Kawhi Leonard scored 26 factors and John Collins added 25 because the Los Angeles Clippers moved into eighth place within the Western Convention standings with a 138-109 street victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday.
Darius Garland and Kobe Sanders every scored 17 factors, whereas Kris Dunn and Jordan Miller added 13 every because the Clippers (40-38) ended a two-game dropping streak whereas profitable their fourth consecutive street sport.
Los Angeles has the identical file because the Portland Path Blazers however now owns the eighth spot within the standings by way of tiebreaker by profitable two of the three video games between the groups. Los Angeles will go to Portland on Friday.
The No. 7 and No. 8 groups within the standings meet within the play-in event for an opportunity to advance immediately into the playoff discipline whereas the ninth and tenth groups need to win two play-in video games.
Devin Carter scored 21 factors and Nique Clifford added 18 because the Kings noticed a two-game profitable streak come to an finish. Maxime Raynaud scored 11 factors with 15 rebounds for Sacramento (21-58), which has struggled with damage points this season however has managed to go 7-8 since March 8.
The Clippers opened the sport with a 42-point first quarter and took a 71-59 lead at halftime by capturing 56.5% over the primary two quarters. After main by as many as 19 factors within the first half, Los Angeles took its first 20-point lead with 7:53 remaining within the third.
The Clippers went into the fourth quarter with a 107-79 lead and have been by no means threatened the remainder of the way in which.
Collins got here off the bench for Los Angeles after beginning the earlier 9 video games, whereas Dunn was efficient in his first begin over the past eight video games.
Leonard elevated his franchise-record streak of consecutive 20-point video games to 54.
The Clippers completed 53.3% from the ground and 20-of-41 (48.8%) from 3-point vary whereas the Kings shot 52.9% total, 28.1% from outdoors the arc and dedicated 20 turnovers.
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