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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 36 | 26 | 33 | 32 | 127 |
 Kings | 27 | 35 | 28 | 30 | 120 |
LALTeam statsSAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 39-8048.8% | 8-2532.0% | 41-4689.1% | 47 | 26 | 17 |
| SAC | 45-10144.6% | 18-4341.9% | 12-1866.7% | 40 | 27 | 15 |
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 Lakers127| 40 | 18 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −1.3 | ||||||
| 39 | 51, Career high (his best before, 45) | 12-22 | 6-10 | 21-22 | 0 | +22 | +22.8 | |||||||
| 36 | 22 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 2-4 | −6 | +1.9 | ||||||||
| 31 | 11 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −2.7 | ||||||
| 19 | 3 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −7.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 11 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 0 | −5 | −3.1 | |||||||
| 27 | 9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | +15 | −2.5 | |||||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −5.2 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.6 | |||
| Team | 127 | 39-8048.8% | 8-2532.0% | 47 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 41-4689.1% | 10 | 9 | 3 | |||
Bench 22 points on 7 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Nick Smith Jr., Christian Koloko and Bronny James (coach’s decision).
Sacramento Kings120| 40 | 32 | 12-24 | 4-9 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −0.8 | |||||
| 40 | 21 | 9-22 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −4.5 | ||||||
| 35 | 18 | 7-18 | 3-9 | 1-1 | −16 | +2.4 | ||||||||
| 31 | 10 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +2.6 | |||||||
| 18 | 6 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −3.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 18 | 6-12 | 4-6 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | +5.4 | |||||||
| 24 | 15 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0 | +7 | +3.2 | |||||||
| 13 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 | −4.6 | |||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −3.1 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | +0.6 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.5 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 120 | 45-10144.6% | 18-4341.9% | 40 | 27 | 15 | 26 | 12-1866.7% | 13 | 13 | 4 | |||
Bench 33 points on 11 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Maxime Raynaud, Daeqwon Plowden and Doug McDermott (coach’s decision).
Lakers127Kings120ClickTap 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.
Austin Reaves had a career-high 51 points (9 during an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter) and 11 rebounds, 21 for 22 at the line, and the Los Angeles Lakers went on a 20-5 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings 127-120.
The Kings went on an 11-2 run to lead 101-97 with 9:50 left in the fourth quarter. Reaves’ step-back 3-pointer put the Lakers ahead for good with 8:28 left. He made 3 3-pointers during the run, and they led 117-106 with 4:18 left.
The Kings got within 122-119 on Zach LaVine’s step-back 3-pointer with 1:30 to play, but Reaves answered with 2 free throws, and the Kings got no closer.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Kings 7-0. Reaves scored 5 of the Lakers’ 7 on 1 for 1 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line.
Deandre Ayton had 22 points (18 in the paint) and 15 rebounds.
For the Kings, LaVine scored 32 points, and DeMar DeRozan added 21 points. Russell Westbrook had 18 points and 6 assists off the bench.
The Lakers went 41 for 46 at the line to the Kings’ 12 for 18. The Lakers’ starters outscored the Kings 31-19 in 10 minutes together. Keon Ellis fouled out.
Los Angeles LakersSacramento KingsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
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.
86 points from the field on 80 shots: about what 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 | 11-23 | 47.8% | 67% |
| In the paint | 16-23 | 69.6% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 4-9 | 44.4% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-6 | 16.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-19 | 36.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Schröder | 31 | 8 | 3-5 | −1 |
| Keon Ellis | 15 | 5 | 0-2 | +1 |
| Zach LaVine | 8 | 7 | 2-4 | +5 |
| Russell Westbrook | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 26 | 28 | 6-10 | +20 |
The tracking credits him with 50 points on 87 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domantas Sabonis | 40 | 7 | 3-5 | −3 |
| Dylan Cardwell | 11 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Dennis Schröder | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 4 | 6 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 7 | 3-5 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMar DeRozan | 33 | 0 | 0-1 | −7 |
| Russell Westbrook | 17 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
| Zach LaVine | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Dennis Schröder | 8 | 4 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 14 | 6-7 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 86 possessions. He usually scores about 19 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.
Score margin over time — positive = SAC leads, negative = LAL leads
SAC Largest Lead
4
Q2 3:33
LAL Largest Lead
11
Q4 4:18
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
SAC 8-0 run
Q3 8:11 – Q3 6:48
-6 → +2
SAC 8-0 run
Q4 11:45 – Q4 10:40
-5 → +3
LAL 11-0 run
Q4 8:59 – Q4 6:46
+4 → -7
