Los Angeles Clippers vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 4/11/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Friday, April 11, 2025

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Sacramento Kings (39-41) will try to beat the Los Angeles Clippers (48-32) at Golden 1 Center on Friday.

The Clippers faced the Rockets and notched a win by a score of 134-117 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Clippers finished with 11 while the Rockets accounted for 14 personal fouls. They converted 20 of 40 attempts from distance. Houston shot 70.0% from the charity stripe by burying 7 of their 10 attempts. In addition, Houston collected 36 rebounds (7 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 3 rejections. Houston recorded 24 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. With regard to defending, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 51.1% from the floor on 45 of 88 shooting. They also recorded 33 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and having 10 steals. With regard to pulling down boards, they collected 43 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Clippers knocked down 19 of their 19 tries for a rate of 100.0%. Los Angeles finished the game with a 53.3% field goal percentage (48 out of 90) and made 19 of 37 3-pointers.

James Harden is one guy who was a major contributor for the contest. Harden went 55.6% from the floor and earned 10 assists. He played 37 minutes played and also pulled down 3 boards. He left the arena with 35 points on 10 out of 18 shooting.

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Los Angeles comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 48-32 for the campaign. They are turning it over 14.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Los Angeles is collecting 43.9 boards per game and has accounted for 2,017 assists on the season, which is 21st in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Clippers are connecting on 37.3% on shots from downtown (1,001 of 2,687) and 79.8% from the free throw line. They have an average of 112.9 pts per game (20th in the league) while shooting 48.1% from the floor.

Defensively, the Clippers are forcing 15.1 turnovers per game while drawing 17.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 9th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,051 relinquished this year. The Clippers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.0% (3,160 of 6,868) and they surrender 41.7 boards per game as a unit. They are conceding 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 4th in the league in opponents points per game (108.2).

In their last game, the Kings walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 124-116 when they faced the Nuggets. The Kings earned 29 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 40 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while earning 2 steals in this matchup. The Nuggets were called for 16 personal fouls for this contest which got the Kings to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of those for a rate of 82.4%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Sacramento knocked down 16 of 36 tries (44.4%). Overall, the Kings finished shooting 43 for 92 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.7%. The Kings permitted the Nuggets to make 43 out of their 86 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 38.2% from 3-point land by going 13 out of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 25 of 31 from the free throw line (80.6%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Sacramento permitted Denver to pull down 45 in all (12 offensive).

Zach LaVine was important for the Kings for the contest. LaVine earned 27 points in his 44 mins on the court and had 11 assists for this contest. He knocked down 10 of 20 for this game for a rate of 50.0%, but wasn't able to snag a board.

Sacramento has a record of 39-41 on the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Kings are shooting 47.8% from the field, which has them ranked 12th in the NBA. Sacramento has accumulated 9,281 pts so far this year (116.0 per game) and they pull down 44.2 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 26.4 times per game (13th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per contest. The Kings are committing 19.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 80.4% from the free throw line.

The Kings on defense are ranked 20th in the league in points given up per game with 115.7. They are able to force 13.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.3% from the floor (23rd in the league). The Sacramento defense allows 38.2% on shots from beyond the arc (1,171 of 3,066) and opponents are converting on 78.4% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 27.1 dimes and 42.5 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 19th and 6th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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