Game completed
Sacramento Kings8-24101at
Los Angeles Lakers20-10125
Sun, Dec 28, 9:30 PM ESTCrypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CANBCSCA · Spectrum SportsNet · Spectrum SportsNet+
The box score
Final numbers
| Line score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 24 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 101 |
| LAL | 30 | 38 | 31 | 26 | 125 |
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMar DeRozanSF | 34 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8-17 | 1-2 | 5-5 | -14 |
| Precious AchiuwaPF | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | -18 |
| Maxime RaynaudC | 35 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | -22 |
| Keon EllisSG | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -20 |
| Russell WestbrookPG | 26 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6-17 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -17 |
| Dylan Cardwell | 24 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Nique Clifford | 29 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | -4 |
| Dennis Schröder | 19 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 5-6 | -7 |
| Malik Monk | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 3-9 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Doug McDermott | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Team | 101 | 44 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 40-83 | 8-29 | 13-19 |
DNP: Dario Šarić, Devin Carter (injury), Drew Eubanks (injury), Zach LaVine (injury), Keegan Murray (injury), Daeqwon Plowden (gleague twoway), Domantas Sabonis (injury), Isaiah Stevens (gleague twoway)
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron JamesSF | 29 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11-13 | 1-2 | 1-1 | +20 |
| Rui HachimuraPF | 26 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +24 |
| Deandre AytonC | 30 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +24 |
| Marcus SmartSG | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +10 |
| Luka DončićPG | 33 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11-23 | 5-14 | 7-8 | +22 |
| Jake LaRavia | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 5-5 | +13 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +9 |
| Maxi Kleber | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +6 |
| Nick Smith Jr. | 24 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | 5-10 | 0-0 | +10 |
| Adou Thiero | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Dalton Knecht | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Bronny James | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Drew Timme | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 125 | 50 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 47-89 | 15-38 | 16-18 |
DNP: Jaxson Hayes (injury), Chris Mañon (gleague twoway), Austin Reaves (injury), Gabe Vincent (injury)
Lead tracker
How the game flowed
- Biggest lead · LAL
- 30
- Biggest lead · SAC
- 1
- Times tied
- 2
- Lead changes
- 6
- Longest run · LAL
- 11
How they entered this matchup
Pregame context
- LAL has the rest edge with 2 days and 73.5h between games.
- SAC is carrying the heavier travel load at 361 mi from its previous stop.
- SAC is playing into a b2b schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
- SAC is in game 1 of 2 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.
The numbers
Rest · travel · body clock
| Schedule spot | SAC | LAL |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 8-24 | 20-10 |
| Days rest | B2B | 2 days |
| Hours rest | 28.5h | 73.5h |
| Rest swing | -45h | +45h |
| Travel in | 361 mi | 0 mi |
| Zone change | 0h | 0h |
| Body clock | 0h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 1 of 2 | Homestand · 2 of 5 |
| Miles before tip | 0 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | B2B | — |
How each side got here
Travel and map
SAC
361 miSAC came from Sacramento, CA with 361 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.
Sacramento, CA to Los Angeles, CA
LAL
0 miLAL stayed in Los Angeles, CA between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.
Stayed in Los Angeles, CA
Where this game sits in the run
Trip context
SAC
Road tripSAC is on game 1 of 2 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.
LAL
HomestandLAL is in game 2 of 5 on this homestand.
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