National Basketball Association
L.A. Clippers 100, Sacramento 99
When: 10:00 PM ET, Monday, December 27, 2010
Where: Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, California
Officials:
#51 Leroy Richardson, #9 Derrick Stafford, #59 Gary Zielinski
Attendance:
14590
By SportsDirect Inc.
Eric Gordon scored 31 points and Blake Griffin recorded his 19th consecutive double-double to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 100-99 victory over the host Sacramento Kings on Monday.
Griffin had 24 points and 14 rebounds as the Clippers (10-22) won for the fifth time in six games.
Sacramento’s Tyreke Evans scored a season-high 32 points but missed a free throw that would have tied the game with 1.9 seconds left.
Evans was fouled while shooting a 3-pointer and made the first two free throws before missing the third. The ball was tipped back toward Evans, who missed a short shot at the buzzer that would’ve given the Kings an improbable victory.
Sacramento (5-23) has now lost eight straight games and 22 of their last 24 contests.
The Kings trailed by nine before rolling off eight straight points to close to within 96-95 on a 3-pointer by Evans with 1:23 remaining.
A breakaway dunk by Griffin dunk gave the Clippers a 100-97 lead with 5.1 seconds left.
Omri Casspi had 16 points and Beno Udrih added 14 points for the Kings.
Sacramento made a season-high 13 3-point baskets. Casspi and Francisco Garcia each had four treys and Evans made three.
Baron Davis had 11 points and nine assists and Al Faroqu-Aminu had 11 points and eight rebounds for Los Angeles.
Top Game Performances
| L.A. Clippers |
|
Sacramento |
|
Eric Gordon 31 |
Scoring |
Tyreke Evans 32 |
|
Baron Davis 9 |
Assists |
Beno Udrih 6 |
|
Blake Griffin 14 |
Rebounds |
DeMarcus Cousins 8 |
|
Blake Griffin 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Tyreke Evans 7 |
|
Eric Bledsoe 2 |
Steals |
Tyreke Evans 3 |
|
Baron Davis 2 |
Blocks |
Samuel Dalembert 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| L.A. Clippers
|
100 |
48.2 |
9-22 |
11-15 |
23 |
48 |
5 |
6 |
22 |
| Sacramento
|
99 |
41.4 |
13-26 |
14-17 |
18 |
34 |
7 |
10 |
10 |
Upcoming Games
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Sacramento will play their next game at home against Memphis. The Kings have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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L.A. Clippers will play their next game at home against Utah. The Clippers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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