Sacramento Kings at Los Angeles Lakers
· National Basketball AssociationLuka and LeBron lead Lakers past Kings 128-104 to complete back-to-back weekend wins
Austin Reaves scored 12 points for the Lakers, who also won at Golden State on Saturday to end a three-game skid. After a week of unimpressive play following the All-Star break, Los Angeles snapped back into form on the weekend, beating its two Northern California rivals by a combined 52 points.
Doncic made four 3-pointers as the NBA's leading scorer played only the first three quarters, while James, Marcus Smart and Luke Kennard hit three 3s apiece. The Lakers made 17 of their first 33 3-point attempts while the starters were still playing, flirting with the franchise record for 3-point shooting percentage before finishing 18 of 39.
The 41-year-old James had a pair of rim-shaking dunks that he celebrated with zeal during a comfortable win for the Lakers, who never trailed again after Sacramento scored the game's opening basket.
Nique Clifford scored 26 points for the Kings in their fourth consecutive loss at the Lakers' downtown arena. Russell Westbrook had 14 points against his former team in his hometown.
NBA-worst Sacramento has lost 18 of 20.
Deandre Ayton had 12 points on 6-of-6 shooting for the Lakers, who opened a 22-point lead in the first half.
Doncic, Reaves and Ayton all got the fourth quarter off to rest up with four games looming over the next seven days. Los Angeles is still early in a five-week stretch with no consecutive days off.
Lakers: Host New Orleans on Tuesday.
Regular Season Series
LAL win series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 104 - 128 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 104 - 128 |
| 4th 6.9 |  |
Devin Carter makes running layup (Killian Hayes assists) | 104 - 128 |
| 4th 10.8 | |
Killian Hayes defensive rebound | 102 - 128 |
| 4th 14.1 |  |
Jake LaRavia misses 27-foot three point shot | 102 - 128 |
Statistics
 SAC |
 LAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 42-90 | FG | 47-94 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 6-26 | 3PT | 18-39 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 14-15 | FT | 16-22 |
| 93 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 36 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 30 | Assists | 34 |
| 4 | Steals | 14 |
| 8 | Blocks | 9 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 27 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| 58 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 30 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 1 | Percent Led | 97 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Reaves, G | Out | Apr 28 |
| Luka Doncic, G | Out | Apr 21 |
Sacramento Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Stevens, G | Out | Apr 12 |
| DeMar DeRozan, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Malik Monk, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Keegan Murray, F | Out | Apr 11 |
| Russell Westbrook, G | Out | Apr 11 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,272 · Capacity:
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
53 | 29 | .646 | - | W3 |
 Phoenix |
45 | 37 | .549 | 8 | W1 |
 LA Clippers |
42 | 40 | .512 | 11 | W1 |
 Golden State |
37 | 45 | .451 | 16 | L3 |
 Sacramento |
22 | 60 | .268 | 31 | L1 |
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