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04/05 22:26 CDT Kawhi Leonard scores 26 points to lead the Clippers to a 138-109 win over the Kings Kawhi Leonard scores 26 points to lead the Clippers to a 138-109 win over the Kings By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) --- Kawhi Leonard scored 26 points and the Los Angeles Clippers snapped a two-game skid by beating the Sacramento Kings 138-109 on Sunday night to improve their playoff positioning. Leonard scored 13 points in the first quarter as the Clippers raced out to a double-digit lead and coasted against a Kings team playing out the string of a lost season. John Collins added 25 points, and Darius Garland and Kobe Sanders each had 17 for Los Angeles. The Clippers moved into a tie for eighth place in the Western Conference with Portland with four games to play. The eighth-place team will have two shots to get into the playoffs through the play-in tournament. Devin Carter scored 21 points and Nique Clifford had 18 to lead Sacramento. Maxime Raynaud had 11 points and 16 rebounds for his 18th double-double of the season, the most among all rookies. The Kings, who had won their previous two games, remained in a tie with Utah for the fourth-worst record in the NBA at 21-58 with three games left. Sacramento is tied for the third-most losses in franchise history, having lost 59 games in 1989-90 and 65 in 2008-09.

Up next Clippers: Host Dallas on Tuesday night. Kings: Visit Golden State on Tuesday night. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba

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