+2
The Clippers are 7-11 all-time in preseason matchups with the Kings, including 1-1 this year.
As the Los Angeles Clippers prepare for their final preseason game tonight at Staples Center against the Sacramento Kings, here are the probable lineups and injury report for both teams:
Point Guard: Tyreke Evans
Shooting Guard: Beno Udrih
Small Forward: Donte Greene
Power Forward: Carl Landry
Center: Jason Thompson
The Sacramento front court is rather thin, as DeMarcus Cousins is day-to-day with a strained right ankle. Center Samuel Dalembert is out for four-to-six weeks with a left adductor strain, and fellow center Hassan Whiteside is out with a left patellar tendon strain.
Point Guard: Baron Davis
Shooting Guard: Eric Gordon
Small Forward: Ryan Gomes
Power Forward: Craig Smith
Center: Chris Kaman
Blake Griffin, who missed Sunday's game against Denver, is listed as day-to-day with a strained left ankle. Center DeAndre Jordan, who last played a week ago tonight against the San Antonio Spurs, is also day-to-day with a strained right hamstring.
Clippers' coach Vinny Del Negro is playing it safe with Griffin, wrote Lisa Dillman of the Los Angeles Times:
"Yeah, no question," Del Negro said. "I want to see where he's at and probably play it safe with Blake. I want to see how he feels. Maybe we'll get him a few minutes or not. I just don't know yet."
Griffin said he would be able to play, "without a doubt," if this were a regular-season game. He had support on his left ankle Monday for the practice session.
The Clippers open their regular season in eight days, hosting the Portland Trail Blazers on October 27.
For more Clippers news, be sure to visit the SB Nation Clippers blog Clips Nation.
The Los Angeles Clippers end their preseason schedule tonight with a game at Staples Center against the Sacramento Kings.
The Clippers, who are 1-6 this preseason, got their only win of the exhibition season on October 7 in Sacramento, beating the Kings 120-88. The Clippers are 7-10 all-time in preseason matchups with the Kings. Sacramento won three of four regular season games against the Clippers last season, but Los Angeles is 48-41 at home against the Kings in their franchise history.
On Sunday, the Clippers lost their fifth straight preseason game, 108-104 to the Denver Nuggets. The Clippers committed 23 turnovers in the loss, and amassed just 11 free throw attempts compared to 35 for Denver. Brian Cook led all scorers with 28 points, on 10-of-18 shooting. Blake Griffin sat out as a precaution after spraining his left ankle on Saturday against the Utah Jazz.
The Kings last played six days ago, losing 98-95 to the Los Angeles Lakers in Las Vegas.
Tonight's game, a 7:30 p.m. PDT tipoff, will be televised on Prime Ticket.
For more Clippers news, be sure to visit the SB Nation Clippers blog Clips Nation.
Clippers Lose 96-94 To Kings On Driving Layup By Tyreke Evans
Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Tyreke Evans' driving layup with 5.1 seconds left in regulation lifted the Kings to a 96-94 exhibition win over the Clippers.
Evans ended with 17 points, as did Omri Casspi for Sacramento. DeMarcus Cousins and Beno Udrih tallied 14 and 13 points, respectively, in the win.
Chris Kaman finished with 21 points and 10 points, while Baron Davis had 15 points and eight assists for Los Angeles.
Al-Farouq Aminu netted 15 points and hit a deep three-pointer with 22 seconds left to tie the game, but Evans answered at the other end to seal the victory.
For more Clippers news and information, be sure to read the SB Nation blog Clips Nation.
Oct 19 10:29p by Eric Stephen - 0 comments