INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Kawhi Leonard scored 33 points and the Los Angeles Clippers extended their winning streak to a season-best five games Tuesday night with a 131-90 victory over the Sacramento Kings.

James Harden had 21 points while John Collins and rookie Yanic Konan Niederhauser each added 16 for the Clippers, who have found a successful formula after not winning more than two consecutive games before their current run of success began.

Leonard’s productive night came after he scored a career-best 55 points in a victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. He has averaged 37.8 points over the past five games.

Los Angeles’ win streak started on the same night center Ivica Zubac went down with a left ankle sprain. Zubac has not played in any of the past four games.

Nique Clifford scored 18 points while Maxime Raynaud and Russell Westbrook each had 12 for the Kings, who fell to 3-12 since Nov. 26. Raynaud also grabbed 12 rebounds, but Sacramento lost its fifth consecutive road game.

Westbrook added four assists and a pair of 3-pointers against his former team.

The Clippers left little doubt from the start. They led 34-20 after one quarter and were up by 36 in the second before taking a 70-43 advantage into halftime. They shot 57.1% from the floor in the second quarter while scoring 39 points, with Leonard delivering 18 of them.

Leonard had 30 points through three quarters as the Clippers led 100-71 and coasted from there.

Los Angeles shot 51.1% from the field overall while posting its largest margin of victory this season. Sacramento shot 41% from the floor.

The Clippers committed just four turnovers while forcing the Kings into 19 that they turned into 28 points.

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Kings: Home against the Boston Celtics on Thursday.

Clippers: Home against the Utah Jazz on Thursday.

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Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Maxime Raynaud vs. Brook Lopez (James Harden gains possession)	0	0
11:33	Kris Dunn makes 4-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)	2	0
11:10	Russell Westbrook makes 10-foot fade away jump shot	2	2
10:53	James Harden makes driving layup	4	2
10:42	DeMar DeRozan bad pass turnover (Kris Dunn steals)	4	2
10:37	James Harden misses running pullup jump shot	4	2
10:35	DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound	4	2
10:20	Precious Achiuwa misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	4	2
10:17	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	4	2
10:08	Kawhi Leonard misses 5-foot fade away jump shot	4	2
10:06	DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound	4	2
10:02	Kris Dunn shooting foul	4	2
10:02	Keegan Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	4	3
10:02	Keegan Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	4	4
9:39	Kawhi Leonard misses 14-foot jumper	4	4
9:38	Clippers offensive team rebound	4	4
9:38	5 second violation	4	4
9:20	Russell Westbrook misses driving layup	4	4
9:17	Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound	4	4
9:16	John Collins blocks Maxime Raynaud 's 3-foot two point shot	4	4
9:16	Kris Dunn defensive rebound	4	4
9:14	DeMar DeRozan personal foul	4	4
9:09	Kawhi Leonard makes 26-foot three pointer (Brook Lopez assists)	7	4
8:56	DeMar DeRozan makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	7	6
8:41	Brook Lopez misses 28-foot three point jumper	7	6
8:38	John Collins offensive rebound	7	6
8:38	John Collins makes tip in dunk	9	6
8:19	DeMar DeRozan misses 15-foot two point shot	9	6
8:17	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	9	6
8:11	Russell Westbrook shooting foul	9	6
8:11	James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2	9	6
8:11	Clippers offensive team rebound	9	6
8:11	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	10	6
8:09	Kris Dunn personal foul	10	6
7:54	Keegan Murray misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	10	6
7:50	Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound	10	6
7:50	John Collins shooting foul	10	6
7:50	Maxime Raynaud makes free throw 1 of 2	10	7
7:50	Maxime Raynaud makes free throw 2 of 2	10	8
7:42	Kawhi Leonard makes 3-foot two point shot	12	8
7:26	Maxime Raynaud makes 2-foot layup (Russell Westbrook assists)	12	10
6:56	DeMar DeRozan blocks Brook Lopez 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot	12	10
6:54	DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound	12	10
6:47	Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot running jump shot	12	10
6:44	Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound	12	10
6:39	Russell Westbrook misses 23-foot three point jumper	12	10
6:36	Kris Dunn defensive rebound	12	10
6:27	Kawhi Leonard misses running pullup jump shot	12	10
6:24	Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound	12	10
6:22	Keegan Murray misses two point shot	12	10
6:18	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	12	10
6:13	Maxime Raynaud blocks John Collins 's 3-foot running layup	12	10
6:09	John Collins offensive rebound	12	10
6:08	John Collins makes two point shot	14	10
5:52	Brook Lopez blocks Precious Achiuwa 's 2-foot dunk	14	10
5:49	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	14	10
5:45	Kawhi Leonard misses running pullup jump shot	14	10
5:43	John Collins offensive rebound	14	10
5:38	Precious Achiuwa personal foul	14	10
5:38	Clippers Full timeout	14	10
5:38	Derrick Jones Jr. enters the game for Kris Dunn	14	10
5:38	Yanic Konan Niederhauser enters the game for Brook Lopez	14	10
5:38	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Precious Achiuwa	14	10
5:38	Nique Clifford enters the game for Maxime Raynaud	14	10
5:38	Drew Eubanks enters the game for Russell Westbrook	14	10
5:31	James Harden makes 25-foot three pointer (Yanic Konan Niederhauser assists)	17	10
5:10	John Collins blocks Keegan Murray 's 2-foot driving layup	17	10
5:10	Kings offensive team rebound	17	10
5:06	Kawhi Leonard shooting foul	17	10
5:06	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 1 of 2	17	11
5:06	Nicolas Batum enters the game for John Collins	17	11
5:06	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 2 of 2	17	12
4:50	Kawhi Leonard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Derrick Jones Jr. assists)	20	12
4:32	Drew Eubanks makes 3-foot layup (Dennis Schroder assists)	20	14
4:17	Drew Eubanks shooting foul	20	14
4:17	Yanic Konan Niederhauser misses free throw 1 of 2	20	14
4:17	Clippers offensive team rebound	20	14
4:17	Kobe Sanders enters the game for Kawhi Leonard	20	14
4:17	Keon Ellis enters the game for Keegan Murray	20	14
4:17	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes free throw 2 of 2	21	14
3:57	Dennis Schroder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Keon Ellis assists)	21	17
3:33	James Harden makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	23	17
3:25	Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	23	17
3:25	DeMar DeRozan makes technical free throw	23	18
3:16	Derrick Jones Jr. blocks Dennis Schroder 's 2-foot driving layup	23	18
3:16	Kings offensive team rebound	23	18
3:11	Nicolas Batum blocks DeMar DeRozan 's 4-foot driving layup	23	18
3:05	Kobe Sanders defensive rebound	23	18
2:59	James Harden makes 16-foot step back jumpshot	25	18
2:45	Dennis Schroder bad pass turnover (Nicolas Batum steals)	25	18
2:36	James Harden misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	25	18
2:33	Kobe Sanders offensive rebound	25	18
2:22	Keon Ellis blocks Kobe Sanders 's 7-foot driving layup	25	18
2:22	Clippers offensive team rebound	25	18
2:22	Kings Full timeout	25	18
2:22	Malik Monk enters the game for DeMar DeRozan	25	18
2:21	Derrick Jones Jr. makes layup	27	18
2:21	Nique Clifford shooting foul	27	18
2:21	Derrick Jones Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1	28	18
2:11	Malik Monk out of bounds lost ball turnover	28	18
2:00	Nicolas Batum misses 23-foot three point jumper	28	18
1:55	Keon Ellis defensive rebound	28	18
1:40	Nique Clifford makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot	28	20
1:26	Yanic Konan Niederhauser offensive foul	28	20
1:26	Yanic Konan Niederhauser offensive foul turnover	28	20
1:12	Malik Monk misses driving floating jump shot	28	20
1:09	Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound	28	20
1:00	Nique Clifford shooting foul	28	20
1:00	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	29	20
1:00	Keegan Murray enters the game for Nique Clifford	29	20
1:00	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	30	20
45.2	Keon Ellis misses 24-foot three point jumper	30	20
42.2	Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound	30	20
35.5	James Harden misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	30	20
34.9	Clippers offensive team rebound	30	20
34.9	Keegan Murray loose ball foul	30	20
34.9	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes free throw 1 of 2	31	20
34.9	Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes free throw 2 of 2	32	20
28.6	Dennis Schroder lost ball turnover (James Harden steals)	32	20
3.6	Kobe Sanders makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Nicolas Batum assists)	34	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	34	20

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Intuit Dome

Inglewood, CA

Date & Time

4:00 AM, December 31, 2025

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NBC Sports CA, FanDuel SN SoCal, NBA League Pass

Attendance

17,927

Referees

Tyler Ford, Natalie Sago, John Conley

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	32	19	.627	W3
Phoenix	31	22	.585	L2
Golden State	28	25	.528	L1
LA Clippers	25	27	.481	W2
Sacramento	12	42	.222	L12

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