The NBA Cup encounter between the Clippers and Sacramento Kings heightened both teams’ awareness even with this being an early-season game.
Both teams had lost their first Cup game and were in need of a victory to stay relevant during the in-season tournament.
For the Clippers, the Cup game gave them another chance to improve their sloppy play when it came to taking care of the basketball and to keep taking steps in the right direction.
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And the game allowed the Clippers to once again show how mighty they are on defense, which they did in slowing down the high-scoring Kings during a 104-88 win Friday night at Intuit Dome.