The Sharks are another team that owns the tiebreaker over the Kings. San Jose completed the season series sweep, winning all three contests very early in the season. San Jose, like Seattle, is neck and neck with the Kings, so both teams could end up spoiling LA's playoff chances by owning the tiebreaker.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Russell Westbrook had 12 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his 209th career triple-double and DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 118-109 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Sacramento Kings vs. LA Clippers NBA game to be played on March 14, 2026 on ESPN.

The Los Angeles Kings will have three games in the next four days in the New York-New Jersey area. On Friday night, Los Angeles will face the New York Islanders. The Kings will face the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.

Los Angeles Clippers star forward Kawhi Leonard suffered a sprained left ankle in Saturday's 118-109 loss to the Sacramento Kings.

Adrian Kempe scored his second goal of the game at 2:34 of overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings a 5-4 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena in Columbus on Monday. Kempe came off the bench,

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers host the Los Angeles Kings as winners of four consecutive games. New York is 28-30-8 overall and 9-15-6 in home games. The Rangers have gone 14-7-2 in games they convert at least one power play.

The Kings stormed back in the second period and briefly took control, but ultimately came up short as they fell to the New Jersey Devils