Kings visit Clippers without rookie Evans

(Sports Network) - The Sacramento Kings will be without leading scorer and Rookie of the Year candidate Tyreke Evans for this afternoon's game against the Pacific Division-rival Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center.

Evans injured his jaw and suffered a slight concussion in a 114-108 double- overtime loss versus the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday in the finale of a five- game homestand at ARCO Arena. An X-ray and CAT Scan came back negative for a fractured jaw and will be re-evaluated Monday. He is averaging a team-leading 20.3 points, 5.6 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 1.45 steals per game.

Beno Udrih paced Sacramento with 26 points and nine assists, while Carl Landry and Spencer Hawes both netted 16 points for Sacramento, which has dropped six of its last eight games.

"We did everything but cash in the win," said Kings coach Paul Westphal. "We made them take the shots we wanted them to take. All you can say is that it had to be their night."

The Kings are 6-28 away from home this season.

Los Angeles will wrap up a three-game homestand Sunday and ended an eight-game slide with a 101-93 victory versus the Bucks on Wednesday. Chris Kaman scored 20 points and Drew Gooden totaled 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Clippers, who stopped Milwaukee's six-game run and beat the Bucks in Los Angeles for the ninth time in the last 10 meetings.

"Everybody across the board played with high energy," Clippers coach Kim Hughes said. "We saved the zone for the second half. We were really tired of losing. It was the most aggressive game we've had."

The Clippers improved to 19-15 as the host.

The 2009-10 series between Sacramento and LA is tied at a game apiece, but the Kings have won 20 of the previous 27 matchups between the teams.