127 — 103
From tight first quarter to runaway before halftime
For much of the opening six minutes, this looked like a game Sacramento could control. Zach LaVine's fadeaway at 5:16 of the first quarter put the Kings up 18-13, and Darius Acuff Jr. nudged them back in front at 20-19 with 4:27 left. The Lakers did not panic. Luka Doncic answered with a three and another jumper, Ziaire Williams and Sandro Mamukelashvili connected from deep, and Jake LaRavia buried a late three to send Los Angeles into the second quarter up 36-28.
The real separation came in a punishing second-quarter stretch. After Acuff scored at 10:08 to cut the deficit to 40-30, Sacramento went cold while the Lakers kept finding points from everywhere. Kevon Looney scored at 9:46, LaRavia hit from long range at 9:08, Quentin Grimes followed from 27 feet at 8:49, Matisse Thybulle added another three at 8:24, and Doncic drilled one at 7:48. By the time Carr finished a dunk at 5:08, the Lakers had ripped off 22 unanswered points and turned a 10-point game into a 32-point one at 62-30.
Sacramento found a little rhythm late in the half through Acuff and Nique Clifford, but it never truly slowed the Lakers. Mamukelashvili's three with 15 seconds left made it 73-47 at the break, a halftime margin that reflected not just better shooting, but the sheer speed of Los Angeles' scoring bursts.
Doncic lit the fuse, then the supporting cast kept scoring
The Lakers did not need one dominant scorer because almost everyone who mattered chipped in. Doncic produced 21 points in only 16 minutes, going 5-for-12 from the field and 8-for-9 at the line. Grimes added 16 points, Williams had 13, LaRavia scored 12 and Carr supplied 19 on 7-for-13 shooting. Mamukelashvili finished with eight points and five assists, while the team as a whole shot 50 per cent from the field and 45.5 per cent from three.
What stood out just as much was how often the Lakers turned one Sacramento push into another quick answer. After the Kings trimmed the margin in the third quarter, Jaden Hardy answered with a three at 3:19. Carr followed with another three at 2:52, Mamukelashvili scored at 1:49, and Carr hit again from deep at 1:24. Those were the kinds of sequences that prevented the game from ever tightening in a serious way, and Los Angeles carried a 99-77 lead into the fourth.
The closing group kept the same tone. Carr opened the fourth with an 18-footer, Hardy struck again from deep at 7:18, and Carr knocked down another three at 5:23. Chris Manon gave the Lakers a different kind of production, attacking the line on the way to 12 points and eight made free throws. By the time Sacramento scored the final basket, the Lakers had built a largest lead of 33 and spread the offence across the roster.
Our take: Sacramento won some categories, but the decisive ones were lopsided
Our take: a 24-point win can hide a few rough edges, and the Lakers still gave away too much. They committed 21 turnovers and were charged with 31 fouls, not exactly the profile of a spotless performance. What made those mistakes manageable was the scale of the offensive edge elsewhere. Los Angeles hit 20 threes to Sacramento's four, finished with 29 assists and turned Kings mistakes into 32 points. Add 15 steals and 24 fast-break points, and the game tilts heavily even without perfect control.
For Sacramento, the most useful numbers are the ones that did not translate. The Kings won the rebounding battle 46-39, grabbed 13 offensive boards and scored 52 points in the paint. Clifford was excellent with 23 points and nine rebounds, Acuff added 19 points and four assists, Raynaud had 12 points and eight boards, and Dylan Cardwell supplied 10 rebounds with nine points. That is workable interior production. The problem was everything around it: 4-for-23 from three-point range and 27 total turnovers. If those two areas settle, the rebounding and paint scoring give Sacramento a base to work from. On this night, though, the Lakers' second-quarter barrage decided the contest long before the final horn.
Scoring moments
- 1st Quarter · 10:43
Quentin Grimes makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 10:43
Quentin Grimes makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 10:31
Darius Acuff Jr. makes driving layup
- 1st Quarter · 10:18
Quentin Grimes makes 3-foot two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)
- 1st Quarter · 10:08
Domantas Sabonis makes 1-foot dunk (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)
- 1st Quarter · 9:31
Matisse Thybulle makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevon Looney assists)
- 1st Quarter · 8:42
Darius Acuff Jr. makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists)
- 1st Quarter · 8:30
Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 8:30
Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 8:14
Zach LaVine makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists)
- 1st Quarter · 7:13
Zach LaVine makes two point shot (Precious Achiuwa assists)
- 1st Quarter · 7:00
Quentin Grimes makes driving layup (Ziaire Williams assists)
- 1st Quarter · 6:50
Domantas Sabonis makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 6:50
Domantas Sabonis makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 6:22
Darius Acuff Jr. makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot
- 1st Quarter · 6:06
Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 6:06
Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 5:50
Zach LaVine makes 13-foot two point shot (Maxime Raynaud assists)
- 1st Quarter · 5:16
Zach LaVine makes 14-foot fade away jump shot (Maxime Raynaud assists)
- 1st Quarter · 4:56
Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- 1st Quarter · 4:41
Luka Doncic makes 25-foot running jump shot (Sandro Mamukelashvili assists)
- 1st Quarter · 4:27
Darius Acuff Jr. makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
- 1st Quarter · 4:08
Ziaire Williams makes 27-foot three point jumper (Sandro Mamukelashvili assists)
- 1st Quarter · 3:47
Sandro Mamukelashvili makes 24-foot running jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)
- 1st Quarter · 3:30
Dylan Cardwell makes 9-foot floating jump shot (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)
- 1st Quarter · 3:14
Luka Doncic makes driving layup
- 1st Quarter · 3:14
Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 1
- 1st Quarter · 2:43
Dylan Cardwell makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Nique Clifford assists)
- 1st Quarter · 2:32
Quentin Grimes makes 1-foot driving dunk (Sandro Mamukelashvili assists)
- 1st Quarter · 1:57
Adou Thiero makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 1:15
Jake LaRavia makes driving layup
- 1st Quarter · 55.9
Daeqwon Plowden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dylan Cardwell assists)
- 1st Quarter · 32.7
Jake LaRavia makes 23-foot three point jumper (Adou Thiero assists)
- 1st Quarter · 1.3
Nique Clifford makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 11:40
Jake LaRavia makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Quentin Grimes assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 10:59
Jake LaRavia makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Adou Thiero assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 10:08
Darius Acuff Jr. makes 17-foot two point shot (Domantas Sabonis assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 9:46
Kevon Looney makes layup
- 2nd Quarter · 9:08
Jake LaRavia makes 23-foot three point jumper (Adou Thiero assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 8:49
Quentin Grimes makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot (Kevon Looney assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 8:24
Matisse Thybulle makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kevon Looney assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 7:48
Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three pointer
- 2nd Quarter · 6:38
Luka Doncic makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
- 2nd Quarter · 5:47
Cameron Carr makes driving layup (Luka Doncic assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 5:25
Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 5:25
Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 5:08
Cameron Carr makes 1-foot running dunk
- 2nd Quarter · 4:51
Maxime Raynaud makes driving layup (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 4:36
Ziaire Williams makes two point shot
- 2nd Quarter · 4:24
Zach LaVine makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 3:45
Darius Acuff Jr. makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
- 2nd Quarter · 3:36
Ziaire Williams makes 25-foot three pointer
- 2nd Quarter · 3:15
Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 3:03
Nique Clifford makes driving layup
- 2nd Quarter · 2:44
Dylan Cardwell makes tip in dunk
- 2nd Quarter · 2:28
Darius Acuff Jr. makes driving layup
- 2nd Quarter · 2:04
Darius Acuff Jr. makes 26-foot three pointer
- 2nd Quarter · 1:04
Adou Thiero makes 1-foot dunk (Bronny James assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 31.9
Nique Clifford makes driving layup (Dylan Cardwell assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 31.9
Nique Clifford makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2nd Quarter · 15.0
Sandro Mamukelashvili makes 27-foot three point jumper (Adou Thiero assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 11:33
Maxime Raynaud makes free throw 1 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 11:33
Maxime Raynaud makes free throw 2 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 11:11
Ziaire Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bronny James assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 10:40
Bronny James makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Matisse Thybulle assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 10:25
Precious Achiuwa makes 6-foot two point shot
- 3rd Quarter · 10:08
Ziaire Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 10:08
Ziaire Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 9:04
Quentin Grimes makes free throw 1 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 9:04
Quentin Grimes makes free throw 2 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 8:35
Emanuel Sharp makes free throw 1 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 8:35
Emanuel Sharp makes free throw 2 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 7:34
Maxime Raynaud makes tip in dunk
- 3rd Quarter · 7:11
Quentin Grimes makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- 3rd Quarter · 6:53
Nique Clifford makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
- 3rd Quarter · 6:36
Dylan Cardwell makes running dunk
- 3rd Quarter · 6:04
Darius Acuff Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 6:04
Darius Acuff Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 5:34
Emanuel Sharp makes 28-foot three point jumper (Darius Acuff Jr. assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 5:08
Cameron Carr makes running layup (Sandro Mamukelashvili assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 4:34
Nique Clifford makes running layup (Daeqwon Plowden assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 3:30
Alex Karaban makes 3-foot layup (Dylan Cardwell assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 3:30
Alex Karaban makes free throw 1 of 1
- 3rd Quarter · 3:19
Jaden Hardy makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cameron Carr assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 3:08
Daeqwon Plowden makes free throw 1 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 3:08
Daeqwon Plowden makes free throw 2 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 2:52
Cameron Carr makes 25-foot three point shot (Jaden Hardy assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 2:32
Daeqwon Plowden makes free throw 1 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 1:49
Sandro Mamukelashvili makes driving layup (Cameron Carr assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 1:24
Cameron Carr makes 25-foot running jump shot (Sandro Mamukelashvili assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 42.4
Daeqwon Plowden makes 3-foot dunk (Alex Karaban assists)
- 4th Quarter · 11:40
Nique Clifford makes free throw 1 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 11:22
Cameron Carr makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists)
- 4th Quarter · 10:27
Chris Manon makes free throw 1 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 9:47
Jarred Vanderbilt makes driving layup (Jake LaRavia assists)
- 4th Quarter · 9:42
Nique Clifford makes free throw 1 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 9:42
Nique Clifford makes free throw 2 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 8:51
Maxime Raynaud makes running layup (Nique Clifford assists)
- 4th Quarter · 8:37
Jaden Hardy makes driving layup
- 4th Quarter · 7:36
Maxime Raynaud makes two point shot (Emanuel Sharp assists)
- 4th Quarter · 7:18
Jaden Hardy makes 22-foot three point jumper (William Kyle III assists)
- 4th Quarter · 6:49
Maxime Raynaud makes 2-foot dunk (Alex Karaban assists)
- 4th Quarter · 6:36
Chris Manon makes free throw 1 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 6:08
Chris Manon makes free throw 1 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 6:08
Chris Manon makes free throw 2 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 5:23
Cameron Carr makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dalton Knecht assists)
- 4th Quarter · 4:39
Daeqwon Plowden makes free throw 1 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 4:39
Daeqwon Plowden makes free throw 2 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 4:03
Jarred Vanderbilt makes 1-foot running dunk (Chris Manon assists)
- 4th Quarter · 3:29
Chris Manon makes tip shot
- 4th Quarter · 3:16
Nique Clifford makes 9-foot two point shot
- 4th Quarter · 3:16
Nique Clifford makes free throw 1 of 1
- 4th Quarter · 2:55
Chris Manon makes free throw 1 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 2:55
Chris Manon makes free throw 2 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 2:35
Dylan Cardwell makes free throw 2 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 2:19
Daeqwon Plowden makes 1-foot driving dunk (Emanuel Sharp assists)
- 4th Quarter · 1:32
Emanuel Sharp makes running layup
- 4th Quarter · 1:25
Cameron Carr makes free throw 1 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 1:25
Cameron Carr makes free throw 2 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 1:10
Nique Clifford makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- 4th Quarter · 36.1
Chris Manon makes 9-foot fade away jump shot (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
- 4th Quarter · 29.3
Nique Clifford makes driving layup
- 4th Quarter · 14.1
Chris Manon makes free throw 1 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 14.1
Chris Manon makes free throw 2 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 0.1
Nique Clifford makes two point shot
Los Angeles Lakers — Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevon Looney | 18 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | +13 |
| Ziaire Williams | 21 | 13 | 4-6 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +4 |
| Matisse Thybulle | 18 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 |
| Luka Doncic | 16 | 21 | 5-12 | 3-9 | 8-9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +12 |
| Quentin Grimes | 19 | 16 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +9 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 11 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 |
| Sandro Mamukelashvili | 19 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +9 |
| Jake LaRavia | 21 | 12 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +27 |
| Dalton Knecht | 12 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Adou Thiero | 17 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +21 |
| William Kyle III | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +5 |
| Bronny James | 16 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +7 |
| Chris Manon | 12 | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | +2 |
| Jaden Hardy | 14 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +3 |
| Cameron Carr | 23 | 19 | 7-13 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +6 |
Sacramento Kings — Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domantas Sabonis | 10 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -13 |
| De'Andre Hunter | 13 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -16 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 13 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -18 |
| Zach LaVine | 15 | 9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -25 |
| Darius Acuff Jr. | 27 | 19 | 8-17 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -13 |
| Alex Karaban | 16 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -5 |
| Dylan Cardwell | 29 | 9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | -6 |
| Maxime Raynaud | 24 | 12 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -16 |
| Elfrid Payton | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -5 |
| Daeqwon Plowden | 25 | 12 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 5-6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -6 |
| Adam Flagler | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nique Clifford | 28 | 23 | 8-13 | 1-2 | 6-10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | +4 |
| Emanuel Sharp | 30 | 7 | 2-11 | 1-8 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -1 |
Los Angeles Lakers — Team statistics
| FG | 41-82 |
|---|---|
| Field Goal % | 50 |
| 3PT | 20-44 |
| Three Point % | 45 |
| FT | 25-33 |
| Free Throw % | 76 |
| Rebounds | 39 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| Assists | 29 |
| Steals | 15 |
| Blocks | 4 |
| Turnovers | 21 |
| Team Turnovers | 0 |
| Total Turnovers | 21 |
| Technical Fouls | 0 |
| Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
| Fast Break Points | 24 |
| Points in Paint | 40 |
| Fouls | 31 |
| Largest Lead | 33 |
| Lead Changes | 6 |
| Percent Led | 90 |
Sacramento Kings — Team statistics
| FG | 37-82 |
|---|---|
| Field Goal % | 45 |
| 3PT | 4-23 |
| Three Point % | 17 |
| FT | 25-34 |
| Free Throw % | 74 |
| Rebounds | 46 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| Assists | 20 |
| Steals | 10 |
| Blocks | 2 |
| Turnovers | 26 |
| Team Turnovers | 1 |
| Total Turnovers | 27 |
| Technical Fouls | 0 |
| Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 32 |
| Fast Break Points | 16 |
| Points in Paint | 52 |
| Fouls | 32 |
| Largest Lead | 5 |
| Lead Changes | 6 |
| Percent Led | 6 |