After an exciting, much-needed win against their other Los Angeles opponent, the Clippers found themselves with little time to rest before heading to Sacramento to take on the Kings in the second half of a back-to-back. Their momentum and visible offensive improvements led many to feel bullish about their expectations in this game at the California capitol. Unfortunately, that proved wrong in the Clippers’ 104-99 loss.
The Clippers instantly came out hot on offense, with three quick shots from beyond the arc to spur an early run. De’Aaron Fox countered the hot start by scoring 10 points of his own in the first nine minutes of the game, many buckets of which were the result of his impressive quickness and ability to get to the hoop.