Los Angeles Clippers vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 4/5/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Sunday, April 5, 2026

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Golden 1 Center is where the Sacramento Kings (20-57) will go up against the Los Angeles Clippers (39-38) on Sunday.

The Clippers played the Spurs and took a loss by a score of 118-99 in their last game. Los Angeles ended the contest with a 43.0% field goal percentage (40 of 93) and converted 5 out of their 27 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Clippers knocked down 14 of 18 attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they collected 38 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 20 dimes in the matchup in addition to creating 10 turnovers and having 8 steals. In the matter of the defense, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 53.4% from the field on 47 out of 88 shooting. San Antonio recorded 32 assists and had 12 steals for this contest. In addition, San Antonio pulled down 50 rebounds (13 offensive, 37 defensive) and earned 5 blocked shots. San Antonio finished the game shooting 85.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 12 of 14 tries. They also knocked down 12 out of their 31 attempts from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Clippers left the arena with 10 and the Spurs had 18 personal fouls.

Kawhi Leonard is one guy who came through in the game. He accounted for 24 points on 10 of 16 shooting. He played 32 minutes played and also grabbed 6 rebounds. Leonard went 62.5% from the floor and distributed 5 assists.

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Los Angeles comes into this contest with a mark of 39-38 on the season. They currently have an average of 113.7 points per contest (23rd in the league) while connecting on 48.5% from the floor. The Clippers are hitting 36.5% on shots from 3-point land (944 of 2,583) and 82.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Los Angeles is collecting 40.5 boards per contest and has totaled 1,823 dimes so far this season, which ranks 30th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.4 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Clippers are forcing 14.4 turnovers every game while drawing 20.1 fouls. They are 13th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,024 surrendered so far this year. The Clippers defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 46.9% (3,164 of 6,740) and they concede 42.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They relinquish 36.9% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 10th in the league in opponents PPG (112.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Kings walked away with a victory by a final of 123-115 when they played the Raptors. The Kings recorded 35 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 48 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. The Raptors earned 26 personal fouls in this game which took the Kings to the free throw line for 29 tries. They were able to knock down 27 of those for a rate of 93.1%. In terms of 3-pointers, Sacramento converted 12 out of their 33 attempts (36.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Kings went 42 for 92 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.7%. The Kings allowed the Raptors to make 42 out of 77 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 54.5% for this contest. They finished 39.1% from distance by connecting on 9 out of 23 and finished the game at 22 of 32 from the charity stripe (68.8%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Sacramento allowed Toronto to pull down 39 in total (7 offensive).

Precious Achiuwa ended up being important for the Kings in this matchup. He converted 12 of 19 for the matchup for a rate of 63.2%, and had 19 rebounds. Achiuwa racked up 28 points in his 38 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist for the matchup.

Sacramento has a mark of 20-57 for the season. The Kings have committed 19.7 fouls per game and they hit 77.7% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 25.6 times per contest (18th in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.2 times per contest. Sacramento has totaled 8,537 points for the season (110.9 per contest) and they average 42.1 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Kings are hitting on 46.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 17th in the NBA.

The Kings are ranked 27th in the league in PPG allowed with 121.1. They are forcing their opponents into 13.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.5% from the field (30th in the league). The Sacramento defense allows 37.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (1,053 of 2,796) and opponents are connecting on 78.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 28.0 assists and 44.3 boards per contest, which is 26th and 17th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento

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