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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kings | 30 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 97 |
 Lakers | 20 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 99 |
SACTeam statsLAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 36-8243.9% | 16-3941.0% | 9-9100.0% | 43 | 24 | 17 |
| LAL | 34-8142.0% | 11-3729.7% | 20-2290.9% | 41 | 22 | 13 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Los Angeles Lakers99| 39 | 29 | 10-20 | 2-7 | 7-7 | 0 | +13 | +12.0 | |||||||
| 35 | 17 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 7-9 | 0 | −5 | −3.3 | |||||||
| 26 | 6 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 0 | 1-1 | +8 | −3.3 | |||||||
| 25 | 16 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | −7 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 12 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.0 | |||||
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| 29 | 10 | 4-10 | 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.6 | ||||
| 26 | 13 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.4 | |||||
| 22 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +6 | −1.7 | ||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −5.1 | ||||||
| 4 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −0.1 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −1.8 | |||
| Team | 99 | 34-8142.0% | 11-3729.7% | 41 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 20-2290.9% | 10 | 11 | 6 | |||
Bench 29 points on 10 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Troy Daniels and Zach Norvell Jr. (coach’s decision).
Sacramento Kings97| 38 | 21 | 6-15 | 6-14 | 3-3 | 0 | +2 | −0.5 | |||||||
| 37 | 9 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −4.8 | ||||||
| 29 | 17 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +2.8 | ||||
| 23 | 2 | 1-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −6.9 | ||||||
| 23 | 11 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −14 | −0.4 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 37 | 18 | 7-13 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0 | +7 | +2.1 | |||||||
| 29 | 14 | 6-12 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 0.0 | |||||
| 15 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.8 | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −1.4 | ||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +0.5 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 97 | 36-8243.9% | 16-3941.0% | 43 | 24 | 17 | 22 | 9-9100.0% | 10 | 7 | 0 | |||
Bench 37 points on 15 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Justin James (coach’s decision).
Lakers99Kings97ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
LeBron James made 2 free throws with 5.5 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings 99-97.
Bogdan Bogdanović’s driving layup had tied it at 97 with 22 seconds left.
The Kings had the ball down 2 with 5.5 seconds left, but Anthony Davis blocked Harrison Barnes’ driving layup at the rim. It would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Kings 13-12. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 7 of the Lakers’ 13 on 3 for 3 shooting.
James had 29 points, 11 assists and 3 steals. Caldwell-Pope scored 12 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Kings, Buddy Hield had 21 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) and 8 rebounds.
Los Angeles LakersSacramento KingsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
79 points from the field on 81 shots: 10.5 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-30 | 53.3% | 64% |
| In the paint | 5-8 | 62.5% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 2-6 | 33.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-10 | 20.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-27 | 33.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Joseph | 24 | 4 | 2-4 | −4 |
| Bogdan Bogdanović | 18 | 4 | 2-5 | −2 |
| Harrison Barnes | 14 | 2 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Buddy Hield | 4 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 17 | 7-12 | +12 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Barnes | 24 | 0 | 0-0 | −8 |
| Richaun Holmes | 14 | 0 | 0-2 | −5 |
| Dewayne Dedmon | 12 | 3 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 10 | 4 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 8 | 3-5 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Hield | 10 | 7 | 3-5 | +6 |
| Bogdan Bogdanović | 9 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Yogi Ferrell | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Cory Joseph | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 42 possessions. He usually scores about 6 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
LAL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
SAC
50/50
LAL
Highest Leverage Moments
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (28 PTS)
Q4 0:06
32.2%
53→85
Bogdanovic 1' Driving Layup (18 PTS)
Q4 0:22
20.1%
73→53
Caldwell-Pope 27' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Caruso 3 AST)
Q4 3:07
17.8%
55→73
James 3' Driving Layup (27 PTS)
Q4 1:50
16.3%
56→73
Ferrell 25' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Barnes 4 AST)
Q3 2:05
14.9%
77→62
