanders each had 17 for Los Angeles.
The Clippers moved into a tie for eighth place in the Western Conference with Portland with four games to play. The eighth-place team will have two shots to get into the playoffs through the play-in tournament.
Devin Carter scored 21 points and Nique Clifford had 18 to lead Sacramento. Maxime Raynaud had 11 points and 16 rebounds for his 18th double-double of the season, the most among all rookies.
The Kings, who had won their previous two games, remained in a tie with Utah for the fourth-worst record in the NBA at 21-58 with three games left. Sacramento is tied for the third-most losses in franchise history, having lost 59 games in 1989-90 and 65 in 2008-09.
DeMar DeRozan scored nine points in 10 minutes in the first half to give him 26,711 career points, moving past Oscar Robertson (26,710) for 16th place on the NBA list. DeRozan didn’t play at all in the second half.