Los Angeles plays Sacramento, looks for 6th straight home win

Sacramento Kings (8-7, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (8-7, eighth in the Western Conference)

Inglewood, California; Friday, 10:30 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Clippers -6.5; over/under is 224.5

BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles will try to keep its five-game home win streak alive when the Clippers face Sacramento.

The Clippers are 3-2 in division games. Los Angeles has a 2-2 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Kings are 5-5 against Western Conference opponents. Sacramento ranks ninth in the Western Conference scoring 48.8 points per game in the paint led by De’Aaron Fox averaging 13.6.

The Clippers are shooting 46.2% from the field this season, 0.7 percentage points higher than the 45.5% the Kings allow to opponents. The Kings are shooting 48.9% from the field, 2.8% higher than the 46.1% the Clippers’ opponents have shot this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: James Harden is shooting 37.2% and averaging 20.1 points for the Clippers.

Domantas Sabonis is scoring 20.2 points per game and averaging 12.5 rebounds for the Kings.

LAST 10 GAMES: Clippers: 6-3, averaging 109.2 points, 44.2 rebounds, 24.1 assists, 8.3 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.0 points per game.

Kings: 5-5, averaging 116.4 points, 44.0 rebounds, 23.7 assists, 8.0 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 48.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.9 points.

INJURIES: Clippers: Kawhi Leonard: out (knee), P.J. Tucker: out (personal), Norman Powell: day to day (hamstring).

Kings: Devin Carter: out (shoulder), Malik Monk: out (ankle), Domantas Sabonis: day to day (back), DeMar DeRozan: day to day (back).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

By The Associated Press