Game ID: 22400096
Sacramento Kings @ Los Angeles Lakers
Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 10:30 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 28 36 23 44 131SAC 26 34 34 33 127
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 10/22 · season opener
full strength
LAL availability going into 10/25 · 2 days' rest
full strength
LAL availability going into 10/26 · back-to-backOUT Reddish missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
LAL availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
NEW Hachimura 32 to 37 min over the last 3
NEW Russell 26 to 32 min over the last 3
LAL availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 4 since 10/22, returns tonight: 9 min (51% of 18)
NEW Russell 26 to 32 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restBACK Reddish back 10/30 after 4, 9 min since (51% of 18)
LAL availability going into 11/04 · 2 days' restBACK Reddish back 10/30 after 4, 9 min since (51% of 18)
SAC availability going into 10/24 · season opener
full strength
SAC availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 10/29 · back-to-backNEW Huerter 21 to 26 min over the last 3
SAC availability going into 11/01 · 2 days' restNEW Huerter 21 to 26 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 11/02 · back-to-backNEW Huerter 21 to 26 min over the last 5
10/22 vs MIN 110-103 — LAL notes
LAL won 110-103. LAL shot 44% (42 of 95) to MIN's 41%, 5 of 30 from three. LAL turned it over 7 times to MIN's 15. Davis led with 36 (11 of 23, 1 of 3 from three, 13 of 15 at the line); Hachimura added 18, L. James 16. The hinge was Q2, 33-19: LAL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 13, and the lead reached 19. Hachimura was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
10/25 vs PHX 123-116 — LAL notes
LAL won 123-116. LAL shot 53% (40 of 75) to PHX's 51%, 14 of 27 from three, and went to the line 39 times to PHX's 17 — 29 points from the stripe to their 15. Davis led with 35 (11 of 18, 13 of 17 at the line); Reaves added 26, James 21. The hinge was Q3, 35-24: LAL came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 2. LAL trailed 52-61 at the half and won the second half 71-55. James was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
10/26 vs SAC 131-127 — LAL notes
LAL won 131-127. LAL shot 52% (48 of 92) to SAC's 51%, 14 of 34 from three. LAL turned it over 19 times to SAC's 14, and SAC turned those into 12 steals. The glass went 45-32 for them. James led with 32 (12 of 22, 4 of 9 from three); Davis added 31, Hachimura 18. The hinge was Q4, 44-33: LAL came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 4, and the lead reached 15. Hayes was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
11/01 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 124, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 28 free throws a game; Barnes at 19 and Dick at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Quickley (4 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Davis at 31 and James at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 19 times a game to the Lakers' 14 and the glass, where Toronto has been plus-8 a night and the Lakers plus-3. Call it the Lakers 119, Toronto 118, Toronto keeping it close.
11/04 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Cunningham at 22 and Ivey at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 122, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 31 free throws a game; Davis at 31 and James at 23 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 31 free throws a game to Detroit's 19 and the defense, Detroit allowing 109 a night to the Lakers' 122. Call it the Lakers 114, Detroit 113, Detroit keeping it close.
10/24 vs MIN 115-117 — SAC notes
SAC lost 115-117. SAC shot 46% (38 of 82) to MIN's 48%, 11 of 29 from three, and went to the line 35 times to MIN's 17 — 28 points from the stripe to their 15. SAC turned it over 9 times to MIN's 16. DeRozan led with 26 (7 of 18, 12 of 14 at the line); Sabonis added 24, Murray 23. Q1 was theirs, 32-29, but the other 3 periods went 88-83 against them. They led by as many as 12. Lyles's -14 in 11 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/26 @ LAL 127-131 — SAC notes
SAC lost 127-131. SAC shot 51% (45 of 88) to LAL's 52%, 15 of 44 from three. SAC turned it over 14 times to LAL's 19. The glass went 32-45 against them. Sabonis led with 29 (10 of 14, 1 of 3 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Fox added 28, DeRozan 23. Q3 was theirs, 34-23, turning a 4-point deficit into a 7-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 108-93 against them. Huerter's -29 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 123, shooting 48 percent and 30 from three, 25 free throws a game; Barrett at 28 and Barnes at 23 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Barnes (2 straight), Quickley (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; DeRozan at 24 and Fox at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-7 a night and Sacramento minus-1 and the defense, Sacramento allowing 111 a night to Toronto's 123. Call it Sacramento 120, Toronto 116, Toronto keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
DK D. Knecht
DR D. Russell
GV G. Vincent
JH J. Hayes
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
RH R. Hachimura
SACAL A. Len
DD D. DeRozan
DF D. Fox
DS D. Sabonis
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
TL T. Lyles
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
LeBron James records triple-double, Davis scores 31 in Lakers' 131-127 win over Kings
LOS ANGELES -- — LeBron James had a triple-double with 32 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, and Anthony Davis added 31 points and nine rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 131-127 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday.
The Lakers are undefeated at 3-0 under new coach JJ Redick, and Davis has scored at least 31 points in each game this season.
Los Angeles was up by as many as 15 points in the first half but the Kings cut the lead to 64-60 by halftime and had built a 7-point lead in the third quarter. James helped the Lakers come roaring back with 16 points in the fourth quarter.
Davis had a big 3-pointer with 37 seconds left in the game to give the Lakers a 128-123 lead after the Kings had cut it to two.
Domantas Sabonis also had a triple-double in the loss. He scored 29 points on 10 of 14 shots and added 12 rebounds and 10 assists.
Takeaways Lakers: Redick has found success early as an NBA coach. He has Los Angeles off to a 3-0 start.
Kings: All five Kings starters scored in double figures.
Key moment James made a long 3-pointer in the fourth quarter, which capped an 8-0 James run to give the Lakers a 101-94 lead in the fourth quarter. He started his own run with a pull-up jump shot.
Key stat 22: That’s know many years James has played in the NBA, and he’s still able to record a triple-double.
Up next The Kings host the Trail Blazers on Monday, and the Lakers visit the Suns on Monday in the first game of a five-game trip.