Preview, predictions, TV and injury report for tonight's Sacramento Kings v Los Angeles Clippers game

Tuesday, 02 April 2024 at 19:00

On a Tuesday night in the NBA, where up to nine games will be played, Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Clippers will face each other in a duel of transcendental importance in terms of playoff qualification in the Western Conference. De'Aaron Fox and Kawhi Leonard will be the stars of the game.

The Clippers will be the visitors in a game they are coming into in a good moment, having won their last three games. The Los Angeles franchise is 4th in the West with a 47-27 record, and with Minnesota Timberwolves far away, 3rd with 51-23, their only goal until the end of the regular season will be to keep the home-court factor in the first round of the playoffs. Their main rival right now is Dallas Mavericks, 5th with 45-29 and a streak of seven consecutive wins.

The Kings, meanwhile, are in the West play-in zone. The team from the capital of California is 8th with a record of 43-31, behind the Phoenix Suns, 7th with 44-31, and ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers, 9th with 42-33, a team that is on their heels due to their great form.

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Expert predictions (Possible lineups and result).

The main predictions for tonight's game have the Los Angeles Clippers slightly ahead of the Sacramento Kings for the win. The two sensitive losses of the locals, Malik Monk and Kevin Huerter, could be decisive in this duel.

In addition, the potential lineups will be as follows:

Kings: De'Aaron Fox, Keon Ellis, Keegan Murray, Harrison Barnes, Domantas Sabonis.
Clippers: Terance Mann, James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Ivica Zubac.

Schedule and TV.

The game will be played at 10:00 PM ET, and can be followed on NBCS-CA and BSSC.

Injury report.