Los Angeles Lakers at Sacramento Kings
· National Basketball AssociationJames scores 32, Lakers sweep 2-game set against Kings with 103-99 win
Trailing 101-99 with 12 seconds left, the Kings had a chance to tie after Anthony Davis missed two free throws but squandered the opportunity after they couldn't secure the rebound. Austin Reaves was fouled and made both free throws to put the game away.
Reaves finished with 16 points, and Davis had 10 points and 15 rebounds as the Lakers completed the sweep after beating the Kings 113-100 on Thursday.
De'Aaron Fox led Sacramento with 31 points. Domantas Sabonis had 19 points and 19 rebounds, and DeMar DeRozan added 12 points for the Kings.
Davis earned his 642nd block and passed Kobe Bryant for the fifth most in franchise history.
Kings: Head coach Mike Brown hoped to see fewer turnovers and fouls from his team, but Sacramento opened the game with a bad pass and a shooting foul on James. The Kings racked up four turnovers in the first five minutes, but when the Lakers started turning it over as well, Sacramento capitalized.
Regular Season Series
LAL lead series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 103 - 99 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 103 - 99 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
(00:00) [Lakers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) | 103 - 99 |
| 4th 5.1 |  |
Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | 103 - 99 |
| 4th 7.2 |  |
De'Aaron Fox misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot | 103 - 99 |
Statistics
 LAL |
 SAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 40-83 | FG | 39-90 |
| 48.2 | Field Goal % | 43.3 |
| 9-35 | 3PT | 10-37 |
| 25.7 | Three Point % | 27.0 |
| 14-21 | FT | 11-14 |
| 66.7 | Free Throw % | 78.6 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 39 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fouls | 20 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Sacramento Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Malik Monk, SG | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Augustas Marciulionis, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 26 |
| Eric Dixon, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 26 |
| Adou Thiero, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 22 |
| Bronny James, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 18 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 17,832 · Capacity:
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Golden State |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 LA Clippers |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 LA Lakers |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Phoenix |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Sacramento |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
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