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SAC 1-6
101 – 125
FINAL
LAL 6-2

Sacramento Kings 101, Los Angeles Lakers 125 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Sacramento Kings 101, Los Angeles Lakers 125. Scoring by quarter: Q1 SAC 24-30 LAL; Q2 SAC 29-38 LAL; Q3 SAC 27-31 LAL; Q4 SAC 21-26 LAL.

Top performers (box score): Luka Doncic (LAL) 34 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 threes on 11-of-23 shooting; LeBron James (LAL) 24 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-13 shooting; DeMar DeRozan (SAC) 22 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-17 shooting; Nick Smith Jr. (LAL) 21 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Maxime Raynaud (SAC) 16 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists on 8-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAL
Luka Doncic
34 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 5 3PM · 11-23 FG
Scoring · LAL
LeBron James
24 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 1 3PM · 11-13 FG
Scoring · SAC
DeMar DeRozan
22 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 1 3PM · 8-17 FG

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

📊 Game Flow

SAC 1 largest lead Q1 7:55 (SAC 9, LAL 8) · 6-0 run, Q3 8:20–Q3 7:27
LAL 30 largest lead Q4 4:36 (SAC 90, LAL 120) · 11-0 run, Q2 1:05–Q3 10:28
Swings 6 lead changes Tied 2 times

Ahead for good: Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three pointer (Q1 4:49, SAC 15, LAL 18).

Linescore

1234 T
SAC 24292721 101
LAL 30383126 125

🧮 How They Scored

SACLAL
50Points in the paint56
11Fast-break points14
9Second-chance points7
14Points off turnovers23
43Bench points44
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
53.0%Effective FG%61.2%
17.2%Turnover %13.4%
23.3%Offensive rebound %21.6%
0.229Free-throw rate0.202

Box Score

Sacramento Kings

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Maxime Raynaud C 35161020028-100-00-1-22
DeMar DeRozan G 3422451038-171-25-5-14
Nique Clifford G 2911631044-62-41-2-4
Russell Westbrook G 2613542066-171-50-0-17
Dylan Cardwell C 247703003-40-01-3+1
Keon Ellis G 222000101-50-20-0-20
Precious Achiuwa F 205311002-40-11-2-18
Dennis Schroder G 1911272123-60-25-6-7
Malik Monk G 1911221024-103-90-0-12
Doug McDermott F 123000101-41-40-0-7

Los Angeles Lakers

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Luka Doncic F-G 33345731511-235-147-8+22
Deandre Ayton C 30111120205-90-01-2+24
LeBron James F 29243520211-131-21-1+20
Rui Hachimura F 2612412005-102-40-0+24
Jake LaRavia F 2511242123-80-35-5+13
Nick Smith Jr. G 2421310008-145-100-0+10
Jarred Vanderbilt F 225202022-41-30-0+9
Marcus Smart G 200321010-10-10-0+10
Maxi Kleber F 132321020-20-02-2+6
Dalton Knecht F 53100001-21-10-0-6
Adou Thiero G 52311001-30-00-0-6
Bronny James G 50000000-00-00-0-6
Drew Timme F 30100010-00-00-00

🔬 Advanced Stats

Sacramento KingsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
DeMar DeRozan Starter 342257.327.2-19.211.2
Maxime Raynaud Starter 351676.615.0-25.812.7
Russell Westbrook Starter 261338.235.4-31.44.3
Precious Achiuwa Starter 20551.210.6-45.06.7
Keon Ellis Starter 22220.09.4-41.7-3.5
Malik Monk Bench 191155.026.7-25.66.9
Dennis Schroder Bench 191163.725.6-14.015.9
Nique Clifford Bench 291179.916.7-6.79.6
Dylan Cardwell Bench 24765.89.1+5.711.5
Doug McDermott Bench 12337.515.4-29.2-0.9
Dario Saric Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Los Angeles LakersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Luka Doncic Starter 333464.138.8+29.319.9
LeBron James Starter 292489.322.4+31.723.1
Rui Hachimura Starter 261260.015.9+37.811.5
Deandre Ayton Starter 301155.713.5+33.114.1
Marcus Smart Starter 2000.04.7+26.41.0
Nick Smith Jr. Bench 242175.023.3+17.714.5
Jake LaRavia Bench 251153.917.5+22.26.7
Jarred Vanderbilt Bench 22562.510.5+23.31.8
Dalton Knecht Bench 05375.018.2-66.716.7
Maxi Kleber Bench 13234.716.1+22.24.5
Adou Thiero Bench 05233.327.3-66.725.0
Bronny James Bench 0500.00.0-66.70.0
Drew Timme Bench 0300.012.50.00.0

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series SAC 0 – 2 LAL
Last 21 meetings · since 2020-21 SAC 11 – 10 LAL
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Sacramento Kings 8-24 L1 L10 3-7 Next game recap: @ LAC · Tue, Dec 30
Los Angeles Lakers 20-10 W1 L10 5-5 Next game recap: vs DET · Tue, Dec 30

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