Game ID: 22400435
Sacramento Kings @ Los Angeles Lakers
Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:30 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 40 25 42 25 132SAC 31 35 24 32 122
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 12/19 · 3 days' restOUT Hayes missed 9 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 20 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK James back 12/15 after 2, 34 min since (96% of 35)
BACK Reaves back 12/13 after 5, 33 min since (93% of 35)
LAL availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Hayes missed 10 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 21 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK James back 12/15 after 2, 34 min since (96% of 35)
BACK Reaves back 12/13 after 5, 33 min since (95% of 35)
NEW Hachimura 32 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Christie 25 to 30 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Hayes missed 11 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 22 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK James back 12/15 after 2, 34 min since (97% of 35)
BACK Reaves back 12/13 after 5, 34 min since (97% of 35)
NEW Hachimura 32 to 38 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/25 · 1 day's restOUT Hayes missed 12 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 23 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK James back 12/15 after 2, 34 min since (98% of 35)
BACK Reaves back 12/13 after 5, 35 min since (98% of 35)
LAL availability going into 12/28 · 2 days' restOUT Hayes missed 13 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 24 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK James back 12/15 after 2, 35 min since (99% of 35)
LAL availability going into 12/31 · 2 days' restOUT Hayes missed 14 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 25 since 11/04, out tonight
LAL availability going into 1/02 · 1 day's restOUT Hayes missed 15 since 11/27, returns tonight: 18 min (96% of 19)
OUT Vanderbilt missed 26 since 11/04, out tonight
LAL availability going into 1/03 · back-to-backOUT Vincent missed 2 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 27 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 18 min since (96% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 32 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 3 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 28 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 14 min since (76% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 32 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 12/19 · 2 days' restOUT Lyles missed 9 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK Crowder back 12/16 after 3, 5 min since (46% of 11)
SAC availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Lyles missed 10 since 11/27, returns tonight: 17 min (87% of 20)
BACK Crowder back 12/16 after 3, 5 min since (46% of 11)
SAC availability going into 12/22 · back-to-backOUT Crowder missed 2 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Lyles back 12/21 after 10, 17 min since (87% of 20)
SAC availability going into 12/26 · 3 days' restOUT Crowder missed 3 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Lyles back 12/21 after 10, 18 min since (93% of 20)
SAC availability going into 12/28 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 4 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Lyles back 12/21 after 10, 21 min since (105% of 20)
SAC availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 5 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Lyles back 12/21 after 10, 21 min since (109% of 20)
SAC availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 6 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Lyles back 12/21 after 10, 21 min since (109% of 20)
SAC availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 7 since 12/19, out tonight
SAC availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 2 since 1/01, returns tonight: 26 min (77% of 34)
OUT Crowder missed 8 since 12/19, out tonight
NEW Lyles 20 to 25 min over the last 5
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 112 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; James at 26 and Reaves at 20 a game. Without Hayes (13 straight), Vanderbilt (24 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Fox at 27 and Sabonis at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-1 a night and Sacramento minus-6 and the defense, the Lakers allowing 108 a night to Sacramento's 116. Call it the Lakers 115, Sacramento 109.
12/19 @ SAC 113-100 — LAL notes
LAL won 113-100. LAL shot 40% (38 of 94) to SAC's 45%, 12 of 33 from three, and went to the line 30 times to SAC's 22 — 25 points from the stripe to their 15. LAL turned it over 10 times to SAC's 15. The glass went 53-43 for them. Reaves led with 25 (7 of 14, 3 of 7 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Davis added 21, James 19. The hinge was Q1, 37-28: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 16. Hachimura was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
12/21 @ SAC 103-99 — LAL notes
LAL won 103-99. LAL shot 48% (40 of 83) to SAC's 43%, 9 of 35 from three, and went to the line 21 times to SAC's 14 — 14 points from the stripe to their 11. James led with 32 (13 of 24, 1 of 8 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Russell added 20, Reaves 16. The hinge was Q1, 31-26: from level to 5 ahead. Hachimura was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
12/23 vs DET 114-117 — LAL notes
LAL lost 114-117. LAL shot 54% (40 of 74) to DET's 51%, 14 of 30 from three, and went to the line 25 times to DET's 12 — 20 points from the stripe to their 12. LAL turned it over 18 times to DET's 12, and DET turned those into 12 steals. James led with 28 (10 of 16, 2 of 4 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Davis added 19, Christie 17. Q2 was theirs, 32-28, turning a 2-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 89-82 against them. They led by as many as 10. Vincent's -22 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/25 @ GSW 115-113 — LAL notes
LAL won 115-113. LAL shot 45% (41 of 91) to GSW's 46%, 15 of 42 from three. James led with 31 (12 of 22, 2 of 4 from three); Reaves added 26, Hachimura 18. The hinge was Q3, 29-24: a lead of 3 became 8. Knecht was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
12/28 vs SAC 132-122 — LAL notes
LAL won 132-122. LAL shot 60% (46 of 77) to SAC's 51%, 14 of 26 from three, and went to the line 33 times to SAC's 15 — 26 points from the stripe to their 11. Davis led with 36 (12 of 16, 11 of 13 at the line); Reaves added 26, Hachimura 21. The hinge was Q3, 42-24: LAL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 17, and the lead reached 20. LAL trailed 65-66 at the half and won the second half 67-56. Davis was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
12/31 vs CLE — 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 115 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; James at 28 and Reaves at 21 a game. Without Hayes (14 straight), Vanderbilt (25 straight). 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 45 from three, 17 free throws a game; Mitchell at 25 and Garland at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Okoro (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 25 free throws a game to Cleveland's 17 and the arc, Cleveland at 45 percent from three to the Lakers' 39. Call it Cleveland 116, the Lakers 114, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/02 vs POR — 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 115, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; James at 28 and Reaves at 23 a game. Without Hayes (15 straight), Vanderbilt (26 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sharpe at 20 and Avdija at 18 a game. Without Thybulle (32 straight), Banton (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the turnovers, Portland giving it away 16 times a game to the Lakers' 12 and the defense, the Lakers allowing 115 a night to Portland's 123. Call it the Lakers 118, Portland 111.
1/03 vs ATL — 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 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; James at 30 and Reaves at 23 a game. Without Vincent (2 straight), Vanderbilt (27 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 28 free throws a game; Young at 26 and Johnson at 22 a game. Without Bogdanović (5 straight), Nance Jr. (2 straight), Gueye (26 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Atlanta takes 28 free throws a game to the Lakers' 22. Call it Atlanta 118, the Lakers 117, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/05 @ 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 107 a night and allowing 107, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Green at 22 and Sengun at 21 a game. Without Thompson (2 straight), Eason (8 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; James at 30 and Reaves at 24 a game. Without Vincent (3 straight), Vanderbilt (28 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 38 percent from three to Houston's 33. Call it Houston 113, the Lakers 109, the Lakers keeping it close.
12/19 vs LAL 100-113 — SAC notes
SAC lost 100-113. SAC shot 45% (37 of 82) to LAL's 40%, 11 of 29 from three, and got to the line 22 times to LAL's 30. SAC turned it over 15 times to LAL's 10, and LAL turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 43-53 against them. Fox led with 26 (7 of 17, 2 of 5 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Sabonis added 18, Monk 17. Q2 was theirs, 30-25, the deficit cut from 9 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 88-70 against them. Monk's -18 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/21 vs LAL 99-103 — SAC notes
SAC lost 99-103. SAC shot 43% (39 of 90) to LAL's 48%, 10 of 37 from three, and got to the line 14 times to LAL's 21. Fox led with 31 (12 of 17, 3 of 5 from three); Sabonis added 19, DeRozan 12. Q2 was theirs, 27-25, the deficit cut from 5 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 78-72 against them. Fox's -11 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/22 vs IND 95-122 — SAC notes
SAC lost 95-122. SAC took 10 more shots (96 to 86), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 36% to IND's 58%, 12 of 38 from three, and went to the line 17 times to IND's 8 — 13 points from the stripe to their 5. Fox led with 23 (7 of 19, 2 of 6 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Sabonis added 17, Monk 14. Q1 was theirs, 23-21, but the other 3 periods went 101-72 against them. Sabonis's -26 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/26 vs DET 113-114 — SAC notes
SAC lost 113-114. SAC shot 48% (39 of 82) to DET's 42%, 14 of 39 from three. Fox led with 26 (11 of 25, 2 of 7 from three); Lyles added 20, DeRozan 19. Q2 was theirs, 31-19, but the other 3 periods went 95-82 against them. They led by as many as 19. Fox's -13 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/28 @ LAL 122-132 — SAC notes
SAC lost 122-132. SAC took 21 more shots (98 to 77), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 51% to LAL's 60%, 11 of 40 from three, and got to the line 15 times to LAL's 33. Fox led with 29 (12 of 25, 1 of 9 from three, 4 of 7 at the line); DeRozan added 25, Monk 20. Q2 was theirs, 35-25, turning a 9-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 107-87 against them. Murray's -15 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/30 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; Fox at 27 and Sabonis at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. One day's rest. Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Irving at 28 and Gafford at 13 a game. Without Lively II (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Dallas allowing 105 a night to Sacramento's 117 and the arc, Dallas at 37 percent from three to Sacramento's 32. Call it Dallas 114, Sacramento 111, Sacramento keeping it close.
1/01 vs PHI — 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 108 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; Fox at 28 and Sabonis at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Maxey at 29 and Embiid at 26 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Edwards (12 straight), Gordon (4 straight), Drummond (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-5 a night and Philadelphia minus-6 and the arc, Philadelphia at 38 percent from three to Sacramento's 31. Call it Sacramento 112, Philadelphia 111, Philadelphia keeping it close.
1/03 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 20 free throws a game; Fox at 29 and Monk at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 121, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 29 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 26 and Bane at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Morant (2 straight), Aldama (3 straight), Edey (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 18 times a game to Sacramento's 13 and the line, where Memphis takes 29 free throws a game to Sacramento's 20. Call it Memphis 118, Sacramento 116, Sacramento keeping it close.
1/05 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Kuminga at 24 and Curry at 21 a game. Without Podziemski (3 straight), Post (2 straight), Payton II (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Fox at 29 and DeRozan at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Murray (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 108 a night to Sacramento's 117. Call it Golden State 114, Sacramento 113, Sacramento keeping it close.
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
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
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.