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Sacramento Kings at Los Angeles Lakers

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0-2, 0-1 Away
Final
127 - 131

3-0, 3-0 Home

LeBron James records triple-double, Davis scores 31 in Lakers' 131-127 win over Kings

LeBron goes off in unreal 4th-quarter takeover for Lakers

The Lakers are undefeated at 3-0 under new coach JJ Redick, and Davis has scored at least 31 points in each game this season.

Los Angeles was up by as many as 15 points in the first half but the Kings cut the lead to 64-60 by halftime and had built a 7-point lead in the third quarter. James helped the Lakers come roaring back with 16 points in the fourth quarter.

Davis had a big 3-pointer with 37 seconds left in the game to give the Lakers a 128-123 lead after the Kings had cut it to two.

Domantas Sabonis also had a triple-double in the loss. He scored 29 points on 10 of 14 shots and added 12 rebounds and 10 assists.

Takeaways Lakers: Redick has found success early as an NBA coach. He has Los Angeles off to a 3-0 start.

Kings: All five Kings starters scored in double figures.

Key moment James made a long 3-pointer in the fourth quarter, which capped an 8-0 James run to give the Lakers a 101-94 lead in the fourth quarter. He started his own run with a pull-up jump shot.

Key stat 22: That’s know many years James has played in the NBA, and he’s still able to record a triple-double.

Up next The Kings host the Trail Blazers on Monday, and the Lakers visit the Suns on Monday in the first game of a five-game trip.

Regular Season Series

LAL lead series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Lakers: 53.5%
Kings: 46.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 127 - 131
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 127 - 131
4th 3.1 De'Aaron Fox lost ball turnover (Gabe Vincent steals) 127 - 131
4th 10.1 Gabe Vincent enters the game for D'Angelo Russell 127 - 131
4th 10.1 Kings Full timeout 127 - 131

Statistics

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45-88 FG 48-92
51.1 Field Goal % 52.2
15-44 3PT 14-34
34.1 Three Point % 41.2
22-25 FT 21-24
88.0 Free Throw % 87.5
32 Rebounds 45
5 Offensive Rebounds 13
27 Defensive Rebounds 32
32 Assists 32
12 Steals 8
5 Blocks 3
14 Turnovers 19
0 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 19
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 25
31 Fast Break Points 16
58 Points in Paint 60
19 Fouls 19
7 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

crypto.com Arena

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,997 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 3 0 1.000 - W3
Golden State 2 0 1.000 0.5 W2
Phoenix 2 1 .667 1 W1
LA Clippers 1 1 .500 1.5 W1
Sacramento 0 2 .000 2.5 L2
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