Sacramento
Kings
101
–
125
FINAL
Los Angeles
Lakers
Date
Sunday, December 28, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 24 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 101 |
| LAL | 30 | 38 | 31 | 26 | 125 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
LeBron James
LAL
24
PTS
3
REB
5
AST
+20
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots1
Opp FG% When Defending80.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.41
Impact Composite34.6
Hustle: 3.5Defense: 27.5Impact: 3.6
84.6% FG+20 plus/minusonly 16 pts allowed on 38.8 possessions
Box Score MVP
Luka Dončić
LAL
34
PTS
5
REB
7
AST
+22
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-23 (47.8%)
3PT5-14
FT7-8
TS%64.1%
eFG%58.7%
STL3
BLK1
TOV5
ORTG122
DRTG93
NET+29
34 points5-14 from 33 steals3 deflections+22 plus/minusonly 30 pts allowed on 60.6 possessions
Box Score
| SAC | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxime Raynaud | 34:38 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8-10 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | -22 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 19:35 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -18 |
| Russell Westbrook | 26:15 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6-17 | 35% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 33:40 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8-17 | 47% | 1-2 | 50% | 5-5 | 100% | -14 |
| Keon Ellis | 22:16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -20 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Schröder | 19:28 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 5-6 | 83% | -7 |
| Dylan Cardwell | 23:42 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-3 | 33% | +1 |
| Doug McDermott | 12:07 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Malik Monk | 19:24 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4-10 | 40% | 3-9 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Nique Clifford | 28:55 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -4 |
| TOTAL | — | 101 | 39 | 10 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 40-83 | 48% | 8-29 | 28% | 13-19 | 68% | — |
Dario Saric —
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 28:38 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-13 | 85% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | +20 |
| Luka Dončić | 32:44 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11-23 | 48% | 5-14 | 36% | 7-8 | 88% | +22 |
| Marcus Smart | 20:25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Rui Hachimura | 26:14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +24 |
| Deandre Ayton | 30:10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 56% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +24 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Dalton Knecht | 4:36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Maxi Kleber | 13:14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +6 |
| Adou Thiero | 4:36 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Jake LaRavia | 25:20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-3 | 0% | 5-5 | 100% | +13 |
| Nick Smith Jr. | 23:58 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8-14 | 57% | 5-10 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 22:18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Drew Timme | 3:11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| TOTAL | — | 125 | 41 | 8 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 47-89 | 53% | 15-38 | 39% | 16-18 | 89% | — |
Bronny James —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
SAC40/83 (48%)
Paint
25/39 (64%)
Mid
11/20 (55%)
3PT
8/29 (28%)
RA 65%Paint 65%ATB3 29%Mid 25%Corner 3 25%
LAL47/89 (53%)
Paint
28/44 (64%)
Mid
6/11 (55%)
3PT
16/39 (41%)
ATB3 45%RA 73%Paint 50%Corner 3 30%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Deandre Ayton
defended Maxime Raynaud
4.5 min • 2 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Maxi Kleber
held Maxime Raynaud
2.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Luka Dončić
vs Keon Ellis
4.0 min • 11 pts • 80%
| LAL Defense | DeMar DeRozan | Dennis Schröder | Doug McDermott | Dylan Cardwell | Keon Ellis | Malik Monk | Maxime Raynaud | Nique Clifford | Precious Achiuwa | Russell Westbrook |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | 1.1m 6pts 100% | — | — | — | 4.0m 11pts 80% | — | 1.6m 9pts 33% | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.9m 4pts 50% |
| Deandre Ayton | — | — | — | 3.8m 2pts 50% | — | — | 4.5m 2pts 33% | — | 1.2m 2pts 50% | — |
| Jake LaRavia | 2.4m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 3.4m 5pts 100% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Nick Smith Jr. | — | 3.5m 6pts 40% | — | — | — | 1.4m 5pts 67% | — | 2.0m 3pts 100% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 2pts 100% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | 1.4m 3pts 100% | — | — |
| LeBron James | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 6pts 75% | 1.9m 4pts 100% | 4.0m 6pts 75% | — |
| Rui Hachimura | 3.7m 5pts 67% | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Marcus Smart | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% |
| Maxi Kleber | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Drew Timme | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.0m 9pts 100% | 1.7m 4pts 40% | 2.1m 7pts 60% | 4.2m 7pts 38% | 4.0m 2pts 50% | 1.5m 2pts 100% | — | 2.7m 5pts 100% | 2.1m 7pts 75% | 3.0m 5pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = LAL leads, negative = SAC leads
LAL Largest Lead
30
Q4 7:24
SAC Largest Lead
1
Q1 4:05
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
LAL 9-0 run
Q2 10:55 – Q3 1:05
+12 → +18
LAL 11-0 run
Q2 10:55 – Q3 1:32
+12 → +20
LAL 8-0 run
Q3 1:56 – Q3 3:28
+21 → +26
LAL 8-0 run
Q3 8:07 – Q3 9:00
+21 → +26