The Los Angeles Clippers (47-27, fourth in the Western Conference) will take on the Sacramento Kings (43-31, seventh in the Western Conference) in Sacramento, California on Tuesday at 10 p.m. EDT. Following a thrilling 130-118 victory over the Charlotte Hornets, Paul George scored an impressive 41 points.
The Kings have a solid record of 28-19 in Western Conference games and rank eighth in the conference with 14.2 fast break points per game, led by De’Aaron Fox who is averaging 3.6 points. In contrast, the Clippers are 27-18 in Western Conference play and have a 4-3 record in games decided by three points or fewer.
Sacramento has been shooting at an impressive rate of 48.1% from the field this season, which is just 0.9 percentage points higher than the 47.2% that opponents allow to the Clippers. On the other hand, the Clippers are shooting at a slightly higher rate of 49.3% from the field, which is just 1% higher than what opponents shot this season against Sacramento’s players combined (48.3%). This will be their fourth meeting this season; Sacramento won their last encounter against Los Angeles on February 26th with a score of
