Sacramento Kings @ Los Angeles Lakers
Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:30 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA | Game ID: 22400435
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 40 25 42 25 132SAC 31 35 24 32 122
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Anthony Davis, Lakers spoil interim coach Doug Christie's Kings debut with 132-122 win
LOS ANGELES -- — Anthony Davis had 36 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists in the Los Angeles Lakers ' 132-122 win over Sacramento on Saturday night in the Kings’ first game under interim coach Doug Christie .
LeBron James didn’t play for the Lakers because of illness, but a balanced effort helped make up for his absence, led by Austin Reaves with 26 points and a career-high 16 assists. Rui Hachimura had 21 points, Max Christie chipped in with 16 and Dalton Knecht had 18 off the bench.
Playing for the first time since Mike Brown was fired on Friday in controversial fashion , De’Aaron Fox led the Kings with 29 points and 12 assists, and DeMar DeRozan had 25 points.
Los Angeles erupted for 12 straight points to end the third and start the fourth to open up a 20-point advantage.
Sacramento got it to 123-117 with less than four minutes to go, but Reaves and Christie made sure the home team held on.
Takeaways Kings: Doug Christie made it 15 years in the NBA because of his commitment to defense. He'll need to instill that into his team after the Kings gave up 33 free-throw attempts.
Lakers: Reaves' playmaking isn't needed as much when James is in the lineup, but he can distribute the ball when he is asked to.
Key moment Domantas Sabonis picked up his fifth foul with 4:17 left in the third, and the power forward was missed as the Lakers pulled away by attacking the paint when he was on the bench. He would foul out with 5:20 remaining in the game.
Key stat The Lakers are now 2-1 without James in the lineup, with Hachimura helping out in both wins. He had 23 against Portland on Dec. 8.
Up next The Kings host Dallas on Monday, and the Lakers continue their four-game homestand against Cleveland on Tuesday.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
CK C. Koloko
CR C. Reddish
DK D. Knecht
DR D. Russell
GV G. Vincent
MC M. Christie
RH R. Hachimura
SACAL A. Len
DD D. DeRozan
DF D. Fox
DS D. Sabonis
KE K. Ellis
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
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