Sacramento Kings0-0atLA Clippers0-0

Wed, Oct 21, 10:30 PM EDTIntuit Dome, Inglewood, CAClipperVision · KTLA · NBCSCA/PCK-SAC

Kings limping in on a five-game skid, hoping the Clippers don't make it six.

40/ 100

Late Menu5th of 11 tonight

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Where to watch

Local TV: LACKTLASACNBCSCA/PCK-SACin-market
Team streams: LACClipperVisionin-market
League Pass: Live out of market
Radio: LACAM 570 LA Sports / 1330 AM (S)SACKings RadioSiriusXM

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What to know before tip

Rest edge: LACTravel tax: SACBody clock: SAC

LAC has the rest edge with 168h between tipoffs, 45.5h more than SAC.
SAC is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,209 mi from its previous stop.
SAC is dealing with west-to-east pressure: 0h on the body clock and -2h of zone shift.
SAC is in game 2 of 2 on the road with 1,459 mi already logged before tip.
Schedule context makes this worth a look.

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The lineLAC −4.5 · 228.5

The line

Pregame odds

SpreadLAC −4.5

MoneylineSAC +150 · LAC −180

TotalO/U 228.5

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Who's in, who's out

SAC

3 out

OutBen SimmonsG-FAchilles — Ruptured · targeting Oct 1
OutDylan CardwellCCalf — Strain · targeting Nov 2
OutMaxime RaynaudCKnee — Dislocated · targeting Nov 2
DTDMalik MonkGAnkle — Soreness · targeting Oct 21

LAC

5 out

OutBradley BealGKnee — Inflammation · targeting Nov 8
OutBrandon IngramFAchilles — Surgery · targeting Nov 8
OutJordan MillerGShoulder — Surgery · targeting Mar 2
OutMax StrusG-FFoot · targeting Nov 8
OutYanic Konan NiederhauserCFoot — Surgery · targeting Nov 8

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Projected startersSimmons out

Projected starters

SAC

Starters from Oct 16 at SAS

Domantas SabonisF · #11
Keegan MurrayF · #13
Zach LaVineG · #8
Ben SimmonsG · #25OUT
Darius Acuff Jr.G · #5

LAC

Starters from Oct 14 at DEN

Projected from each team's most recent starting five, adjusted for the latest injury report. We flag who is at risk rather than guess a replacement.

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Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	SAC	LAC
Record	0-0	0-0
Days rest	4 days	6 days edge
Hours rest	122.5h	168h
Rest swing	-45.5h	+45.5h
Travel in	1,209 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	-2h	0h
Body clock	0h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 2 of 2	Homestand · 2 of 2
Miles before tip	1,459 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	—
Fatigue Index	2	0 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

SAC carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 2 vs. LAC's 0.

How each side got here1,209 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

SAC

1,209 mi

San Antonio, TXInglewood, CA

SAC came from San Antonio, TX with 1,209 mi of travel and -2h of time-zone change.

San Antonio, TX to Inglewood, CA

LAC

0 mi

Inglewood, CANo travel

LAC stayed in Inglewood, CA between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Inglewood, CA

Where this game sitsroad 2 of 2 vs homestand 2 of 2

Where this game sits in the run

SAC

Road trip

SAC is on game 2 of 2 on the road, with 1,459 mi already behind it.

Game in segment2 of 2

Miles before tip1,459 mi

Segment miles2,668 mi

LAC

Homestand

LAC is in game 2 of 2 on this homestand.

Game in segment2 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi