Kings Fall Short in Season Opener as Clippers Dominate 121-96
Sacramento's season debut ended in a blowout loss to Los Angeles. Zach LaVine scored 28 points, but the Kings could not contain the Clippers' offense.
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Sacramento's season debut ended in a blowout loss to Los Angeles. Zach LaVine scored 28 points, but the Kings could not contain the Clippers' offense.
Golden State trails 105-127 in Wednesday's opener at crypto.com Arena as Luka Doncic leads Los Angeles with 28 points and 7 assists.
The Golden State Warriors fell to the Los Angeles Lakers 127-105 on Wednesday night as Luka Doncic led the home team with 28 points and nine assists.
Walker Kessler went 12 for 12 from the field as the Lakers scored 66 points in the paint and pulled away from Golden State for a 127-105 opening-night victory.
One night after a loss in Toronto, Celebrini scored twice and set up the tying goal as San Jose erased a two-goal third-period deficit and won 4-3 at Bell Centre.
Misa’s third-period goal started San Jose’s comeback before Tyler Toffoli and Macklin Celebrini finished a 4-3 overtime win with power-play precision.
San Jose held Toronto without a 5-on-5 goal, but a too-many-men penalty with 19 seconds left in the second period began the power-play sequence that decided a competitive road loss.
A right-ankle sprain during Golden State’s open practice adds uncertainty before Wednesday’s opener, while reinforcing the value of a deliberately controlled ramp-up.
San Jose’s 1–1 draw with Nashville on Oct. 17, coupled with results elsewhere, secured its first postseason berth since 2023.
San Diego FC rallied from an early deficit to force a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on Saturday at Dignity Health Sports Park, keeping their season alive with a late equalizer.
San Jose fell to Detroit in a shootout on Saturday, Oct. 17.
In a tightly contested regular-season match on Saturday, October 17, 2026, New York City FC and Los Angeles Football Club played to a 1-1 draw at Citi Field.
The Los Angeles Kings suffered their fourth consecutive defeat on Saturday, losing 4-1 to the visiting Boston Bruins at crypto.com Arena.
The All-Defensive center tied her playoff career high in blocks, added nine points and seven rebounds, and helped hold the Dream without a point over the final 3:12 of a 68-64 Valkyries win.
Boston overcomes a 2-0 first-period deficit with three third-period goals to defeat the host Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Friday night.
The Los Angeles Lakers dropped their fifth game of the season on Friday, losing 121-106 to the Denver Nuggets at crypto.com Arena. Austin Reaves led the home squad with 19 points, but it was not enough to stop Denver's balanced attack.
The Golden State Warriors defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 128-118 on Friday at Chase Center. Stephen Curry scored 20 points and Draymond Green had 10 assists for the home team.
Sacramento could not overcome a first-quarter deficit as San Antonio dominated at home. Dylan Harper led the Spurs with 19 points, while the Kings finished 0-5.
Yaxel Lendeborg scored 17 points and added five assists as Golden State beat Portland 128-118, offering the Warriors a productive forward alongside Draymond Green while Stephen Curry shot 7-for-19.
Nedeljkovic made 32 saves, robbed Roman Josi with nine seconds left in overtime and stopped O'Reilly, Forsberg and Colton in the shootout as the Sharks held on after a late Nashville surge.
Macklin Celebrini scored the decisive shootout goal as the San Jose Sharks edged the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Thursday night, surviving a late rally by the home side.