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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kings | 31 | 28 | 24 | 31 | 114 |
 Lakers | 26 | 31 | 28 | 37 | 122 |
SACTeam statsLAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 43-8351.8% | 14-3441.2% | 14-1877.8% | 45 | 31 | 18 |
| LAL | 49-9949.5% | 11-3234.4% | 13-2065.0% | 44 | 24 | 5 |
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 Lakers122| 37 | 24 | 8-15 | 6-11 | 2-4 | −2 | +6.1 | ||||||||
| 36 | 31 | 12-26 | 3-10 | 4-5 | 0 | +3 | +2.1 | |||||||
| 34 | 19 | 7-19 | 0-1 | 0 | 5-8 | +17 | −2.2 | |||||||
| 21 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −14 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −3.6 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 19 | 9-13 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | +14 | +5.1 | |||||||
| 22 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −5.0 | ||||
| 22 | 14 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +11 | +9.3 | ||||||
| 17 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −1.4 | |||
| Team | 122 | 49-9949.5% | 11-3234.4% | 44 | 24 | 5 | 16 | 13-2065.0% | 14 | 6 | 5 | |||
Bench 41 points on 19 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Kent Bazemore, DeAndre Jordan and Wayne Ellington (coach’s decision).
Sacramento Kings114| 35 | 7 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −4.2 | ||||
| 33 | 30 | 12-21 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +3.2 | |||||
| 31 | 14 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.3 | ||||
| 29 | 11 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.6 | ||||||
| 24 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | +1 | −4.5 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 26 | 8-18 | 7-13 | 0 | 3-3 | −4 | +7.3 | |||||||
| 21 | 8 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −4.3 | ||||
| 18 | 9 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 17 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | 0.0 | ||||||
| Team | 114 | 43-8351.8% | 14-3441.2% | 45 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 14-1877.8% | 9 | 2 | 3 | |||
Bench 48 points on 18 for 33 shooting
Did not play: Tristan Thompson, Jahmi'us Ramsey and Neemias Queta (coach’s decision).
Lakers122Kings114ClickTap 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 scored 31 points (18 in the paint), and the Los Angeles Lakers closed the fourth quarter on a 13-4 run to beat the Sacramento Kings 122-114.
The Kings led 110-109 when Malik Monk’s corner 3-pointer put the Lakers ahead for good with 2:50 left. Russell Westbrook scored 6 points during the run.
Westbrook’s layup with 1:31 left made it 116-112, and his free throw with 38.7 seconds left put it away at 119-112.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Kings 18-10. James (No. 8 in clutch points, 2021-22) scored 10 of the Lakers’ 18 on 4 for 5 shooting.
Monk scored 24 points with 6 3-pointers, and Dwight Howard added 14 points (12 in the paint) and a season-high 14 rebounds off the bench.
For the Kings, De'Aaron Fox had 30 points and 6 assists, and Buddy Hield added 26 points with 7 3-pointers off the bench.
The Kings forced 5 turnovers, about 8 fewer than usual for this many possessions. Damian Jones fouled out.
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).
109 points from the field on 99 shots: 2.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 24-36 | 66.7% | 65% |
| In the paint | 7-12 | 58.3% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 7-19 | 36.8% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 1-3 | 33.3% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-29 | 34.5% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Jones | 35 | 18 | 6-13 | +4 |
| Marvin Bagley III | 9 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Harrison Barnes | 8 | 8 | 4-5 | +5 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 5 | 4 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 11 | 5-8 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 41 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Aaron Fox | 33 | 11 | 4-8 | +4 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 15 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Buddy Hield | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Marvin Bagley III | 7 | 2 | 0-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 14 | 5-6 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Barnes | 25 | 9 | 4-7 | +2 |
| Davion Mitchell | 13 | 0 | 0-3 | −4 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 6 | 2-7 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 18 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
Monk 24' 3PT Jump Shot (24 PTS) (James 5 AST)
Q4 2:50
21.3%
47→68
James 25' 3PT Jump Shot (24 PTS)
Q4 4:43
19.1%
43→62
Westbrook 3' Layup (15 PTS) (Horton-Tucker 6 AST)
Q4 1:31
15.8%
73→89
Hield 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Barnes 4 AST)
Q4 4:30
15.4%
62→47
James 26' 3PT Jump Shot (27 PTS)
Q4 4:05
15.4%
47→62
