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Clippers, Kings clash in California's capital

Feb 28, 2011 - 3:53 PM (Sports Network) - Basement dwellers in the Pacific Division collide tonight in California's capital, where the Los Angeles Clippers will take on the Sacramento Kings from ARCO Arena.

The Clippers have dropped four in a row and 11 of their last 13 games, including Saturday's 99-92 setback to the Boston Celtics at Staples Center. Randy Foye continued his recent solid play with a season-high 32 points and Blake Griffin recorded his 50th double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds.

"The thing about them is how well they move the ball and play off of each other," Griffin said of the Celtics. "You can tell they have been playing together for a while. That's tough to beat when teams are moving the ball and everybody knows their role. Everybody is getting shots and everybody is rotating defensively."

Chris Kaman chipped in 16 points and nine boards off the bench in defeat. In 17 games as a starter, Foye is averaging 17.2 points. He has been filling in for injured guard Eric Gordon (wrist). The Clippers were playing their first home game since going 2-9 on an 11-game road trip, and actually led by 13 points in the first half.

LA, which has lost three in a row on the road, is 5-24 as the visitor this season and could have newcomers Mo Williams and Jamario Moon in the lineup tonight. Williams and Moon were acquired last week from Cleveland in a deal that sent Baron Davis to the Cavaliers.

Sacramento hopes to put the brakes on a five-game home losing streak tonight in the opener of a quick residency versus the Clippers and Trail Blazers. It is 7-22 as the host this season and completed a seven-game road trip with Saturday's 120-92 loss at Memphis.

Beno Udrih led the Kings with 24 points, while Marcus Thornton had 15 off the bench in his second game for Sacramento, which went 2-5 on the road swing and lost for the 10th time in the last 12 tries. Thornton was acquired from New Orleans before the trade deadline.

"We're tired, we're banged up, we're struggling," Kings head coach Paul Westphal said afterwards.

Rookie of the Year candidate DeMarcus Cousins posted 14 points and seven rebounds in defeat. Udrih is averaging 17.7 ppg in his last three for a Kings team that continues to toil without reigning Rookie of the Year Tyreke Evans due to a case of plantar fascitis in his left foot.

In other injury news, forward Jason Thompson (ankle) is questionable for tonight's game against the Clippers.

Los Angeles will try to sweep the four-game season series from Sacramento tonight, but has lost 22 of the past 25 contests at ARCO Arena. The Clippers haven't swept the Kings in a regular-season series since winning all five meetings during the 1985-86 campaign.