Sacramento Kings at LA Clippers
· National Basketball AssociationLos Angeles starts season at home against Sacramento
Sacramento Kings vs. Los Angeles Clippers
Inglewood, California; Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Clippers -4.5; over/under is 228.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Clippers host the Sacramento Kings for the season opener.
Los Angeles finished 42-40 overall and 25-27 in Western Conference play a season ago. The Clippers allowed opponents to score 112.6 points per game and shoot 46.9% from the field last season.
Sacramento went 22-60 overall, 4-12 in Pacific Division action and 7-34 on the road a season ago. The Kings averaged 25.5 assists per game on 41.6 made field goals last season.
INJURIES
: Clippers: Max Strus: out (foot), Jordan Miller: out (shoulder), Bradley Beal: out (knee).Kings: Ben Simmons: out for season (achilles), Dylan Cardwell: out (calf), Maxime Raynaud: out (knee).
Regular Season Series
Series starts 10/21
Matchup Prediction
Statistics
 SAC |
 LAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| - | Streak | - |
| 0.0 | Points Against | 0.0 |
LA Clippers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Bradley Beal, G | Out | Oct 14 |
| Max Strus, G | Out | Oct 5 |
| Yanic Konan Niederhauser, C | Out | Sep 28 |
| Brandon Ingram, F | Out | Sep 28 |
| Jordan Miller, G | Out | Aug 26 |
Sacramento Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Simmons, G | Out | Oct 18 |
| Malik Monk, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 16 |
| Dylan Cardwell, C | Out | Oct 15 |
| Maxime Raynaud, C | Out | Oct 15 |
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DENGame Information
Location: Inglewood, CA
Capacity:
2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Golden State |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 LA Clippers |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 LA Lakers |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Phoenix |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Sacramento |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
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