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Garland scores 30 as Clippers beat Kings 121-96

Los Angeles gets 53 points from its bench, and Sacramento's Darius Acuff Jr. goes 5-of-24 from the field in the loss.

Garland: 30 points, 11 of 19 from the field
Clippers' bench outscored Kings' bench 53-34
Sabonis: 14 points, 18 rebounds, 8 assists in a loss

Published October 22, 2026 at 2:01 AM1 min read How this story was written

Final

Sacramento Kings

LA Clippers

Box score and plays

Darius Garland scored 30 points and a 41-point first quarter carried the LA Clippers past the Sacramento Kings 121-96 at home on Wednesday, October 21.

Garland made 3 of 8 threes. A 10-0 run early in the third quarter pushed the Clippers (1-0) ahead of the Kings (0-1) 71-56.

Brook Lopez had 17 points and 11 rebounds off the bench, and Keaton Wagler added 15 points with three 3-pointers. Los Angeles reserves outscored Sacramento's 53-34.

The Clippers led 108-80 with 6:47 left in the fourth quarter. Sacramento answered with a 10-0 run to make it 110-93 by 3:42, but Wagler hit a 25-foot three and Rui Hachimura followed with a step-back three to restore a 23-point margin. Jalen Pickett's three made it 121-94.

Zach LaVine led Sacramento with 28 points on 10-of-19 shooting. Domantas Sabonis had 14 points on 5-of-5 shooting, 18 rebounds and eight assists. Darius Acuff Jr. went 5-of-24 and missed all seven of his threes, and the Kings shot 8-of-28 from deep as a team.

Sacramento's Precious Achiuwa hit a 9-foot jumper with 34.1 seconds left to set the final score.