National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
L.A. Clippers 104, Sacramento 98
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, November 29, 2013
Where: Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, California
Officials: #72 J.T. Orr, #16 David Guthrie, #25 Tony Brothers
Attendance: 17317

Clippers 104, Kings 98 (OT): Jamal Crawford set season highs with 31 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds as Los Angeles outlasted host Sacramento for its fourth straight win.

Patrick Patterson's back-to-back layups put the Kings up four in the extra session, but the Clippers answered with four of their own and Blake Griffin vaulted Los Angeles in front with a one-handed slam off a Crawford pass. Crawford knocked down a mid-range jumper to extend the lead, Ben McLemore missed a 3-pointer at the other end and Los Angeles used free throws to end it.

Griffin had 21 points and 12 rebounds while DeAndre Jordan added 10 points, 15 rebounds and a career-best nine blocks as the Clippers prevailed despite being without Chris Paul (strained hamstring) and losing J.J. Redick to a sprained right wrist in the second quarter. DeMarcus Cousins paced the Kings with 25 points while Derrick Williams added 12 in his Sacramento debut.

Redick and Crawford had 13 points apiece and the Clippers took advantage of 11 Sacramento turnovers to carry a 50-45 lead into halftime. The teams played a tight third quarter, with the Clippers inching ahead on Crawford's contested 3-pointer inside the final minute and taking a 73-72 lead entering the fourth.

Crawford and Isaiah Thomas traded 3-pointers on consecutive possessions early in the quarter to keep the game level, but Crawford gained the upper hand with a stutter-step layup past Thomas and a slick feed to Ryan Hollins for an uncontested dunk. Crawford's ninth assist set up a Griffin jam with just under 5 1/2 minutes remaining, but Sacramento chipped away at the deficit and eventually drew even on a pair of McLemore free throws with 17.7 seconds left.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Redick went to the locker room late in the first half after taking a hard tumble. ... Williams, acquired from the Minnesota Timberwolves earlier in the week for F Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, shot 6-of-13 from the field while adding six rebounds in just over 32 minutes. ... Griffin wound up on the receiving end of a thunderous one-handed dunk from Williams on an alley-oop pass from Greivis Vasquez with 2:24 remaining, but the basket was waved off due to a Jared Dudley foul. Sacramento made good on the ensuing inbounds play, as Cousins lobbed a pass to Williams for a two-handed slam.
Top Game Performances
 
L.A. Clippers   Sacramento
Jamal Crawford 31 Scoring DeMarcus Cousins 25
Jamal Crawford 11 Assists Greivis Vasquez 7
DeAndre Jordan 15 Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 9
Blake Griffin 7 Free Throws Made DeMarcus Cousins 3
Darren Collison 1 Steals Ben McLemore 2
DeAndre Jordan 9 Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
L.A. Clippers 104 44.6 6-20 24-37 20 46 9 4 12
Sacramento 98 46.2 6-23 8-10 24 44 5 4 16
Upcoming Games
  • Sacramento will play their next game at home against Golden State. The Kings have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .222 after a loss.
  • L.A. Clippers will play their next game at home against Indiana. The Clippers have a W/L % of .727 after a win and .667 after a loss.