Kings beat Clippers 123-107 behind Sabonis triple-double, Fox's 33 points points
LOS ANGELES - The Sacramento Kings beat the Los Angeles Clippers Sunday night 123-107 behind Domantas Sabonis' triple-double and De'Aaron Fox's 33 points, sending Los Angeles to its second loss in a row for the first time since late December.
Sabonis had 17 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists. Fox added three steals and seven assists to his 33 points.
Norman Powell led the Clippers with 21 points in his first start of the season in place of Paul George, who sat out with a sore left knee. Kawhi Leonard added 20 points, as did James Harden, who made all 10 of his free throws to go with eight assists. Los Angeles hadn't lost two straight since Dec. 21 and 23.
The third-place Clippers came out of the All-Star break playing a back-to-back on the road. They returned home for the first time, where they were 20-6, only to lose to a team four spots lower in the West.
Harrison Barnes added 22 points for the Kings, who won their third in a row.
The Clippers cut their deficit to five early in the fourth before the Kings had them down 10. After again rallying to get to 101-96 on Terance Mann's three-point play, the Clippers soon trailed by 10 again.
Barnes and Davion Mitchell hit consecutive 3-pointers and Barnes scored again, extending the Kings' lead to 116-100.
The Kings ran off 10 straight points to open the third before Barnes' 3-pointer extended their lead to 18 points.
After their early three-minute scoreless stretch, the Clippers outscored the Kings 29-21 the rest of the period to end the third trailing 89-80.
The Kings will take on the Miami Heat on Monday night at the Golden 1 Center in the second game of a back-to-back.
