Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown was extremely disappointed with the way his team played in the first half Friday night. The Kings were sloppy, sluggish and slow in a 104-88 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers in an NBA Cup in-season tournament game at ...

Fox and Sabonis each managed to score more than LA's highest scorer, James Harden with 22, but the Kings' fault came in the second unit. Sacramento's bench contributed just nine points, compared to LA's 39. Despite the 16-point loss, the Kings' starting lineup posted a net rating of +8, showing that the weak second unit was truly embarrassing.

James Harden has 22 points and nine assists and Derrick Jones Jr. scores 17 as the Clippers hold Sacramento to 29 first-half points in a 104-88 win.

Group play for the NBA Cup continues on Friday with the Sacramento Kings (8-7) facing the LA Clippers (9-7) on the road Friday night. Tip-off from Intuit Dome is at 10:30 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM

The Clippers have been impressive this season but head into a test against the Sacramento Kings on Friday without one of their top players. Norman Powell has been ruled out for Friday's matchup against the Kings and is expected to miss the next two games with a hamstring injury.