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03/15 00:55 CDT Westbrook has triple-double in Kings' 118-109 win as Clippers
lose Leonard to sprained ankle
Westbrook has triple-double in Kings' 118-109 win as Clippers lose Leonard to
sprained ankle
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) --- Russell Westbrook had 12 points, 12 rebounds and 10
assists for his 209th career triple-double and DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points
to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 118-109 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers
on Saturday night.
Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points before leaving with a sprained left ankle for
the Clippers, whose four-game winning streak was stopped. It was Leonard's 45th
consecutive game with at least 20 points, topping Bob McAdoo's franchise record
set during the 1974-75 season when the team was based in Buffalo.
Leonard was injured with 9:27 left in the fourth quarter when he was guarding
DeRozan and landed awkwardly before backpedaling a few steps and tumbling to
the court. He popped up quickly, but limped noticeably to the Clippers' bench
before heading to the locker room. Leonard didn't return to the game and there
was no immediate word on whether he might miss time.
Precious Achiuwa added 25 points and 13 rebounds, Maxime Raynaud had 23 points
and Daeqwon Plowden had 15 for the Kings, who have won three of their last four
games.
Darius Garland added 25 points and Bennedict Mathurin had 24 for Los Angeles,
which had won its last five at home.
The game was close early and tied at 39 with 7:04 left in the second quarter,
but Sacramento took over from there. The Kings led 68-54 at halftime and made
it a 20-point game --- their largest lead of the game --- at 90-70 on Plowden's
3-pointer with 2:19 left in the third quarter.
But the Clippers, even without Leonard, stormed back in the fourth and cut the
deficit to 103-100 on a pullup basket by Mathurin with 4:15 remaining. But
Sacramento outscored Los Angeles 15-9 the rest of the way to seal the win.
Up next
Kings: Host Utah Jazz on Sunday night.
Clippers: Host San Antonio Spurs on Monday night.
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