Sacramento’s offense nosedived after halftime and so did the Kings’ chances of winning.
The Los Angeles Clippers, led by Blake Griffin (33 points) and Lou Williams (18 points) overcame an 18-point third quarter deficit to knock off the Kings 97-95 Saturday night at Golden 1 Center.
The Kings shot 24 of 41 in the first half (58.5 percent) only to wilt in the third, shooting 4 of 19. The Kings managed just 10 points in the third and 34 in the second half.
Buddy Hield tied it 95-95 on a 3-pointer with 14.8 seconds to play.