Los Angeles Lakers 112, Sacramento Kings 124 — Recap

January 12, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Los Angeles Lakers 112, Sacramento Kings 124. Scoring by quarter: Q1 LAL 28-32 SAC; Q2 LAL 26-29 SAC; Q3 LAL 29-34 SAC; Q4 LAL 29-29 SAC.

Top performers (box score): Luka Doncic (LAL) 42 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 threes on 16-of-25 shooting; DeMar DeRozan (SAC) 32 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists on 14-of-19 shooting; Malik Monk (SAC) 26 points, 1 rebounds, 8 assists, 7 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Russell Westbrook (SAC) 22 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; LeBron James (LAL) 22 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists on 8-of-17 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAL

Luka Doncic

42 PTS, 7 REB, 8 AST, 2 3PM · 16-25 FG

Scoring · SAC

DeMar DeRozan

32 PTS, 2 REB, 6 AST · 14-19 FG

Scoring · SAC

Malik Monk

26 PTS, 1 REB, 8 AST, 7 3PM · 9-15 FG

Season highs

Malik Monk · Season-high 26 pointsMalik Monk · Season-high 8 assistsMalik Monk · Season-high 7 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

LAL 9 largest lead Q1 5:19 (LAL 19, SAC 10) · 7-0 run, Q4 9:12–Q4 8:03

SAC 20 largest lead Q3 6:58 (LAL 59, SAC 79) · 10-0 run, Q4 2:59–Q4 1:18

Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time

Ahead for good: Zach LaVine makes 5-foot two point shot (Q1 1:25, LAL 26, SAC 27).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
LAL	28	26	29	29		112
SAC	32	29	34	29		124

🧮 How They Scored

LALSAC

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

32Bench points31

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.6%Effective FG%68.9%

9.4%Turnover %12.0%

31.6%Offensive rebound %18.2%

0.333Free-throw rate0.171

Box Score

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Luka Doncic F-G	37	42	7	8	4	0	4	16-25	2-9	8-8	-10
LeBron James F	33	22	4	3	1	0	3	8-17	0-5	6-6	-9
Jake LaRavia F	31	2	2	3	1	0	0	1-7	0-5	0-0	-10
Marcus Smart G	30	1	2	2	2	0	0	0-5	0-3	1-2	-20
Deandre Ayton C	27	13	13	1	0	2	2	4-7	0-0	5-8	-12
Jarred Vanderbilt F	26	0	4	0	0	0	0	0-3	0-3	0-0	-3
Jaxson Hayes C	19	12	5	1	0	0	0	5-6	0-0	2-4	-4
Gabe Vincent G	18	9	0	1	1	0	0	3-6	3-5	0-0	-7
Dalton Knecht F	13	5	2	1	0	0	1	2-6	1-4	0-0	+3
Bronny James G	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	2-2	0-0	+4
Nick Smith Jr. G	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+4
Maxi Kleber F	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+4

Sacramento Kings

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
DeMar DeRozan G	37	32	2	6	3	0	0	14-19	0-0	4-5	+4
Russell Westbrook G	34	22	5	7	1	0	5	8-16	4-8	2-4	+10
Malik Monk G	32	26	1	8	1	0	2	9-15	7-9	1-1	+5
Zach LaVine G	32	19	4	1	0	1	1	6-11	3-4	4-4	+9
Maxime Raynaud C	31	11	4	1	0	0	1	5-8	1-2	0-0	+7
Precious Achiuwa F	30	9	7	0	0	2	1	4-7	1-1	0-0	+15
Dylan Cardwell C	17	2	7	0	0	1	1	1-3	0-0	0-0	+5
Nique Clifford G	15	0	2	0	1	0	1	0-2	0-1	0-0	+2
Keon Ellis G	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	+3

🔬 Advanced Stats

Los Angeles LakersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Luka Doncic	Starter	37	42	73.6	38.8	-10.0	25.1
LeBron James	Starter	33	22	56.0	30.7	-8.4	11.8
Deandre Ayton	Starter	27	13	61.8	20.0	-21.1	16.3
Jake LaRavia	Starter	31	2	14.3	9.7	-10.3	0.4
Marcus Smart	Starter	30	1	8.5	8.3	-28.4	0.7
Jaxson Hayes	Bench	19	12	77.3	20.0	-7.5	11.8
Gabe Vincent	Bench	18	9	75.0	15.0	-23.4	7.9
Bronny James	Bench	02	6	150.0	50.0	+100.0	46.2
Dalton Knecht	Bench	13	5	41.7	25.9	+7.4	5.7
Maxi Kleber	Bench	02	0	0.0	0.0	+100.0	7.7
Jarred Vanderbilt	Bench	26	0	0.0	5.3	-3.3	-1.5
Rui Hachimura	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Nick Smith Jr.	Bench	02	0	0.0	0.0	+100.0	0.0

Sacramento KingsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
DeMar DeRozan	Starter	37	32	75.5	25.3	+5.3	18.8
Russell Westbrook	Starter	34	22	61.9	30.7	+12.4	10.9
Zach LaVine	Starter	32	19	74.5	20.6	+16.2	14.9
Maxime Raynaud	Starter	31	11	68.8	12.7	+5.1	5.4
Precious Achiuwa	Starter	30	9	64.3	11.8	+19.9	6.6
Malik Monk	Bench	32	26	84.2	24.6	+4.0	17.4
Keon Ellis	Bench	12	3	150.0	4.0	+19.9	6.1
Dylan Cardwell	Bench	17	2	33.3	12.1	+25.0	0.0
Drew Eubanks	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Doug McDermott	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dario Saric	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dennis Schroder	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Devin Carter	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Nique Clifford	Bench	15	0	0.0	9.4	+15.0	-3.4