Kings, Still Shorthanded, Fall To Clippers 105-89

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Eric Bledsoe scored 19 points, Paul George had 17 successful his instrumentality to the Clippers’ lineup, and Los Angeles held disconnected the Sacramento Kings 105-89 connected Wednesday night.

Serge Ibaka added a season-high 17 points, including 3 dunks and 12 points successful the 4th quarter, to assistance the Clippers extremity a three-game losing streak.

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Los Angeles had mislaid 3 consecutive to Sacramento, including doubly this season.

Tyrese Haliburton had his 4th consecutive double-double with 22 points and a career-high 13 assists for Sacramento. Chimezie Metu added 11 points and 10 rebounds.

George had missed astir 2 weeks with an elbow wounded earlier being cleared to return. The seven-time All-Star struggled with his changeable astir of the crippled and was deed with a method foul successful the 3rd quarter. He made a clutch 3-pointer arsenic portion of the Clippers’ game-ending 10-3 run.

Ibaka’s dunk enactment the Clippers up by 10 points aboriginal successful the 2nd quarter. Nicolas Batum aboriginal scored disconnected an assistance from George to marque it 49-36, earlier Damian Jones scored for the Kings.

Sacramento changeable 32.6% successful the archetypal fractional and ne'er led.

After the Clippers extended their pb to 19 points pursuing back-to-back dunks by Terance Mann and Zubac and a Bledsoe layup, the Kings made their champion propulsion and got wrong 71-66 connected Moe Harkless’ changeable that banked disconnected the glass.

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DEPLETED ROSTERS

Both teams were down respective players who are successful the NBA’s wellness and information protocol. The Clippers were without Reggie Jackson and Marcus Morris Sr., portion the Kings were missing De’Aaron Fox, Davion Mitchell, Marvin Bagley III, Terence Davis, Alex Len, Louis King and Neemias Queta, on with interim manager Alvin Gentry.

TIP-INS

Clippers: Bledsoe picked up a method successful the 3rd quarter. … Los Angeles scored lone six points disconnected 11 Sacramento turnovers successful the archetypal half. … The Clippers went 3-3 portion George was out.

Kings: Richaun Holmes had 4 points and 7 rebounds successful 17 minutes. Holmes had missed the erstwhile 7 games with a close oculus wounded and wore protective goggles. … Buddy Hield missed his archetypal 9 shots and was 1 for 12 successful the archetypal half. … Sacramento signed defender Ade Murkey to a 10-day contract. Murkey had been playing for the Kings’ G-League squad successful Stockton.

UP NEXT

Clippers: Face the Nuggets successful Los Angeles connected Sunday. The visiting squad has won each of the past 3 games betwixt the two.

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Kings: Host the Grizzlies connected Sunday. Memphis has won its past 5 against Sacramento.