The Clippers came into Sacramento having won 14 straight games against the Kings on their home court. No. 15 might have been the easiest one yet. Despite being shorthanded on the road, the LA took an early lead and maintained control relatively throughout in an 138-100 win.
The Clippers were without Patrick Beverley in Sacramento, and lacked some energy to start the game. Hard not to think those two events were unrelated. After falling behind 11-3, though, Kawhi Leonard was fouled shooting a 3-pointer, and the offensive tide started to turn. Reggie Jackson — starting in Beverley’s place — hit two spot-up threes, and Paul George added another triple in transition to get the Clippers going on the offensive end.