| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sacramento Kings | 29 | 25 | 16 | 26 | 96 |
 LA Clippers | 41 | 20 | 32 | 28 | 121 |
Darius Garland scored 30 points, and the LA Clippers routed the Sacramento Kings 121-96 in the season opener for both teams at Intuit Dome.
The Clippers led by as many as 28 and never trailed, pulling away with a 28-14 run bridging the first and second quarters.
Keaton Wagler scored 15 points off the bench, and Rui Hachimura added 10 points and eight rebounds in his first game with the Clippers.
For the Kings, Zach LaVine scored 28 points, and Darius Acuff Jr. missed all seven of his 3-point tries. Domantas Sabonis had 14 points, 18 rebounds and eight assists.
LA ClippersSacramento KingsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
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LA Clippers121| 30 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11-19 | 3-8 | 5-8 | +15 | 32:06 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2.4 | |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3-13 | 2-7 | 2-5 | +13 | 31:34 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | −8.8 | |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | +12 | 26:51 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +4.0 | |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | +18 | 25:38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +3.0 | |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +5 | 14:52 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +1.9 | |
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| 15 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 4-4 | +14 | 28:54 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +4.7 | |
| 17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 | +18 | 27:07 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +2.2 | |
| 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 5-6 | +3 | 18:57 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −0.6 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +14 | 18:44 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −3.9 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 | 9:23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0.9 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +3 | 1:58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.8 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 | 1:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.5 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 | 1:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.2 | |
| Team | 121 | 49 | 11 | 29 | 43-8252.4% | 14-3540.0% | 21-3167.7% | 240 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 24 | ||
Did not play: Max Strus, Bradley Beal, Brandon Ingram, Jordan Miller and Yanic Konan Niederhäuser (inactive - injury/illness).
Sacramento Kings96| 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5-24 | 0-7 | 2-5 | −23 | 34:55 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | −17.0 | |
| 28 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10-19 | 3-8 | 5-8 | −16 | 34:13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | −0.2 | |
| 14 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | −9 | 33:34 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +8.1 | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | −6 | 28:22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −9.0 | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0-4 | −24 | 19:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −4.0 | |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 4-5 | −3 | 28:44 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4.7 | |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | −18 | 17:16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −3.0 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | −7 | 16:45 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | −4.2 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | −7 | 13:13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +0.3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | −8 | 7:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3.5 | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | −4 | 5:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 96 | 42 | 11 | 22 | 36-8542.4% | 8-2828.6% | 16-2857.1% | 240 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 23 | ||
Did not play: Leaky Black (coach’s decision); Dylan Cardwell, Malik Monk, Maxime Raynaud and Ben Simmons (inactive - injury/illness).
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
The Clippers won on shot making (+24.4) and free throws (+3.6). The Kings’ edges: better shots (+1.2) and fewer turnovers (+1.1).
Points from the Clippers’ side. Shooting is the difference in points per shot on the average number of shots; each turnover is a shot not taken and each offensive rebound a shot more, at the average points per shot; free throws are their points less the shots the trips used (0.44 of a shot each). Shot quality: what an average shooter scores on the same shots (same spot, same kind of shot); shot making: the rest.
100 points from the field on 82 shots: 12.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-19 | 84.2% | 67% |
| In the paint | 12-22 | 54.5% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 1-6 | 16.7% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-6 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-29 | 41.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keegan Murray | 30 | 6 | 3-6 | −3 |
| Darius Acuff Jr. | 12 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Domantas Sabonis | 9 | 4 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Nique Clifford | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 14 | 4-7 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domantas Sabonis | 21 | 5 | 2-5 | +1 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 19 | 8 | 3-5 | +4 |
| Darius Acuff Jr. | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 54 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emanuel Sharp | 16 | 4 | 1-1 |
| Darius Acuff Jr. | 9 | 3 | 1-1 |
| Nique Clifford | 9 | 3 | 1-1 |
| Daeqwon Plowden | 6 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 5 | 1-4 |
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
Score margin over time — positive = LAC leads, negative = SAC leads
LAC Largest Lead
28
Q4 6:47
SAC Largest Lead
0
Q1 12:00
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
LAC 8-0 run
Q1 11:00 – Q1 10:15
0 → +8
LAC 10-0 run
Q3 10:46 – Q3 8:41
+5 → +15
LAC 8-0 run
Q3 1:38 – Q3 0:04
+15 → +23
SAC 10-0 run
Q4 6:11 – Q4 3:42
+27 → +17
