Kings Visit Shorthanded Clippers in Season Opener for Both Teams at Intuit Dome
The Sacramento Kings visit the LA Clippers at Intuit Dome on Wednesday, Oct. 21, with tipoff set for 10:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. PT). Both teams enter at 0-0 and both list several players out.
By the Hoops Nightly Desk · updated 2 d ago01The story of the nightThe stakes and formBoth teams are 0-0 on the regular-season ledger, but the preseason results point in different directions.
Both teams are 0-0 on the regular-season ledger, but the preseason results point in different directions. The Clippers are coming off a 122-110 win over Denver on Oct. 14, a 106-114 loss at Toronto on Oct. 10 and a 104-101 win over Golden State on Oct. 4. The Kings lost all five of their last games, including 97-126 at San Antonio on Oct. 16, 98-110 to Portland on Oct. 13 and 106-111 at Golden State on Oct. 10. Last season, the Clippers won three of the four meetings, including 138-109 on April 5. Sacramento's only win came on March 14, 118-109.
02Who is in and who is outLos Angeles lists five players as out: Max Strus (foot), Brandon Ingram (Achilles), Yanic Konan Niederhauser (foot),…
Los Angeles lists five players as out: Max Strus (foot), Brandon Ingram (Achilles), Yanic Konan Niederhauser (foot), Bradley Beal (knee) and Jordan Miller (shoulder). Sacramento lists Ben Simmons (Achilles), Maxime Raynaud (knee) and Dylan Cardwell (calf) as out. Malik Monk is day-to-day with a left ankle injury. The expected fives are projections based on minutes last season, not announced lineups. For the Clippers, that points to Darius Garland, Rui Hachimura, Kris Dunn, Derrick Jones Jr. and Brook Lopez. For the Kings, it points to Keegan Murray, Zach LaVine, Daeqwon Plowden, De'Andre Hunter and Nique Clifford.
03The matchup to watchThe Clippers are missing Ingram and Beal, so playmaking falls to Garland and Dunn.
The Clippers are missing Ingram and Beal, so playmaking falls to Garland and Dunn. Garland averaged 29.9 minutes last season, and Dunn averaged 27.2. Lopez is the likely anchor inside, and Isaiah Jackson is also on the roster. Sacramento has Domantas Sabonis on the roster, and Murray and LaVine led the Kings in minutes last season at 34.5 and 31.4. With Simmons and Raynaud out and Monk questionable, the Kings may lean on Sabonis, LaVine and Murray to carry the scoring load against a thin Clippers group.
04How to watch and whenTipoff is scheduled for 10:30 p.m.
Tipoff is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET, 7:30 p.m. PT, at Intuit Dome in Inglewood. No national broadcast is listed. Clippers fans in the Los Angeles market can watch on KTLA. Kings fans can find the game on NBC Sports California, listed as NBCSCA/PCK-SAC. Check local listings for streaming options. Neither team is listed as playing on the second night of a back-to-back, and no rest days are noted in the data available for this game.