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Sacramento Kings (12-8) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (11-10)
The 2023-24 NBA season continues Tuesday, December 12, with just a five-game slate including this Western Conference showdown at crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, so here’s the best Kings vs. Clippers pick.
Sacramento takes on Los Angeles for the second time this season. These teams met on November 29 where the Clippers earned a 131-117 victory in Sacramento. Sacramento will be without center Alex Len while Malik Monk and Colby Jones are listed as day-to-day. The Clippers also will be battling injuries as Mason Plumlee and Moussa Diabate are out, while Joshua Primo is day-to-day.
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The Sacramento Kings (12-8, 11-9-0 ATS) went to Phoenix on Friday and earned a 114-106 victory. That gave the team a split of their last four contests, and they are 4-4 since a season-long six-game winning streak. The team took on the Brooklyn Nets at home on Monday before traveling to Los Angeles on Tuesday.
A 21-point advantage in the third quarter proved to be the difference in this game. Deaaron Fox was ridiculous, scoring 34 points off 11-24 shooting, including 8-10 from the line. Domantas Sabonis added 15 points and 17 rebounds and now has triple-doubles in three straight games.
“Shots started going in,” Fox said. “It's really simple as that. Tried to stay aggressive, teammates getting me open with screens and getting matchups that we like. It all just came to gether in the fourth quarter for myself.”
Sacramento has been very good on the road against the spread the season (7-4-0) and is 6-5 SU. After dropping three of their first four road games this season, the team has won five of their last seven road games.
The Kings are an outstanding offensive team, seventh in the NBA in points per game (116.4). This team lives or dies from the three-point line, as they are third in three-point attempts per game (41.5), connecting on 35.4% of their attempts, meaning Sacramento is averaging 44 points per game from beyond the arc.