Game 21: LA Clippers at Sacramento Kings
Thursday, November 29 at 7:30 PM (TNT)
Last season: Clippers won series 4-0
Boy, does this one have trap game written all over it.
Nationally televised? *check*
Second game of a back-to-back? *check*
BONUS: Playing a much faster, younger team on the second game of a back-to-back? *check*
Road game against a lesser team? *check*
Very big emotional game following this one? *CHECK* (The Clippers play Dallas for the first time)
The odds are stacked against the Clippers here, and it’s hard to imagine them pulling through here. Sacramento, despite being a laughing stock for years and years, finally has a solid thing going.
Like Phoenix, they’re young, with their main pieces being De’Aaron Fox, Buddy Hield, Marvin Bagley III, and Willie Cauley-Stein. It’s also hard to overlook Bogdan Bogdanovic, who scored 11.8 points per game last season on nearly 40% shooting from deep.
After a tough month, the Clippers will fall in their final game at the hands of the Kings.
Month Record: 7-7
The Clippers finish a tough month with a .500 record, and sit pretty at 11-10 overall. If LA is planning on making a playoff push, finishing this month with 14+ wins is ideal. However, three games under par isn’t a bad place to be. The team has several months ahead to make up ground, and will have already made it through arguably the most difficult portion of the season.