The Los Angeles Clippers have been off to a very solid start this season and on Friday night the team will visit the Sacramento Kings at Sleep Train Arena starting up at 10:00 pm and the matchup will be on TV and streaming online from the NBA league pass and the game comes after the Clippers beat the Knicks on Wednesday night at home.
The Clippers have a tough schedule coming up with the Indiana Pacers coming to town and so far this season Chris Paul has been playing very well for the Clippers and they are looking to continue to stretch their lead in the Pacific division and Paul led the way against New York with 15 points and seven assists, while DeAndre Jordan had 13 rebounds in the game. Griffin is leading the team in scoring with 21 points per game this season and the Clippers are ranked second in the league in scoring with over 105 points per game and the team is also ranked first in assists this season with over 25 per contest. The team is ranked 13th in rebounding and 24th in points allowed and now they are playing on the road against a struggling Kings team that is 4-9 on the year so far with a new coach, new owner and new general manager and things have been centered around DeMarcus Cousins after signing him to an extension.
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The Kings pulled off an interesting trade to snag Derrick Williams from the Minnesota Timberwolves and that could give the team some extra scoring on Friday night and they will need it against a talented team like the Clippers. The Kings are coming off of a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers hat saw eight rebounds and seven assists from Cousins and after playing against the Clippers, the team will continue its California tour with the Golden State Warriors on Sunday at Sleep Train Arena. The team comes in ranked 21st in scoring with 95 points per game and the defense is ranked 15th with just under 100 points per contest and the team is ranked 25th and 20th in rebounding and assists per contest and that could make the Clippers game a solid one on Friday.
Cousins is leading the team in scoring, rebounds, steals and blocks this season and he has been the most consistent player for the franchise and he is one that they will be building around for the near future. Williams never found a solid role in Minnesota and now he is with the Kings and Williams says that he is happy to have a fresh start and after being the second overall pick a couple years ago, he will finally have the chance to play to his potential. Williams never got the chance to play significant minutes and was averaging under five points per game after starring at Arizona and now he will be playing as one of the cornerstone players for the Kings. The Clippers and the Kings will be playing on Friday night as Los Angeles visits Sacramento at Sleep Train Arena starting up at 10:00 pm for the Pacific division matchup.
