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The Clippers defeated the Kings. The three new players scored 48 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Kaden made 0 of 10 three-pointers.

12:22pm, 17 October 2025【Basketball】

The NBA preseason continues. The Clippers challenge the Kings away from home. Westbrook, who joined the Kings, cannot play in this game. It is just a little bit difficult. The two brothers Harden and Westbrook can compete on the same court again. Harden was still the absolute core of the team as the three young men of the Thunder, while Westbrook was wandering around. It is really embarrassing.

Let’s talk about Westbrook first. NBA famous reporter Shams immediately reported the news of Westbrook joining the Kings. The veteran’s basic salary of 3.6 million per year is his 18th season. Westbrook’s fans are also very excited. They thought that there has been no movement during the offseason and he will retire. Now they can feel at ease. In fact, Westbrook has been interacting with the Kings during the offseason. He has a very close relationship with Sabonis, LaVine, and DeRozan. The Kings just lack a point guard, and the two sides can be said to hit it off.

Kings starting lineup: Schroeder, LaVine, Saric, DeRozan, Sabonis.

Clippers starting lineup: Zubac, Jones, Kawhi, Miller, Harden.

At the beginning of the game, after Sabonis and LaVine came up, they played hand-to-hand and scored first with a layup. Then Miller and Jones scored respectively, and Sabonis also had a tip-in. The two sides tied at 4:4. Then Jones and Harden each made a mistake, LaVine and Sabonis counterattacked respectively, and the score reached 4:8. Currently, the two teams have made a total of 1 of 10 3-pointers, and neither team is in good condition.

The Kings suddenly broke out. Schroeder made a free throw with a technical foul, and then scored a layup. Then, the team scored another 3 points. The score came to 8:16, and the Clippers were 8 points behind. Harden is currently 0 for 3, and Kawhi is 1 for 3. He is completely out of shape. Then, both sides began to use substitutes, and the Clippers went up and down five times.

After the substitute lineup came up, the effect was very obvious. After Lopez came up, he hit two 3-pointers in a row. Batum was also able to score 3-pointers. Collins went straight to the basket and caused a foul. The Clippers soon overtook the point difference by 20:16. It's Lopez again, another 3-pointer. It was a complete cheat today, and Paul was able to score 3 points later. At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers led by 8 points at 26:18.

After the first quarter, let’s take a look at the data. For the Clippers, Harden scored 0 points and Kawhi scored 2 points. The two made a combined 1 of 6 shots. Lopez scored a team-high 9 points, Paul sent 3 assists, the team's starters scored a total of 10 points, and the bench scored 16 points.

For the Kings, Sabonis scored 6 points and 8 rebounds, Schroeder scored 4 points, DeRozan had 4 points, and LaVine had 2 points.

The game entered the second quarter, and the Clippers came into full force right after the game. During this period, Paul began to perform, sending 2 assists to Collins in a row, and directly led the team to a 7:1 climax. The score directly reached 33:19. The Clippers led to 14 points and directly stopped the Kings. If the Clippers want to win this game, there is basically no problem. In the end, the Clippers defeated the Kings 109:91.

Let’s take a look at today’s game. How did both sides perform?

As for the Kings, judging from the starting lineup, the team has fielded the strongest lineup. It can be seen that the team is running in and still has ideas for the new season. Schroeder, who was newly added this year, performed well. The team finally has someone organized. In addition, the newly joined Westbrook, one starts and one plays as a substitute. The Kings have finally solved the problem of the No. 1 position, and there is still something to look forward to in the new season.

As for the Clippers, the team also fielded their strongest starting lineup today, but from the current point of view, they are still testing the lineup, but the effect is not ideal. The main reason is because Harden and Kawhi, as well-known veterans for many years, are really difficult to get them to play the preseason games at full strength.

On the contrary, the substitute lineup played impressively. Paul sent 6 assists in 6 minutes, and scored 8 points, 10 assists, and only 1 turnover in the game. Lopez's 3-pointers were even more flawless. He scored 4 3-pointers and scored 16 points, while Collins scored a team-high 24 points. It must be admitted that the Clippers' signings this year are very strong. Compared with Harden and Kawhi, one is 0 for 4 and the other is 0 for 6 on 3-pointers. It's really hard to say. I thought that the substitutes introduced by the team this year were all bronze-level, but I didn't expect that they were all kings.

In addition, Lu guided today's formation, which was a bit confusing. Miller was started as the starter. I didn't understand that since the team finally had power forward Collins, why are you still hesitating? Just let him start.

In terms of statistics, the Clippers' Collins scored a team-high 20 points and Paul scored a team-high 10 assists.

The Kings' Sabanis scored 15 points and 14 rebounds, and LaVine scored 13 points.

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