Game ID: 22300198
Sacramento Kings @ Los Angeles Lakers
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 25 34 21 30 110SAC 38 34 32 21 125
LAL vs SAC ScoutingLAL vs SAC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
LAL availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Hachimura missed 4 since 10/30, returns tonight: 26 min (94% of 27)
OUT Vincent missed 3 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Prince back 11/06 after 2, 34 min since (129% of 27)
BACK Christie back 11/01 after 3, 20 min since (143% of 14)
NEW Wood 17 to 26 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 4 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 2 since 11/06, returns tonight: 5 min (39% of 12)
BACK Hachimura back 11/08 after 4, 26 min since (94% of 27)
BACK Prince back 11/06 after 2, 31 min since (114% of 27)
BACK Christie back 11/01 after 3, 22 min since (157% of 14)
NEW Reddish 20 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Wood 17 to 27 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 5 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/08 after 4, 23 min since (85% of 27)
BACK Prince back 11/06 after 2, 31 min since (117% of 27)
BACK Christie back 11/01 after 3, 22 min since (157% of 14)
BACK Hayes back 11/10 after 2, 5 min since (39% of 12)
NEW Reddish 20 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Wood 17 to 26 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 6 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/08 after 4, 26 min since (97% of 27)
BACK Prince back 11/06 after 2, 32 min since (119% of 27)
BACK Hayes back 11/10 after 2, 6 min since (48% of 12)
NEW Reddish 20 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Wood 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Christie 14 to 20 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 11/15 · back-to-backOUT Vincent missed 7 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/08 after 4, 26 min since (95% of 27)
BACK Prince back 11/06 after 2, 31 min since (117% of 27)
BACK Hayes back 11/10 after 2, 11 min since (90% of 12)
NEW Reddish 20 to 29 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 8 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/08 after 4, 24 min since (89% of 27)
BACK Hayes back 11/10 after 2, 12 min since (95% of 12)
NEW Reddish 20 to 29 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 9 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 11/10 after 2, 11 min since (90% of 12)
NEW Reddish 20 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 10 since 11/01, out tonight
NEW Reddish 20 to 33 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/22 · back-to-backOUT Vanderbilt missed 2 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 11 since 11/01, out tonight
NEW Reddish 20 to 26 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Fox missed 2 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Ellis back 11/04 after 3, 1 min since (8% of 17)
NEW Duarte 12 to 18 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Fox missed 3 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Ellis back 11/04 after 3, 8 min since (46% of 17)
NEW Mitchell 15 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Duarte 12 to 18 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Fox missed 4 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Ellis back 11/04 after 3, 12 min since (72% of 17)
NEW Mitchell 15 to 25 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/13 · 2 days' restOUT Fox missed 5 since 11/01, returns tonight: 36 min (100% of 36)
BACK Ellis back 11/04 after 3, 17 min since (99% of 17)
NEW Mitchell 15 to 25 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restBACK Fox back 11/13 after 5, 36 min since (100% of 36)
BACK Ellis back 11/04 after 3, 16 min since (93% of 17)
NEW Mitchell 15 to 24 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Mitchell missed 2 since 11/13, out tonight
BACK Fox back 11/13 after 5, 37 min since (103% of 36)
NEW Huerter 24 to 33 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Mitchell missed 3 since 11/13, returns tonight: 8 min (56% of 15)
BACK Fox back 11/13 after 5, 38 min since (107% of 36)
NEW Huerter 24 to 33 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/20 · back-to-backBACK Fox back 11/13 after 5, 37 min since (102% of 36)
BACK Mitchell back 11/19 after 3, 8 min since (56% of 15)
NEW Huerter 24 to 31 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restBACK Fox back 11/13 after 5, 35 min since (97% of 36)
BACK Mitchell back 11/19 after 3, 14 min since (91% of 15)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; James at 24 and Davis at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Vincent (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sabonis at 17 and Huerter at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 40 percent from three to Sacramento's 33 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-2 a night and the Lakers minus-3. Call it the Lakers 114, Sacramento 113, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/08 @ HOU 94-128 — LAL notes
LAL lost 94-128. LAL shot 42% (36 of 85) to HOU's 55%, 7 of 25 from three. The glass went 34-57 against them. Hachimura led with 24 (10 of 15, 2 of 3 from three); Russell added 22, James 18. Q4 was theirs, 23-29, but the other 3 periods went 99-71 against them. Reaves's -28 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/10 @ PHX 122-119 — LAL notes
LAL won 122-119. LAL shot 50% (42 of 84) to PHX's 45%, 12 of 27 from three, and went to the line 34 times to PHX's 27 — 26 points from the stripe to their 20. James led with 32 (11 of 17, 3 of 4 from three, 7 of 11 at the line); Russell added 19, Davis 18. The hinge was Q4, 33-23: LAL came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 3. LAL trailed 55-63 at the half and won the second half 67-56.
11/12 vs POR 116-110 — LAL notes
LAL won 116-110. LAL shot 49% (41 of 84) to POR's 50%, 4 of 19 from three, and went to the line 37 times to POR's 9 — 30 points from the stripe to their 7. LAL turned it over 9 times to POR's 15. Davis led with 30 (10 of 20, 10 of 12 at the line); Hachimura added 19, Reddish 18. The hinge was Q3, 35-23: LAL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 11. LAL trailed 56-57 at the half and won the second half 60-53. Davis was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/14 vs MEM 134-107 — LAL notes
LAL won 134-107. LAL shot 58% (47 of 81) to MEM's 37%, 22 of 35 from three, and went to the line 24 times to MEM's 12 — 18 points from the stripe to their 9. LAL turned it over 18 times to MEM's 9, and MEM turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 54-33 for them. Russell led with 24 (8 of 12, 6 of 8 from three); Hachimura added 23, Davis 19. The hinge was Q2, 37-25: a lead of 11 became 23, and the lead reached 31. Russell was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/15 vs SAC 110-125 — LAL notes
LAL lost 110-125. LAL shot 51% (42 of 83) to SAC's 50%, 11 of 29 from three. LAL turned it over 23 times to SAC's 15, and SAC turned those into 20 steals. James led with 28 (9 of 15, 3 of 7 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Russell added 28, Reddish 16. Q4 was theirs, 30-21, the deficit cut from 24 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 104-80 against them. Prince's -24 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/17 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Grant at 26 and Sharpe at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Simons (10 straight), Brogdon (3 straight), Henderson (6 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 28 free throws a game; James at 24 and Russell at 21 a game. Without Vincent (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 41 percent from three to Portland's 33 and the line, where the Lakers take 28 free throws a game to Portland's 18. Call it Portland 113, the Lakers 112, the Lakers keeping it close.
11/19 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 111, shooting 51 percent and 44 from three, 27 free throws a game; James at 28 and Russell at 19 a game. Without Vincent (9 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 100, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Sengun at 21 and Ja. Green at 21 a game. Without Thompson (6 straight), Whitmore (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 44 percent from three to Houston's 36 and the defense, Houston allowing 100 a night to the Lakers' 111. Call it Houston 111, the Lakers 110, the Lakers keeping it close.
11/21 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 108, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; James at 29 and Davis at 20 a game. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Vincent (10 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 125, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Clarkson at 30 and Markkanen at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Kessler (5 straight), Hendricks (12 straight), Sensabaugh (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 108 a night to Utah's 125. Call it the Lakers 120, Utah 114.
11/22 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 106, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; James at 27 and Davis at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. They have won the glass by 7 a night. Without Vanderbilt (2 straight), Vincent (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 127, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Irving at 28 and Dončić at 26 a game. Without Kleber (6 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 106 a night to Dallas's 127 and the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-7 a night and Dallas minus-2. Call it the Lakers 120, Dallas 115.
11/06 @ HOU 97-122 — SAC notes
SAC lost 97-122. SAC shot 44% (36 of 81) to HOU's 57%, 14 of 40 from three, and got to the line 20 times to HOU's 27. Ellis led with 15 (5 of 7, 4 of 6 from three); Huerter added 13, Murray 12. Q4 was theirs, 37-25, the deficit cut from 37 to 25, but the other 3 periods went 97-60 against them. Mitchell's -30 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/08 vs POR 121-118 — SAC notes
SAC won 121-118 in 1 overtime. SAC shot 46% (41 of 89) to POR's 51%, 11 of 37 from three, and went to the line 38 times to POR's 29 — 28 points from the stripe to their 22. The glass went 50-36 for them. Sabonis led with 27 (11 of 14, 5 of 7 at the line); Monk added 23, Huerter 17. The hinge was Q1, 34-29: from level to 5 ahead. SAC trailed 56-60 at the half and won the second half 65-58. Murray was the night's best plus/minus at +8.
11/10 vs OKC 105-98 — SAC notes
SAC won 105-98. SAC shot 42% (38 of 91) to OKC's 45%, 13 of 47 from three. The glass went 52-38 for them. Huerter led with 28 (11 of 19, 4 of 10 from three); Murray added 24, Sabonis 17. The hinge was Q1, 34-20: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 17.
11/13 vs CLE 132-120 — SAC notes
SAC won 132-120. SAC shot 59% (49 of 83) to CLE's 49%, 20 of 42 from three. Fox led with 28 (11 of 20, 2 of 6 from three, 4 of 7 at the line); Murray added 25, Sabonis 23. The hinge was Q3, 42-29: a lead of 8 became 21. Murray was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/15 @ LAL 125-110 — SAC notes
SAC won 125-110. SAC shot 50% (48 of 96) to LAL's 51%, 16 of 44 from three. SAC turned it over 15 times to LAL's 23. Sabonis led with 29 (13 of 19); Fox added 28, Huerter 28. The hinge was Q1, 38-25: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 26. Huerter was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/17 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 127, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 16 and Vassell at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Jones (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Huerter at 21 and Sabonis at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Mitchell (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 114 a night to San Antonio's 127 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-5 a night and San Antonio minus-3. Call it Sacramento 119, San Antonio 112.
11/19 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 126, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Dončić at 30 and Irving at 30 a game. Without Kleber (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Fox at 33 and Sabonis at 25 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Mitchell (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 113 a night to Dallas's 126 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-6 a night and Dallas minus-1. Call it Dallas 121, Sacramento 120, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/20 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 25 free throws a game; Ingram at 25 and Williamson at 22 a game. Without McCollum (7 straight), Nance Jr. (3 straight), Alvarado (2 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Fox at 32 and Sabonis at 26 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New Orleans wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it New Orleans 117, Sacramento 116, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/22 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 114, shooting 52 percent and 44 from three, 23 free throws a game; Ingram at 25 and Williamson at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without McCollum (8 straight), Nance Jr. (4 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 118, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Fox at 29 and Sabonis at 24 a game. One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-5 a night and Sacramento minus-2 and the arc, New Orleans at 44 percent from three to Sacramento's 38. Call it New Orleans 119, Sacramento 115, Sacramento keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SACAV A. Vezenkov
CD C. Duarte
DF D. Fox
DS D. Sabonis
HB H. Barnes
JM J. McGee
KE K. Ellis
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
CR C. Reddish
CW C. Wood
DR D. Russell
JH J. Hayes
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
ML M. Lewis
RH R. Hachimura
TP T. Prince
SAC/LAL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Kings overcome LeBron's triple-double, hold on in 4th quarter for 125-110 win over Lakers
LOS ANGELES -- — Domantas Sabonis had 29 points and 16 rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings overcame LeBron James ' 108th career triple-double and the Lakers' fourth-quarter comeback bid for their fourth straight victory, 125-110 over Los Angeles on Wednesday night.
De'Aaron Fox and Kevin Huerter scored 28 points apiece for the Kings, who snapped Los Angeles' three-game winning streak with their fifth win in six meetings with their downstate rivals.
“Got out to a great start,” said Huerter, who hit six 3-pointers. “We established ourselves offensively, got out in transition, played fast. I don’t think we maintained it the rest of the game, but shows what we’re capable of when we’re playing at that level.”
James had 28 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in his first triple-double of his 21st NBA season, breaking his tie with Jason Kidd for the fifth-most in NBA history. He also led the Lakers' rally in the fourth quarter, when they sliced Sacramento's 26-point lead to nine before running out of steam.
Sacramento coach Mike Brown called the 38-year-old James' effort “amazing.”
“I don’t know if you can put a timetable on when he’s going to be done,” added Brown, who coached James for five seasons in Cleveland. “I think there’s only one person that can, and that’s him. Well, maybe two, because his wife might be able to do something about that. He’s absolutely amazing to do what he does at his age. It’s phenomenal. I’m amazed every time we go against him.”
The Kings have won three straight over the Lakers in Los Angeles, and their three top scorers staked them to a 106-80 lead early in the fourth quarter. The Lakers surprisingly kept their starters in the game and made a 30-13 run, but couldn't close the yawning gap.
“Whenever we get stops (and) we take care of the ball, we're usually fine,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. “I know the amount of scoring that we have on our team, particularly those five guys that finished for us. You've got to give them a chance to see what we can do. Maybe some turnovers, missed shots on their part, you can dig into the lead and make it a game, and I thought we did that.”
D'Angelo Russell scored 28 points for the Lakers, who lost at home for the first time in six games this season. Anthony Davis managed just nine points on 3-of-9 shooting with nine rebounds and four blocked shots in Los Angeles' fourth game in six days.
Davis scored four points in the game’s first four minutes, but didn’t score again until the fourth quarter.
“I just played bad,” said Davis, who has struggled with a hip muscle injury in recent days. “I'm not going to put it on anything. It was just missed shots. ... I'm still treating it every day. Obviously, you don't get that day to really attack it (when playing) back-to-back. It was still bothering me a little bit, but I've still got to go out there and do my job.”
The Kings needed overtime to beat the Lakers in Sacramento last month, but they opened a 19-point lead in the first quarter of this matchup. Los Angeles closed the gap to 119-110 on Cam Reddish 's 3-pointer with 3:05 left, but James made a turnover and missed a 3-point attempt on the Lakers' next two possessions.
The loss ends a positive stretch of play for the Lakers, who followed a three-game skid with a three-game winning streak capped by their first blowout win of the season Tuesday over Memphis. Los Angeles again struggled to defend the perimeter, allowing 16 3-pointers to the Kings after the Grizzlies hit 20.