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Los Angeles Lakers at Sacramento Kings

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15-12, 6-9 Away
Final
113 - 100

13-15, 6-9 Home

Another record for LeBron James in the Lakers' 113-100 victory over the Kings

LeBron pins block off glass, scores on other end

James spent 34 minutes on the court against the Kings to give him 57,471 in his career, moving past Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (57,446) for the record.

Anthony Davis had 21 points and 20 rebounds in the opener of a two-game set at Golden 1 Center. Austin Reaves scored 35 points and D’Angelo Russell added 16 points to help the Lakers (15-12) to their third win in four games.

The Kings trailed most of the game then closed within 93-90 on De’Aaron Fox’s jumper with eight minutes remaining. Reaves’s short bank shot and two free throws from Davis sparked a 10-2 run that helped the Lakers pull away.

Fox had 26 points, five assists and three steals for the Kings. Domantas Sabonis added 18 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists. Malik Monk scored 17 points.

Takeaways Lakers: Davis fell hard to the floor in the fourth quarter and stayed down for several moments before getting up and limping heavily. Davis, who has been dealing with left plantar fasciitis, stayed in the game and immediately made a big defensive stop.

Kings: For the second consecutive game, a poor first quarter doomed Mike Brown’s club. Sacramento fell behind by 14 early, made a run to take the lead in the second then spent the entire fourth quarter playing from behind.

Key moment The momentum changed when Fox picked up his fifth foul with 6:47 minutes left in the second half, forcing the point guard to the bench. He was limited to 11 minutes the rest of the game.

Key stat Three days after giving up 76 points in the paint to Denver, the Kings held the Lakers to 44 points inside the key.

Up next The teams will complete the two-game set in Sacramento on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

LAL lead series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 113 - 100
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 113 - 100
4th 3.1 shot clock turnover 113 - 100
4th 27.1 Orlando Robinson makes tip shot 113 - 100
4th 27.1 Orlando Robinson offensive rebound 113 - 98

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/lal.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originLAL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/sac.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originSAC
38-94 FG 37-82
40 Field Goal % 45
12-33 3PT 11-29
36 Three Point % 38
25-30 FT 15-22
83 Free Throw % 68
53 Rebounds 43
14 Offensive Rebounds 4
39 Defensive Rebounds 39
22 Assists 27
8 Steals 7
10 Blocks 6
10 Turnovers 15
4 Team Turnovers 2
14 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 24
11 Fast Break Points 10
44 Points in Paint 44
16 Fouls 20
16 Largest Lead 5
Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Devin Carter, G Day-To-Day Dec 23
Keegan Murray, F Day-To-Day Dec 23
Zach LaVine, G Out Dec 23
Domantas Sabonis, F Out Dec 19
Drew Eubanks, F Out Dec 13
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jaxson Hayes, C Day-To-Day Dec 24
Luka Doncic, G Day-To-Day Dec 24
Rui Hachimura, F Day-To-Day Dec 24
Gabe Vincent, G Out Dec 18

Game Information

Golden 1 Center

Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 17,832 · Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 19 9 .679 - L2
Phoenix 16 13 .552 3.5 W1
Golden State 15 15 .500 5 W2
LA Clippers 8 21 .276 11.5 W2
Sacramento 7 23 .233 13 L1
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