Game ID: 22300100
Los Angeles Lakers @ Sacramento Kings
Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 9:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
SAC 41 25 21 28 17 132LAL 28 27 28 32 12 127
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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.
SAC availability going into 10/25 · season opener
full strength
SAC availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 11/01 · 2 days' restOUT Ellis missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
NEW Barnes 29 to 34 min over the last 3
NEW Duarte 12 to 18 min over the last 3
SAC availability going into 11/04 · 2 days' restOUT Ellis missed 3 since 10/27, returns tonight: 1 min (8% of 17)
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
LAL availability going into 10/24 · season opener
full strength
LAL availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's rest
full strength
LAL availability going into 10/29 · 2 days' rest
full strength
LAL availability going into 10/30 · back-to-backOUT Christie missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Vincent 18 to 30 min over the last 3
LAL availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Christie missed 3 since 10/26, returns tonight: 22 min (155% of 14)
NEW Vincent 18 to 28 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 11/04 · 2 days' restOUT Hachimura missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Christie back 11/01 after 3, 22 min since (155% of 14)
NEW Vincent 18 to 28 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Hachimura missed 3 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Prince missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 34 min (129% of 27)
OUT Vincent missed 2 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Christie back 11/01 after 3, 23 min since (160% of 14)
NEW Wood 17 to 24 min over the last 5
10/25 @ UTA 130-114 — SAC notes
SAC won 130-114. SAC shot 46% (47 of 102) to UTA's 45%, 19 of 51 from three, and got to the line 20 times to UTA's 31. Barnes led with 33 (11 of 16, 5 of 7 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Sabonis added 22, Fox 18. The hinge was Q1, 32-24: from level to 8 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
10/27 vs GSW 114-122 — SAC notes
SAC lost 114-122. SAC shot 44% (41 of 94) to GSW's 55%, 12 of 40 from three, and went to the line 29 times to GSW's 14 — 20 points from the stripe to their 12. SAC turned it over 14 times to GSW's 19. Fox led with 39 (14 of 28, 5 of 9 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Sabonis added 19, Murray 16. Q4 was theirs, 30-23, the deficit cut from 15 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 99-84 against them. They led by as many as 11. Murray's -11 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/29 vs LAL 132-127 — SAC notes
SAC won 132-127 in 1 overtime. SAC shot 47% (49 of 104) to LAL's 44%, 17 of 48 from three, and got to the line 24 times to LAL's 34. Fox led with 37 (14 of 24, 3 of 8 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Monk added 22, Murray 17. The hinge was Q1, 41-28: from level to 13 ahead. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
11/06 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Sengun at 18 and Brooks at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Eason (3 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 114, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Fox at 31 and Sabonis at 17 a game. Without Fox (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 37 percent from three to Sacramento's 33. Call it Houston 112, Sacramento 111, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/08 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 116, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Sabonis at 15 and Monk at 14 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Fox (3 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 109, shooting 42 percent and 29 from three, 24 free throws a game; Grant at 23 and Sharpe at 21 a game. Without Simons (6 straight), Henderson (2 straight), Murray (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 109 a night to Sacramento's 116. Call it Sacramento 110, Portland 109, Portland keeping it close.
10/24 @ DEN 107-119 — LAL notes
LAL lost 107-119. LAL shot 46% (41 of 90) to DEN's 53%, 10 of 29 from three, and went to the line 20 times to DEN's 12 — 15 points from the stripe to their 9. James led with 21 (10 of 16, 1 of 4 from three); Prince added 18, Davis 17. Q2 was theirs, 34-29, the deficit cut from 14 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 90-73 against them. Davis's -17 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/26 vs PHX 100-95 — LAL notes
LAL won 100-95. LAL shot 43% (36 of 84) to PHX's 42%, 5 of 29 from three, and went to the line 29 times to PHX's 23 — 23 points from the stripe to their 18. Davis led with 30 (10 of 17, 9 of 10 at the line); James added 21, Russell 14. The hinge was Q4, 28-11: LAL came in trailing by 12 and left it ahead by 5. LAL trailed 48-52 at the half and won the second half 52-43. Wood was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
10/29 @ SAC 127-132 — LAL notes
LAL lost 127-132 in 1 overtime. LAL shot 44% (43 of 98) to SAC's 47%, 15 of 45 from three, and went to the line 34 times to SAC's 24 — 26 points from the stripe to their 17. Davis led with 30 (11 of 22, 7 of 8 at the line); James added 27, Prince 20. Q3 was theirs, 28-21, the deficit cut from 11 to 4, but the other 4 periods went 111-99 against them.
11/04 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 104, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 29 free throws a game; F. Wagner at 19 and Banchero at 16 a game. One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 30 from three, 27 free throws a game; Davis at 26 and James at 25 a game. Without Hachimura (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 104 a night to the Lakers' 115. Call it Orlando 112, the Lakers 108, the Lakers keeping it close.
11/06 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Herro at 28 and Adebayo at 21 a game. Without Martin (5 straight), Jović (2 straight), Love (2 straight). 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 29 from three, 28 free throws a game; Davis at 28 and James at 25 a game. Without Hachimura (3 straight), Prince (2 straight), Vincent (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the arc, Miami at 39 percent from three to the Lakers' 29 and the line, where the Lakers take 28 free throws a game to Miami's 18. Call it Miami 113, the Lakers 111, the Lakers keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
CR C. Reddish
CW C. Wood
DR D. Russell
GV G. Vincent
JH J. Hayes
LJ L. James
RH R. Hachimura
TP T. Prince
SACAV A. Vezenkov
CD C. Duarte
DF D. Fox
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Sabonis
HB H. Barnes
JM J. McGee
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
LAL/SAC 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
Monk delivers in OT as Kings beat Lakers 132-127 on 20th anniversary of James' NBA debut
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Malik Monk scored 11 of his 22 points in overtime and fed Kevin Huerter for a key 3-pointer with 32 seconds left, and the Sacramento Kings spoiled the 20th anniversary of LeBron James’ NBA debut in the same city with a 132-127 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night.
De’Aaron Fox had 37 points and eight assists for the Kings, scoring eight points in the final six minutes of regulation after returning from an ankle injury earlier in the fourth quarter. Domantas Sabonis added 12 points and 15 rebounds before fouling out.
“That was a gritty win by our team,” Kings coach Mike Brown said. “We’re making steps in the right direction. We had a lot of great performances from a lot of people. Malik was big for us, especially in overtime.”
James, the No. 1 overall pick in 2003 by the Cleveland Cavaliers , finished with 27 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists in 39 minutes. He had 25 points, nine assists and six rebounds on Oct. 29, 2003, in a loss to the Kings in their former arena.
James’ first basket in that game was a jumper that cut an early Kings lead to 7-6. On Sunday, James’ first basket was a 3-pointer that cut the Kings’ lead to 7-6.
“It’s pretty cool when you look at it,” James said. “It’s when I started my career, and being at Arco Arena at the time, lots of memories. It’s special and I’m still doing it.”
Derek Richardson, who was one of the three referees for James’ debut game, was part of the three-ref crew on Sunday night as well.
Anthony Davis added 30 points and 16 rebounds for the Lakers (1-2), who trailed by 15 before closing the fourth quarter on a 9-2 run to force overtime.
Monk, who missed nine of his first 13 shots, was perfect on all four attempts he took in overtime. He made two 3-pointers, assisted on Huerter’s 3-pointer that gave the Kings a 130-125 lead, then sealed the win with a pair of free throws with 15 seconds remaining.
If Fox misses any time because of his injury, Monk would be the likely fill-in.
“He’s a really good offensive player for us,” Brown said. “He knows, I know, everybody in Sacramento knows he can play at a high level on that end of the floor. What he’s got to do is lock in defensively. When he does that he can be a really high level two-way player that can start at times.”
The Lakers, who have lost four of the last five games between the two teams, never found a consistent rhythm to their offense despite six players in double figures. They shot 39.5% in the first half and committed 12 turnovers.
“I love competitive mistakes but at the end of the day we ought to be able to execute, get stops, and hold teams to one possession,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said.
Fox, who had 39 points in a season-opening loss to the Warriors on Friday, was 14 of 24 but was still walking with a limp before departing in overtime. Fox rolled his ankle in the fourth quarter and was helped off the court and into the Kings locker room. He returned after missing only 44 seconds of game time and immediately gave Sacramento a lift with his third 3-pointer.
Huerter had 12 points after going into the game in an 0-for-9 shooting slump.
“I shot with him this morning and I knew he’d do something tonight, and he did that,” said teammate Keegan Murray , who had 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists. “As a team we all had faith in him.”
The Kings limited Los Angeles to 37.5% shooting (9 of 24) and scored 41 points in the first quarter.
UP NEXT
Lakers: Return to Los Angeles to host the Magic on Monday.
Kings: Travel 60 minutes south to play the Warriors on Wednesday. Golden State beat Sacramento 122-114 last Friday.