{"id":167936,"date":"2026-02-07T08:24:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T08:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/167936\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T08:24:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T08:24:42","slug":"kawhi-leonards-31-points-lift-clippers-over-kings-handing-sacramento-11th-straight-loss-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/167936\/","title":{"rendered":"Kawhi Leonard’s 31 points lift Clippers over Kings, handing Sacramento 11th straight loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — – Kawhi Leonard<\/a> scored 31 points, grabbed nine rebounds and had seven assists to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 114-111 victory over Sacramento on Friday night, sending the Kings to their 11th straight loss.<\/p>\n

John Collins<\/a> added 22 points and Brook Lopez<\/a> and Kris Dunn<\/a> each had 15 for the Clippers, who ended a two-game skid.<\/p>\n

Darius Garland<\/a>, acquired from Cleveland earlier in the week, remained out. He hasn’t played since Jan. 14 because of a sprained big toe on his right foot.<\/p>\n

Malik Monk<\/a> had 18 points to lead Sacramento, which hasn’t won since beating Washington at home on Jan. 16. Nique Clifford<\/a> had 16 points and Dylan Cardwell<\/a> and Devin Carter<\/a> each had 14 for the Kings. De’Andre Hunter<\/a>, also acquired from the Cavaliers this week, had six points in his second game for Sacramento.<\/p>\n

The Clippers went into halftime trailing 49-48, but took the lead for good with 9:50 left in the fourth quarter on a 3-pointer from Lopez to make it 86-84.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Clippers: At Minnesota on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Kings: Host Cleveland on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

AP NBA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/NBA<\/a>br\/]<\/p>\n

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