A pair of teams intent on improving their playoff prospects in the Western Conference will meet as the Los Angeles Clippers play host to the Sacramento Kings on Sunday at Inglewood, Calif.

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Sacramento Kings (33-29, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (33-29, eighth in the Western Conference) Inglewood, California; Sunday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles hosts the Sacramento Kings after James Harden scored 50 points in the Los Angeles Clippers' 123-115 victory over the Detroit Pistons.

Prior to the matchup, the Clippers and the Kings were embroiled in a fiercely competitive contest for playoff spots, with the Clippers leading by a slim margin of just 0.5 games. The win against the Kings allowed the Clippers to extend that lead to 1.

Kawhi Leonard made a tough left-handed hook shot at the buzzer to give the Los Angeles Clippers a 111-110 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday at Intuit Dome in Inglewood. James Harden had 29 points, nine rebounds and 11 assists for the Clippers (35-29), who now lead the Kings by 1 ½ games for eighth in the Western Conference playoff race.

For the second time this season, Andrei Kuzmenko is being traded -- this time from the Philadelphia Flyers to the Los Angeles Kings.

The Clippers enter the game eighth in the West, while the Kings are a half-game behind in ninth. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Clippers will clash tonight at 9:30 PM ET in a critical game with significant playoff implications. Both teams are neck and neck in the Western Conference standings,

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