SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- - James Harden had 23 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points and the Los Angeles Clippers held off a late flurry in the final two minutes and beat the Sacramento Kings 101-100 on Friday night.

Ivica Zubic had 17 points and 10 rebounds to help the Clippers win their seventh straight. Norman Powell added 16 points.

With one regular-season game remaining the Clippers are tied with the Denver Nuggets at 49-32 for the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference.

The Clippers led comfortably most of the game until the Kings surged in the fourth quarter and got within 100-98 with 1:04 minutes remaining. After Sacramento's Zach LaVine made two free throws with 3.9 seconds left, the Kings stole the inbounds pass. But DeMar DeRozan's contested 3-point try at the buzzer clanged off the backboard.

DeRozan scored 16 points and moved past Reggie Miller into 25th place on the NBA's career scoring list.

LaVine had 26 points for the Kings, while Domantas Sabonis had 19 points and 16 rebounds.

Sabonis became the sixth player since the ABA/NBA merger to have 60 or more double-doubles for three consecutive seasons, joining Moses Malone, John Stockton, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and Dwight Howard.

Key moment

With the Kings trailing 84-80 in the fourth quarter, interim coach Doug Christie had to be restrained and picked up a technical foul after rookie Devin Carter was called for a defensive foul despite replays showing Harden's arm hitting Carter in the head.

Key stat

Leonard scored more points in the first half (20) than he did total in 13 of the previous 35 games that he played this season.

Up next

The Clippers play at Golden State on Sunday. The Kings host the Phoenix Suns on Friday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Ivica Zubac vs. Domantas Sabonis (DeMar DeRozan gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Zach LaVine misses 29-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:44	Clippers defensive team rebound	0	0
11:34	James Harden bad pass (Domantas Sabonis steals)	0	0
11:28	Keegan Murray misses 25-foot three point shot	0	0
11:26	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	0	0
11:16	James Harden makes 13-foot two point shot	0	2
11:02	Norman Powell shooting foul	0	2
11:02	Keegan Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	1	2
11:02	Keegan Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	2	2
10:41	Norman Powell makes driving layup	2	4
10:23	Domantas Sabonis makes 18-foot jumper (Keegan Murray assists)	4	4
10:08	Zach LaVine personal foul	4	4
10:07	James Harden bad pass (Keegan Murray steals)	4	4
10:05	Keegan Murray makes 5-foot dunk	6	4
9:50	Kawhi Leonard misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	6	4
9:48	DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound	6	4
9:40	Domantas Sabonis makes two point shot (DeMar DeRozan assists)	8	4
9:22	James Harden misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	8	4
9:20	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	8	4
9:13	Domantas Sabonis misses two point shot	8	4
9:12	Kris Dunn defensive rebound	8	4
8:56	Norman Powell makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	8	7
8:38	Keegan Murray traveling	8	7
8:23	Norman Powell misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	8	7
8:21	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	8	7
8:11	Domantas Sabonis misses 16-foot jumper	8	7
8:08	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	8	7
7:59	Keon Ellis shooting foul	8	7
7:59	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 2	8	8
7:59	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 2 of 2	8	9
7:44	Zach LaVine makes driving layup (Domantas Sabonis assists)	10	9
7:34	James Harden misses 28-foot three point jumper	10	9
7:32	Keegan Murray defensive rebound	10	9
7:11	Domantas Sabonis misses layup	10	9
7:08	James Harden defensive rebound	10	9
7:03	Kris Dunn misses two point shot	10	9
7:01	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	10	9
6:50	Keegan Murray misses two point shot	10	9
6:49	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	10	9
6:43	Norman Powell makes two point shot (James Harden assists)	10	11
6:23	Zach LaVine misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	10	11
6:21	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	10	11
6:16	Kawhi Leonard makes 4-foot dunk (James Harden assists)	10	13
6:14	Kings Full timeout	10	13
6:14	Trey Lyles enters the game for Keegan Murray	10	13
5:51	DeMar DeRozan makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zach LaVine assists)	13	13
5:32	Kris Dunn misses 27-foot three point jumper	13	13
5:30	Trey Lyles defensive rebound	13	13
5:11	Zach LaVine bad pass (Kawhi Leonard steals)	13	13
4:57	Ivica Zubac misses 8-foot two point shot	13	13
4:56	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	13	13
4:46	Zach LaVine makes 18-foot step back jumpshot (Domantas Sabonis assists)	15	13
4:27	Norman Powell misses two point shot	15	13
4:23	Clippers offensive team rebound	15	13
4:23	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Domantas Sabonis	15	13
4:16	Ivica Zubac makes 3-foot dunk (James Harden assists)	15	15
4:16	DeMar DeRozan shooting foul	15	15
4:16	Devin Carter enters the game for Keon Ellis	15	15
4:16	Derrick Jones Jr. enters the game for Kris Dunn	15	15
4:16	Ivica Zubac makes free throw 1 of 1	15	16
3:57	Jonas Valanciunas makes 2-foot layup (DeMar DeRozan assists)	17	16
3:54	Derrick Jones Jr. bad pass (Devin Carter steals)	17	16
3:46	Zach LaVine makes 12-foot two point shot (Devin Carter assists)	19	16
3:45	Clippers Full timeout	19	16
3:45	Bogdan Bogdanovic enters the game for Norman Powell	19	16
3:22	Kawhi Leonard makes 21-foot jumper (James Harden assists)	19	18
2:58	DeMar DeRozan misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	19	18
2:56	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	19	18
2:55	Jonas Valanciunas personal foul	19	18
2:55	Keegan Murray enters the game for Zach LaVine	19	18
2:55	Drew Eubanks enters the game for Kawhi Leonard	19	18
2:55	Ben Simmons enters the game for Ivica Zubac	19	18
2:43	Derrick Jones Jr. lost ball turnover (Devin Carter steals)	19	18
2:39	Devin Carter makes 5-foot dunk	21	18
2:22	James Harden makes 25-foot three pointer (Drew Eubanks assists)	21	21
2:04	DeMar DeRozan misses two point shot	21	21
2:03	James Harden defensive rebound	21	21
1:58	James Harden misses running pullup jump shot	21	21
1:56	Bogdan Bogdanovic offensive rebound	21	21
1:55	Bogdan Bogdanovic misses 10-foot two point shot	21	21
1:51	Keegan Murray defensive rebound	21	21
1:38	Trey Lyles makes two point shot (DeMar DeRozan assists)	23	21
1:16	Drew Eubanks offensive foul	23	21
1:16	Drew Eubanks turnover	23	21
58.0	DeMar DeRozan makes 10-foot two point shot (Devin Carter assists)	25	21
58.0	Drew Eubanks personal foul	25	21
58.0	Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 1	26	21
58.0	Norman Powell enters the game for Drew Eubanks	26	21
50.0	Bogdan Bogdanovic offensive foul	26	21
50.0	Bogdan Bogdanovic turnover	26	21
41.0	Jonas Valanciunas offensive foul	26	21
41.0	Jonas Valanciunas turnover	26	21
30.1	Norman Powell makes 28-foot three point jumper (Ben Simmons assists)	26	24
6.1	Keegan Murray makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)	29	24
1.2	Bogdan Bogdanovic misses driving layup	29	24
0.1	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	29	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	24

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Venue

Golden 1 Center

Sacramento, CA

Date & Time

2:00 AM, April 12, 2025

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NBC Sports CA, FanDuel SN SoCal, ClipperVision, NBA League Pass

Attendance

16,435

Referees

David Guthrie, Nick Buchert, Robert Hussey

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	35	24	.593	W1
Phoenix	34	26	.567	W1
Golden State	31	29	.517	L1
LA Clippers	27	31	.466	L3
Sacramento	14	47	.230	W1

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