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Los Angeles Lakers at Sacramento Kings

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16-12, 7-9 Away
Final
103 - 99

13-16, 6-10 Home

James scores 32, Lakers sweep 2-game set against Kings with 103-99 win

LeBron's 32 points power Lakers past Kings

Trailing 101-99 with 12 seconds left, the Kings had a chance to tie after Anthony Davis missed two free throws but squandered the opportunity after they couldn't secure the rebound. Austin Reaves was fouled and made both free throws to put the game away.

Reaves finished with 16 points, and Davis had 10 points and 15 rebounds as the Lakers completed the sweep after beating the Kings 113-100 on Thursday.

De'Aaron Fox led Sacramento with 31 points. Domantas Sabonis had 19 points and 19 rebounds, and DeMar DeRozan added 12 points for the Kings.

Davis earned his 642nd block and passed Kobe Bryant for the fifth most in franchise history.

Takeaways Lakers: Los Angeles turned the ball over 10 times in the first quarter but only turned it over four times in the remaining three quarters.

Kings: Head coach Mike Brown hoped to see fewer turnovers and fouls from his team, but Sacramento opened the game with a bad pass and a shooting foul on James. The Kings racked up four turnovers in the first five minutes, but when the Lakers started turning it over as well, Sacramento capitalized.

Key moment After Davis missed the second free throw, Rui Hachimura tipped the ball back to Davis who quickly dumped it to Reaves, forcing the Kings to foul.

Key stat Both teams shot under 30% from 3, but Sacramento (27%) had the slight edge over Los Angeles (25.7%).

Up next The Lakers will host the Pistons on Monday, and the Kings will face the Pacers on short rest Sunday.

Regular Season Series

LAL lead series 3-0

Matchup Prediction

Kings: 73.0%
Lakers: 27.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 103 - 99
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 103 - 99
4th 0.0 (00:00) [Lakers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) 103 - 99
4th 5.1 Rui Hachimura defensive rebound 103 - 99
4th 7.2 De'Aaron Fox misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot 103 - 99

Statistics

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40-83 FG 39-90
48.2 Field Goal % 43.3
9-35 3PT 10-37
25.7 Three Point % 27.0
14-21 FT 11-14
66.7 Free Throw % 78.6
48 Rebounds 46
9 Offensive Rebounds 11
39 Defensive Rebounds 35
23 Assists 25
10 Steals 10
6 Blocks 1
13 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 14
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 19
17 Fast Break Points 8
46 Points in Paint 48
14 Fouls 20
10 Largest Lead 2

Game Information

Golden 1 Center

Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 17,832 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Clippers 23 17 .575 - W3
LA Lakers 22 17 .564 0.5 W2
Sacramento 21 20 .512 2.5 W1
Phoenix 20 20 .500 3 W1
Golden State 20 20 .500 3 W1
Full Standings

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