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Sacramento Kings vs LA Clippers — 2026-10-21 NBA Game Analysis

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Sacramento Kings 96, LA Clippers 121. Final.

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Sacramento KingsSAC96
LA ClippersLAC121
  1. 1st 11:313LACDarius Garland makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derrick Jones Jr. assists)0–3
  2. 1st 11:152SACDomantas Sabonis makes driving layup (Zach LaVine assists)2–3
  3. 1st 11:151SACDomantas Sabonis makes free throw 1 of 13–3
  4. 1st 11:003LACKris Dunn makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derrick Jones Jr. assists)3–6
  5. 1st 10:372LACDarius Garland makes 12-foot running pullup jump shot3–8
  6. 1st 10:153LACDarius Garland makes 29-foot running jump shot (Kris Dunn assists)3–11
  7. 1st 10:013SACZach LaVine makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot6–11
  8. 1st 9:223LACDarius Garland makes 29-foot three pointer6–14
  9. 1st 9:082SACZach LaVine makes driving dunk (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)8–14
  10. 1st 8:252LACRui Hachimura makes running layup8–16
  11. 1st 8:251LACRui Hachimura makes free throw 1 of 18–17
  12. 1st 8:023SACDe'Andre Hunter makes 26-foot three point jumper (Domantas Sabonis assists)11–17
  13. 1st 7:472LACDarius Garland makes 4-foot two point shot (Kris Dunn assists)11–19
  14. 1st 7:333SACDe'Andre Hunter makes 26-foot three point jumper (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)14–19
  15. 1st 6:521SACZach LaVine makes free throw 2 of 215–19
  16. 1st 6:372LACDerrick Jones Jr. makes alley oop dunk (Kris Dunn assists)15–21
  17. 1st 6:042LACBrook Lopez makes two point shot (Derrick Jones Jr. assists)15–23
  18. 1st 5:332SACDarius Acuff Jr. makes running layup17–23
  19. 1st 4:153LACDerrick Jones Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Keaton Wagler assists)17–26
  20. 1st 4:021LACDarius Garland makes free throw 1 of 217–27
  21. 1st 4:021LACDarius Garland makes free throw 2 of 217–28
  22. 1st 3:402LACKeaton Wagler makes driving layup (Kobe Sanders assists)17–30
  23. 1st 3:222SACDomantas Sabonis makes layup (Precious Achiuwa assists)19–30
  24. 1st 3:221SACDomantas Sabonis makes free throw 1 of 120–30
  25. 1st 3:101LACDarius Garland makes free throw 2 of 220–31
  26. 1st 2:412LACBrook Lopez makes running dunk20–33
  27. 1st 2:122SACNique Clifford makes 15-foot pullup jump shot22–33
  28. 1st 1:473LACGradey Dick makes 25-foot three point jumper (Keaton Wagler assists)22–36
  29. 1st 1:362SACZach LaVine makes 17-foot step back jumpshot (Precious Achiuwa assists)24–36
  30. 1st 1:112SACPrecious Achiuwa makes two point shot26–36
  31. 1st 1:001LACGradey Dick makes free throw 1 of 226–37
  32. 1st 1:001LACGradey Dick makes free throw 2 of 226–38
  33. 1st 48.53LACKeaton Wagler makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Kobe Sanders assists)26–41
  34. 1st 42.12SACDaeqwon Plowden makes driving layup28–41
  35. 1st 23.61SACPrecious Achiuwa makes free throw 2 of 229–41
  36. 2nd 11:481LACBrook Lopez makes free throw 1 of 229–42
  37. 2nd 11:481LACBrook Lopez makes free throw 2 of 229–43
  38. 2nd 11:192LACGradey Dick makes driving layup (Brook Lopez assists)29–45
  39. 2nd 10:562LACGradey Dick makes 19-foot running pullup jump shot (Rui Hachimura assists)29–47
  40. 2nd 10:413SACEmanuel Sharp makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)32–47
  41. 2nd 10:221LACRui Hachimura makes free throw 1 of 232–48
  42. 2nd 9:421SACDarius Acuff Jr. makes free throw 1 of 233–48
  43. 2nd 9:421SACDarius Acuff Jr. makes free throw 2 of 234–48
  44. 2nd 9:242SACEmanuel Sharp makes running layup36–48
  45. 2nd 7:391SACZach LaVine makes free throw 1 of 237–48
  46. 2nd 7:391SACZach LaVine makes free throw 2 of 238–48
  47. 2nd 7:242LACDerrick Jones Jr. makes 4-foot two point shot (Kris Dunn assists)38–50
  48. 2nd 7:063SACZach LaVine makes 26-foot three pointer (Domantas Sabonis assists)41–50
  49. 2nd 6:352SACPrecious Achiuwa makes layup (Domantas Sabonis assists)43–50
  50. 2nd 6:082LACIsaiah Jackson makes tip shot43–52
  51. 2nd 5:482LACIsaiah Jackson makes driving dunk (Darius Garland assists)43–54
  52. 2nd 5:302LACIsaiah Jackson makes running dunk (Rui Hachimura assists)43–56
  53. 2nd 5:161SACDomantas Sabonis makes free throw 1 of 244–56
  54. 2nd 5:161SACDomantas Sabonis makes free throw 2 of 245–56
  55. 2nd 4:512SACDomantas Sabonis makes 1-foot dunk (Zach LaVine assists)47–56
  56. 2nd 3:563SACZach LaVine makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Domantas Sabonis assists)50–56
  57. 2nd 3:152LACDarius Garland makes running layup (Derrick Jones Jr. assists)50–58
  58. 2nd 2:451LACKris Dunn makes free throw 2 of 250–59
  59. 2nd 1:582SACDarius Acuff Jr. makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot52–59
  60. 2nd 12.42SACZach LaVine makes 2-foot two point shot54–59
  61. 2nd 5.22LACBrook Lopez makes two point shot54–61
  62. 3rd 11:252SACDarius Acuff Jr. makes driving layup (Domantas Sabonis assists)56–61
  63. 3rd 10:462LACDarius Garland makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot56–63
  64. 3rd 10:152LACIsaiah Jackson makes 3-foot two point shot (Kris Dunn assists)56–65
  65. 3rd 9:472LACIsaiah Jackson makes driving layup (Kris Dunn assists)56–67
  66. 3rd 9:301LACDerrick Jones Jr. makes free throw 2 of 256–68
  67. 3rd 8:412LACIsaiah Jackson makes alley oop layup (Darius Garland assists)56–70
  68. 3rd 8:411LACIsaiah Jackson makes free throw 1 of 156–71
  69. 3rd 8:252SACDomantas Sabonis makes 3-foot two point shot58–71
  70. 3rd 8:092LACDarius Garland makes 5-foot two point shot58–73
  71. 3rd 7:201SACZach LaVine makes free throw 1 of 259–73
  72. 3rd 7:201SACZach LaVine makes free throw 2 of 260–73
  73. 3rd 6:592SACDomantas Sabonis makes dunk (Zach LaVine assists)62–73
  74. 3rd 5:351LACDarius Garland makes free throw 1 of 262–74
  75. 3rd 5:351LACDarius Garland makes free throw 2 of 262–75
  76. 3rd 5:052SACNique Clifford makes running layup (Domantas Sabonis assists)64–75
  77. 3rd 4:493LACRui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper (Keaton Wagler assists)64–78
  78. 3rd 4:231LACKeaton Wagler makes free throw 1 of 264–79
  79. 3rd 4:231LACKeaton Wagler makes free throw 2 of 264–80
  80. 3rd 3:213SACEmanuel Sharp makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nique Clifford assists)67–80
  81. 3rd 2:572LACBrook Lopez makes alley oop layup (Derrick Jones Jr. assists)67–82
  82. 3rd 2:413LACKris Dunn makes 23-foot running jump shot (Keaton Wagler assists)67–85
  83. 3rd 1:532SACPrecious Achiuwa makes finger roll layup (Nique Clifford assists)69–85
  84. 3rd 1:531SACPrecious Achiuwa makes free throw 1 of 170–85
  85. 3rd 1:382LACBrook Lopez makes 7-foot two point shot70–87
  86. 3rd 1:102LACBrook Lopez makes 4-foot turnaround jump shot70–89
  87. 3rd 42.91LACGradey Dick makes free throw 1 of 270–90
  88. 3rd 42.91LACGradey Dick makes free throw 2 of 270–91
  89. 3rd 4.32LACKobe Sanders makes driving layup70–93
  90. 4th 11:332SACDarius Acuff Jr. makes driving layup72–93
  91. 4th 10:592SACDarius Acuff Jr. makes running layup (De'Andre Hunter assists)74–93
  92. 4th 10:242LACDarius Garland makes 11-foot pullup jump shot74–95
  93. 4th 10:122SACZach LaVine makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists)76–95
  94. 4th 9:503LACBrook Lopez makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Kobe Sanders assists)76–98
  95. 4th 9:082SACKeegan Murray makes 3-foot turnaround jump shot78–98
  96. 4th 8:542LACDarius Garland makes driving layup78–100
  97. 4th 8:241LACKeaton Wagler makes free throw 1 of 278–101
  98. 4th 8:241LACKeaton Wagler makes free throw 2 of 278–102
  99. 4th 8:041LACGradey Dick makes free throw 2 of 278–103
  100. 4th 7:512SACZach LaVine makes 3-foot two point shot (Domantas Sabonis assists)80–103
  101. 4th 7:112LACBaba Miller makes driving dunk (Darius Garland assists)80–105
  102. 4th 6:473LACKeaton Wagler makes 22-foot running jump shot (Darius Garland assists)80–108
  103. 4th 6:343SACPrecious Achiuwa makes 22-foot three point jumper (Nique Clifford assists)83–108
  104. 4th 6:182LACDarius Garland makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Baba Miller assists)83–110
  105. 4th 6:112SACZach LaVine makes driving layup85–110
  106. 4th 5:442SACDaeqwon Plowden makes 2-foot running dunk (Zach LaVine assists)87–110
  107. 4th 5:152SACZach LaVine makes running layup (Daeqwon Plowden assists)89–110
  108. 4th 4:201SACPrecious Achiuwa makes free throw 1 of 290–110
  109. 4th 4:201SACPrecious Achiuwa makes free throw 2 of 291–110
  110. 4th 3:422SACNique Clifford makes 17-foot turnaround jump shot93–110
  111. 4th 3:113LACKeaton Wagler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kris Dunn assists)93–113
  112. 4th 2:283LACRui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Keaton Wagler assists)93–116
  113. 4th 1:581SACAlex Karaban makes free throw 2 of 294–116
  114. 4th 1:402LACBaba Miller makes two point shot94–118
  115. 4th 47.73LACJalen Pickett makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nick Martinelli assists)94–121
  116. 4th 34.12SACPrecious Achiuwa makes 9-foot two point shot96–121

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Game recap

Regular season. Final. Quarters: Sacramento Kings 29, 25, 16, 26; LA Clippers 41, 20, 32, 28.

Zach LaVine 28 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists. Precious Achiuwa 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists. Domantas Sabonis 14 points, 18 rebounds, 8 assists

Darius Garland 30 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists. Brook Lopez 17 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists. Keaton Wagler 15 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists

Sources: ESPN NBA scoreboard · ESPN WNBA scoreboard

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Sacramento Kings vs LA Clippers — NBA Game Analysis

LA Clippers defeated Sacramento Kings 121–96, a 25-point margin. LA Clippers shot 52% from the field, compared with 42% from the field for Sacramento Kings. LA Clippers shot 40% from three-point range, compared with 29% from three-point range for Sacramento Kings. LA Clippers led the rebounding count, 49 to 42. LA Clippers led in points in the paint, 56 to 48.

Analysis based on ESPN’s recorded final score and available box-score statistics.

Team stats

StatSacramento KingsLA Clippers
FG36-8543-82
Field Goal %4252
3PT8-2814-35
Three Point %2940
FT16-2821-31
Free Throw %5768
Rebounds4249
Offensive Rebounds1111
Defensive Rebounds3138
Assists2229
Steals1014
Blocks05
Turnovers1717
Total Turnovers1718
Fast Break Points1827
Points in Paint4856

Leaders

  • PointsDarius Garland · LAC · 30
  • AssistsKris Dunn · LAC · 7
  • ReboundsBrook Lopez · LAC · 11
  • PointsZach LaVine · SAC · 28
  • AssistsDomantas Sabonis · SAC · 8
  • ReboundsDomantas Sabonis · SAC · 18

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