Sacramento Kings @ Los Angeles Clippers: Oct 21, 2026

Updated
Regular Season
Sacramento KingsKings
0-1 · Away
96–121
Final
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Los Angeles ClippersClippers
1-0 · Home

Kings vs Clippers final: the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Sacramento Kings 121-96 on October 21, 2026 at Intuit Dome, Los Angeles.

Score by Quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2925162696
Clippers41203228121

Top Performers

Clippers

Kings vs Clippers Box Score

Sacramento Kings
PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Domantas Sabonis FC33141881035-50-04-4-9
Keegan Murray F282401001-80-40-0-6
De'Andre Hunter FG196310002-52-20-4-24
Zach LaVine GF34284400410-193-85-8-16
Darius Acuff G3412333045-240-72-5-23
Bench
Precious Achiuwa F2815522015-81-14-5-3
Alex Karaban F51100000-00-01-2-4
Daeqwon Plowden GF134211002-30-00-0-7
Jonathan Mogbo F70000010-00-00-0-8
Nique Clifford G166131033-70-20-0-7
Emanuel Sharp G178101013-62-40-0-18
Los Angeles Clippers
PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Isaiah Jackson F1413501016-80-01-2+5
Derrick Jones Jr. F258651013-41-21-2+18
Kris Dunn G267573222-52-51-2+12
Rui Hachimura F3110821133-132-72-5+13
Darius Garland G32301410311-193-85-8+15
Bench
Keaton Wagler G2815552014-83-64-4+14
Kobe Sanders G182033011-50-10-0+14
Nick Martinelli F10110000-10-00-0+3
Jalen Pickett G13001001-11-10-0+3
Gradey Dick GF1812400123-41-25-6+3
Brook Lopez C27171111127-121-32-2+18
Cam Christie G10000000-00-00-0+3
Baba Miller F94310012-20-00-0+4

Kings vs Clippers Recap

The Clippers beat the Kings by outscoring them 32-16 in the third quarter. It was the opener for both teams, with Los Angeles moving to 1-0 and Sacramento to 0-1.

A 41-29 first quarter gave the Clippers an early cushion. Sacramento won the second 25-20, yet Clippers 61-54 at halftime was still a 7-point lead. The Clippers made 14 of 35 from three, against 8 of 28 for the Kings.

Darius Garland led all scorers with 30 points on 11 of 19 shooting, and Zach LaVine answered with 28 for Sacramento. Brook Lopez added 17 points and 11 rebounds, while Domantas Sabonis had 18 rebounds and 8 assists for the Kings. Los Angeles finished with 49 rebounds to 42 and 29 assists to 22.

The number to know: 28, the Clippers' largest lead, and the Kings never led at any point.

Team Stats

KingsStatClippers
36-85Field Goals43-82
42.4%FG %52.4%
8-283-Pointers14-35
28.6%3P %40.0%
16-28Free Throws21-31
57.1%FT %67.7%
42Rebounds49
11Off. Rebounds11
22Assists29
10Steals14
0Blocks5
17Turnovers17
23Fouls24
0Biggest Lead28

Four Factors

TeamEffective FG%Turnover %Off. rebound %FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Kings47.1%14.9%22.4%0.188
Clippers61.0%15.1%26.2%0.256

Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.

Game Flow

Clippers leadKings lead
Q1Q2Q3Q4
Lead changes
0
Times tied
1
Clippers largest lead
28
Kings largest lead
0
Play-by-Play

Scoring plays, newest first. Score shown Kings-Clippers.

1st Quarter 35 scoring plays
  • 0:24KingsPrecious Achiuwa +129-41
  • 0:43KingsDaeqwon Plowden +228-41
  • 0:49ClippersKeaton Wagler +326-41
  • 1:00ClippersGradey Dick +126-38
  • 1:00ClippersGradey Dick +126-37
  • 1:11KingsPrecious Achiuwa +226-36
  • 1:36KingsZach LaVine +224-36
  • 1:47ClippersGradey Dick +322-36
  • 2:12KingsNique Clifford +222-33
  • 2:41ClippersBrook Lopez +220-33
  • 3:10ClippersDarius Garland +120-31
  • 3:22KingsDomantas Sabonis +120-30
  • 3:22KingsDomantas Sabonis +219-30
  • 3:40ClippersKeaton Wagler +217-30
  • 4:02ClippersDarius Garland +117-28
  • 4:02ClippersDarius Garland +117-27
  • 4:15ClippersDerrick Jones Jr. +317-26
  • 5:33KingsDarius Acuff +217-23
  • 6:04ClippersBrook Lopez +215-23
  • 6:37ClippersDerrick Jones Jr. +215-21
  • 6:52KingsZach LaVine +115-19
  • 7:33KingsDe'Andre Hunter +314-19
  • 7:47ClippersDarius Garland +211-19
  • 8:02KingsDe'Andre Hunter +311-17
  • 8:25ClippersRui Hachimura +18-17
  • 8:25ClippersRui Hachimura +28-16
  • 9:08KingsZach LaVine +28-14
  • 9:22ClippersDarius Garland +36-14
  • 10:01KingsZach LaVine +36-11
  • 10:15ClippersDarius Garland +33-11
  • 10:37ClippersDarius Garland +23-8
  • 11:00ClippersKris Dunn +33-6
  • 11:15KingsDomantas Sabonis +23-3
  • 11:15KingsDomantas Sabonis +11-3
  • 11:31ClippersDarius Garland +30-3
2nd Quarter 26 scoring plays
  • 0:06ClippersBrook Lopez +254-61
  • 0:13KingsZach LaVine +254-59
  • 1:58KingsDarius Acuff +252-59
  • 2:45ClippersKris Dunn +150-59
  • 3:15ClippersDarius Garland +250-58
  • 3:56KingsZach LaVine +350-56
  • 4:51KingsDomantas Sabonis +247-56
  • 5:16KingsDomantas Sabonis +145-56
  • 5:16KingsDomantas Sabonis +144-56
  • 5:30ClippersIsaiah Jackson +243-56
  • 5:48ClippersIsaiah Jackson +243-54
  • 6:08ClippersIsaiah Jackson +243-52
  • 6:35KingsPrecious Achiuwa +243-50
  • 7:06KingsZach LaVine +341-50
  • 7:24ClippersDerrick Jones Jr. +238-50
  • 7:39KingsZach LaVine +138-48
  • 7:39KingsZach LaVine +137-48
  • 9:24KingsEmanuel Sharp +236-48
  • 9:42KingsDarius Acuff +134-48
  • 9:42KingsDarius Acuff +133-48
  • 10:22ClippersRui Hachimura +132-48
  • 10:41KingsEmanuel Sharp +332-47
  • 10:56ClippersGradey Dick +229-47
  • 11:19ClippersGradey Dick +229-45
  • 11:48ClippersBrook Lopez +129-43
  • 11:48ClippersBrook Lopez +129-42
3rd Quarter 28 scoring plays
  • 0:05ClippersKobe Sanders +270-93
  • 0:43ClippersGradey Dick +170-91
  • 0:43ClippersGradey Dick +170-90
  • 1:10ClippersBrook Lopez +270-89
  • 1:38ClippersBrook Lopez +270-87
  • 1:53KingsPrecious Achiuwa +170-85
  • 1:53KingsPrecious Achiuwa +269-85
  • 2:41ClippersKris Dunn +367-85
  • 2:57ClippersBrook Lopez +267-82
  • 3:21KingsEmanuel Sharp +367-80
  • 4:23ClippersKeaton Wagler +164-80
  • 4:23ClippersKeaton Wagler +164-79
  • 4:49ClippersRui Hachimura +364-78
  • 5:05KingsNique Clifford +264-75
  • 5:35ClippersDarius Garland +162-75
  • 5:35ClippersDarius Garland +162-74
  • 6:59KingsDomantas Sabonis +262-73
  • 7:20KingsZach LaVine +160-73
  • 7:20KingsZach LaVine +159-73
  • 8:09ClippersDarius Garland +258-73
  • 8:25KingsDomantas Sabonis +258-71
  • 8:41ClippersIsaiah Jackson +156-71
  • 8:41ClippersIsaiah Jackson +256-70
  • 9:30ClippersDerrick Jones Jr. +156-68
  • 9:47ClippersIsaiah Jackson +256-67
  • 10:15ClippersIsaiah Jackson +256-65
  • 10:46ClippersDarius Garland +256-63
  • 11:25KingsDarius Acuff +256-61
4th Quarter 27 scoring plays
  • 0:35KingsPrecious Achiuwa +296-121
  • 0:48ClippersJalen Pickett +394-121
  • 1:40ClippersBaba Miller +294-118
  • 1:58KingsAlex Karaban +194-116
  • 2:28ClippersRui Hachimura +393-116
  • 3:11ClippersKeaton Wagler +393-113
  • 3:42KingsNique Clifford +293-110
  • 4:20KingsPrecious Achiuwa +191-110
  • 4:20KingsPrecious Achiuwa +190-110
  • 5:15KingsZach LaVine +289-110
  • 5:44KingsDaeqwon Plowden +287-110
  • 6:11KingsZach LaVine +285-110
  • 6:18ClippersDarius Garland +283-110
  • 6:34KingsPrecious Achiuwa +383-108
  • 6:47ClippersKeaton Wagler +380-108
  • 7:11ClippersBaba Miller +280-105
  • 7:51KingsZach LaVine +280-103
  • 8:04ClippersGradey Dick +178-103
  • 8:24ClippersKeaton Wagler +178-102
  • 8:24ClippersKeaton Wagler +178-101
  • 8:54ClippersDarius Garland +278-100
  • 9:08KingsKeegan Murray +278-98
  • 9:50ClippersBrook Lopez +376-98
  • 10:12KingsZach LaVine +276-95
  • 10:24ClippersDarius Garland +274-95
  • 10:59KingsDarius Acuff +274-93
  • 11:33KingsDarius Acuff +272-93

Kings vs Clippers Game Info

Date & time
Wednesday, October 21, 202610:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM PT
TV
Local TV onlyLocal: Kings NBC Sports California · Clippers KTLA 5 (11 games)
Arena
Intuit DomeLos Angeles
Season
2026-27 NBA SeasonRegular season

Kings vs Clippers Season Stats 2026-27

Kings 2 GPClippers 2 GP
108.0#26
Points per game
119.0#9
124.5#26
Opponent points
110.5#9
44.3%#20
Field goal %
50.9%#3
27.6%#26
Three-point %
41.7%#2
75.9%#17
Free throw %
71.4%#24
42.0#20
Rebounds
41.5#22
21.5#29
Assists
26.5#9
7.5#23
Steals
13.5#1
1.0#30
Blocks
4.5#18
15.5#14
Turnovers
21.0#29

Regular-season averages; rank of 30 teams.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head
2026-27 season seriesFirst meeting this season
2025-26 season seriesClippers 3-1

Previous meetings

More NBA Games on Oct 21, 2026

That covers Kings vs Clippers: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Kings host the Grizzlies Oct 25; Clippers visit the Thunder Oct 25.

Kings vs Clippers FAQs

Who won Kings vs Clippers on Oct 21, 2026?

The Los Angeles Clippers beat the Sacramento Kings 121-96 on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. Darius Garland led the Clippers with 30 points.

What are the Kings and Clippers records?

After this game the Kings were 0-1 and the Clippers were 1-0 this season.

Who was the top scorer in Kings vs Clippers?

Zach LaVine scored 28 for the Kings. Darius Garland scored 30 for the Clippers.

How did Kings vs Clippers go last season?

The Clippers won the regular-season series 3-1 in 2025-26.

Who won the last Kings vs Clippers game?

The Clippers beat the Kings 138-109 on Apr 5, 2026 on the road.

Where was Kings vs Clippers played?

At Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, the home arena of the Los Angeles Clippers.

What was the score by quarter in Kings vs Clippers?

Kings-Clippers: Q1 29-41, Q2 25-20, Q3 16-32, Q4 26-28.

What is next for the Kings and Clippers?

Kings host the Grizzlies on Sunday, October 25 at 9:00 PM ET; Clippers visit the Thunder on Sunday, October 25 at 7:00 PM ET.