
Sacramento Kings at LA Clippers
· National Basketball AssociationLeonard's hook shot at buzzer in OT gives Clippers 111-110 win over Kings

Leonard dribbled to the top of the key with 21.6 seconds remaining and let the clock tick down before making his winning move through defenders in the lane. The ball bounced on the rim before going in. He finished with 17 points.
James Harden had 29 points, nine rebounds and 11 assists for the Clippers, who won their third in a row. Ivica Zubac had 22 points and 14 rebounds.
DeMar DeRozan had 31 points and 10 assists and Zach LaVine added 30 points for the ninth-place Kings. They fell to 0-3 against the Clippers this season. Jonas Valanciunas had 17 rebounds.
Harden hit a jumper in the lane to tie the game 97-97 with 11.9 seconds remaining in regulation. LaVine missed a jumper from the right side as time expired to force the five-minute extra session.
The Kings blew a seven-point lead with 1:40 remaining in regulation.
DeRozan and LaVine combined to score all 13 of the Kings' points in OT.
Clippers: Coach Tyronn Lue went home before the game because of back pain and was replaced by assistant Brian Shaw.
Regular Season Series
LAC lead series 3-0
Recent Plays
5th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 110 - 111 |
5th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 1st Overtime | 110 - 111 |
5th 0.0 | ![]() |
(00:00) [Kings] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) | 110 - 111 |
5th 0.0 | ![]() |
Kawhi Leonard makes two point shot | 110 - 111 |
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Jake LaRavia kicked ball violation | 110 - 109 |
Statistics
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40-87 | FG | 43-81 |
46.0 | Field Goal % | 53.1 |
9-34 | 3PT | 10-31 |
26.5 | Three Point % | 32.3 |
21-25 | FT | 15-25 |
84.0 | Free Throw % | 60.0 |
48 | Rebounds | 38 |
8 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
40 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
27 | Assists | 23 |
6 | Steals | 4 |
1 | Blocks | 5 |
8 | Turnovers | 9 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
8 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
10 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
40 | Points in Paint | 64 |
19 | Fouls | 20 |
8 | Largest Lead | 9 |
LA Clippers Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Yanic Konan Niederhauser, C | Day-To-Day | Jul 20 |
Kobe Brown, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 20 |
Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Malik Monk, SG | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Game Information

Location: Inglewood, CA
Attendance: 17,927 · Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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50 | 32 | .610 | - | L1 |
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50 | 32 | .610 | - | W8 |
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48 | 34 | .585 | 2 | L1 |
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40 | 42 | .488 | 10 | W1 |
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36 | 46 | .439 | 14 | L1 |
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