Domantas Sabonis and Key Kings Players to Watch vs. the Clippers - April 2

Minnesota's defensive effort in Game 2 was a transformative sight. In what appeared to be an effort to become one with their team name, they swarmed, smashed, hounded, snarled, took, and destroyed for 24 straight minutes to start the game. Not an inch of the court was safe.

Kings vs. Clippers: Players to Watch

Kings Key Players

Domantas Sabonis is averaging 19.7 points, 8.3 assists and 13.6 rebounds.

De'Aaron Fox averages 26.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists, shooting 46.8% from the floor and 36.7% from beyond the arc, with 2.7 made treys per contest.

Keegan Murray averages 15 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists, shooting 46.3% from the floor and 36.1% from downtown, with 2.3 made treys per game.

Harrison Barnes is averaging 12.4 points, 1.2 assists and 3 boards.

Kevin Huerter is averaging 10.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists. At the other end, he averages 0.7 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.

Clippers Key Players

James Harden averages 16.8 points for the Clippers, plus 5.1 boards and 8.6 assists.

Per game, George provides the Clippers 22.6 points, 5.3 boards and 3.6 assists. He also averages 1.5 steals (sixth in NBA) and 0.5 blocks.

The Clippers are receiving 11.6 points, 9.1 boards and 1.4 assists per game from Ivica Zubac.

Russell Westbrook's numbers on the season are 10.9 points, 5 boards and 4.4 assists per contest. He is draining 45.1% of his shots from the field.

Norman Powell's numbers on the season are 14 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per contest. He is making 49.5% of his shots from the floor and 43.6% from 3-point range (fifth in league), with an average of 2.2 triples.

Kings vs. Clippers Stat Insights

Sacramento Key Stats

The Kings' +92 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 1.3 points per game) is a result of scoring 117.3 points per game (ninth in the NBA) while giving up 116 per contest (18th in the league).

Sacramento wins the rebound battle by 1.3 boards on average. It records 43.7 rebounds per game, which ranks 14th in the league, while its opponents grab 42.4 per contest.

The Kings make 14.2 three-pointers per game (fifth-most in the league), while their opponents have made 13.2 on average.

Sacramento ranks 13th in the NBA with 114 points scored per 100 possessions, and 20th in the league defensively with 113.7 points conceded per 100 possessions.

Los Angeles Key Stats

The Clippers' +265 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 3.6 points per game) is a result of putting up 116.3 points per game (11th in NBA) while allowing 112.7 per outing (11th in league).

Los Angeles is 23rd in the NBA at 42.4 rebounds per game. That's similar to the 41.7 its opponents average.

The Clippers knock down 12.8 three-pointers per game (14th in the league) at a 38.7% rate (third-best in NBA), compared to the 13.1 their opponents make, shooting 37.1% from deep.

Los Angeles' 117.1 points per 100 possessions on offense rank fourth in the NBA, and the 113 points it concedes per 100 possessions rank 15th in the league.

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