Through 0 Quarter

The experts predicted a victory for the Sacramento Kings, but it’s no sure thing at this point. They currently hold a 3 to nothing lead over the Los Angeles Clippers.

Sacramento hasn’t had any offensive standouts so far with all players held to three points or fewer. Los Angeles is in a similar position to the Kings as their squad has been held to no more than zero points.

this is the first time the Clippers have ever been down going into the first quarter

Who’s Playing

Los Angeles @ Sacramento

Current Records: Los Angeles 33-32; Sacramento 36-25

What to Know

This Friday, the Sacramento Kings are hoping to patch up the holes in a defense that has allowed an average of 118.07 points per game. They will take on the Los Angeles Clippers at 10 p.m. ET Friday at Golden 1 Center after having had a few days off. Los Angeles will need to watch out since the Kings have now posted big point totals in their last four contests.

Even if it wasn’t a dominant performance, Sacramento beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 123-117 on Tuesday. Power forward Harrison Barnes was the offensive standout of the matchup for Sacramento, picking up 29 points along with nine rebounds.

Meanwhile, Los Angeles found themselves the reluctant recipients of an unpleasant 115-91 punch to the gut against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday. It was supposed to be a close contest, and Los Angeles was supposed to come out on top, but neither of those things ended up happening. One thing holding the Clippers back was the mediocre play of point guard Russell Westbrook, who did not have his best game: he played for 27 minutes but put up just eight points on 3-for-12 shooting and four turnovers.

The Kings got away with a 176-175 win in the teams’ previous meeting in February. Will they repeat their success, or does Los Angeles have a better game plan this time around? We’ll find out soon enough.

How To Watch

• When: Friday at 10 p.m. ET
• Where: Golden 1 Center — Sacramento, California
• TV: Bally Sports SoCal
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Follow: CBS Sports App
• Ticket Cost: $84.00

Odds

The Kings are a solid 5.5-point favorite against the Clippers, according to the latest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Kings as a 4.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -111

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Series History

Los Angeles have won 20 out of their last 29 games against Sacramento.

• Feb 24, 2023 – Sacramento 176 vs. Los Angeles 175
• Dec 03, 2022 – Sacramento 123 vs. Los Angeles 96
• Oct 22, 2022 – Los Angeles 111 vs. Sacramento 109
• Apr 09, 2022 – Los Angeles 117 vs. Sacramento 98
• Dec 22, 2021 – Los Angeles 105 vs. Sacramento 89
• Dec 04, 2021 – Sacramento 104 vs. Los Angeles 99
• Dec 01, 2021 – Sacramento 124 vs. Los Angeles 115
• Feb 07, 2021 – Sacramento 113 vs. Los Angeles 110
• Jan 20, 2021 – Los Angeles 115 vs. Sacramento 96
• Jan 15, 2021 – Los Angeles 138 vs. Sacramento 100
• Feb 22, 2020 – Sacramento 112 vs. Los Angeles 103
• Jan 30, 2020 – Sacramento 124 vs. Los Angeles 103
• Dec 31, 2019 – Los Angeles 105 vs. Sacramento 87
• Mar 01, 2019 – Los Angeles 116 vs. Sacramento 109
• Jan 27, 2019 – Los Angeles 122 vs. Sacramento 108
• Dec 26, 2018 – Los Angeles 127 vs. Sacramento 118
• Nov 29, 2018 – Los Angeles 133 vs. Sacramento 121
• Jan 13, 2018 – Los Angeles 126 vs. Sacramento 105
• Jan 11, 2018 – Los Angeles 121 vs. Sacramento 115
• Dec 26, 2017 – Los Angeles 122 vs. Sacramento 95
• Nov 25, 2017 – Los Angeles 97 vs. Sacramento 95
• Apr 12, 2017 – Los Angeles 115 vs. Sacramento 95
• Mar 26, 2017 – Sacramento 98 vs. Los Angeles 97
• Jan 06, 2017 – Los Angeles 106 vs. Sacramento 98
• Nov 18, 2016 – Los Angeles 121 vs. Sacramento 115
• Feb 26, 2016 – Los Angeles 117 vs. Sacramento 107
• Jan 16, 2016 – Sacramento 110 vs. Los Angeles 103
• Oct 31, 2015 – Los Angeles 114 vs. Sacramento 109
• Oct 28, 2015 – Los Angeles 111 vs. Sacramento 104