LOS ANGELES -- — Luka Doncic had 28 points and nine assists, LeBron James added 24 points and the Los Angeles Lakers finished a back-to-back set with a 128-104 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night.

Austin Reaves scored 12 points for the Lakers, who also won at Golden State on Saturday to end a three-game skid. After a week of unimpressive play following the All-Star break, Los Angeles snapped back into form on the weekend, beating its two Northern California rivals by a combined 52 points.

Doncic made four 3-pointers as the NBA's leading scorer played only the first three quarters, while James, Marcus Smart and Luke Kennard hit three 3s apiece. The Lakers made 17 of their first 33 3-point attempts while the starters were still playing, flirting with the franchise record for 3-point shooting percentage before finishing 18 of 39.

The 41-year-old James had a pair of rim-shaking dunks that he celebrated with zeal during a comfortable win for the Lakers, who never trailed again after Sacramento scored the game's opening basket.

Nique Clifford scored 26 points for the Kings in their fourth consecutive loss at the Lakers' downtown arena. Russell Westbrook had 14 points against his former team in his hometown.

NBA-worst Sacramento has lost 18 of 20.

Deandre Ayton had 12 points on 6-of-6 shooting for the Lakers, who opened a 22-point lead in the first half.

Doncic, Reaves and Ayton all got the fourth quarter off to rest up with four games looming over the next seven days. Los Angeles is still early in a five-week stretch with no consecutive days off.

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Kings: Host Phoenix on Tuesday.

Lakers: Host New Orleans on Tuesday.

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TIME	PLAY
12:00	Maxime Raynaud vs. Deandre Ayton (Precious Achiuwa gains possession)	0	0
11:42	DeMar DeRozan makes 16-foot turnaround jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	0	2
11:24	Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:21	Nique Clifford defensive rebound	0	2
11:05	Russell Westbrook bad pass turnover (Deandre Ayton steals)	0	2
11:01	Austin Reaves makes two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)	2	2
10:42	Russell Westbrook misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	2	2
10:40	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	2	2
10:31	Deandre Ayton makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	4	2
10:18	Nique Clifford misses 18-foot jumper	4	2
10:17	Lakers defensive team rebound	4	2
9:59	Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	2
9:56	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	4	2
9:46	Precious Achiuwa misses 14-foot two point shot	4	2
9:43	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	4	2
9:29	Deandre Ayton makes layup (LeBron James assists)	6	2
9:29	Precious Achiuwa shooting foul	6	2
9:29	Deandre Ayton misses free throw 1 of 1	6	2
9:27	Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound	6	2
9:17	Russell Westbrook misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	6	2
9:15	Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound	6	2
9:15	Maxime Raynaud misses tip shot	6	2
9:15	Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound	6	2
9:07	Austin Reaves blocks Nique Clifford 's 5-foot driving layup	6	2
9:04	Nique Clifford offensive rebound	6	2
9:02	Russell Westbrook misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	2
8:59	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	6	2
8:54	LeBron James makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	8	2
8:32	DeMar DeRozan lost ball turnover (Marcus Smart steals)	8	2
8:26	LeBron James makes 2-foot dunk (Austin Reaves assists)	10	2
8:26	Kings Full timeout	10	2
8:10	Nique Clifford makes 5-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	10	4
7:54	LeBron James misses dunk	10	4
7:52	Nique Clifford defensive rebound	10	4
7:47	Russell Westbrook makes running layup (Precious Achiuwa assists)	10	6
7:31	Luka Doncic makes 19-foot step back jumpshot (Deandre Ayton assists)	12	6
7:19	Russell Westbrook bad pass turnover (Marcus Smart steals)	12	6
7:12	Precious Achiuwa shooting foul	12	6
7:12	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	13	6
7:12	Daeqwon Plowden enters the game for Precious Achiuwa	13	6
7:12	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	14	6
6:51	Nique Clifford makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	14	8
6:29	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Marcus Smart	14	8
6:27	Austin Reaves makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	17	8
6:14	Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover (LeBron James steals)	17	8
5:59	LeBron James misses 17-foot two point shot	17	8
5:55	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	17	8
5:55	Deandre Ayton makes tip shot	19	8
5:45	DeMar DeRozan lost ball turnover (LeBron James steals)	19	8
5:38	Austin Reaves misses 23-foot running jump shot	19	8
5:33	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	19	8
5:23	Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	19	8
5:19	Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound	19	8
5:18	Nique Clifford out of bounds bad pass turnover	19	8
5:18	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Deandre Ayton	19	8
5:18	Luke Kennard enters the game for LeBron James	19	8
5:07	Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot	19	8
5:04	Nique Clifford defensive rebound	19	8
4:53	Maxime Raynaud makes 4-foot layup (Nique Clifford assists)	19	10
4:39	Jaxson Hayes makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Austin Reaves assists)	21	10
4:39	Russell Westbrook shooting foul	21	10
4:39	Devin Carter enters the game for DeMar DeRozan	21	10
4:39	Malik Monk enters the game for Russell Westbrook	21	10
4:39	Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 1 of 1	21	10
4:37	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	21	10
4:33	Maxime Raynaud shooting foul	21	10
4:33	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	22	10
4:33	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2	23	10
4:17	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	23	10
4:17	Daeqwon Plowden makes free throw 1 of 2	23	11
4:17	Daeqwon Plowden makes free throw 2 of 2	23	12
4:11	Austin Reaves out of bounds lost ball turnover	23	12
4:01	Nique Clifford makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Devin Carter assists)	23	14
3:44	Luke Kennard makes two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)	25	14
3:29	Austin Reaves blocks Daeqwon Plowden 's 3-foot driving layup	25	14
3:27	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	25	14
3:19	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three pointer	28	14
3:05	Lakers Full timeout	28	14
3:05	(03:05) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Lakers] retain their timeout	28	14
3:05	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Austin Reaves	28	14
3:05	Drew Eubanks enters the game for Maxime Raynaud	28	14
3:05	Jaxson Hayes blocks Malik Monk 's 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	28	14
3:05	Lakers defensive team rebound	28	14
2:51	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jaxson Hayes assists)	31	14
2:40	Nique Clifford misses 13-foot fade away jump shot	31	14
2:38	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	31	14
2:27	Luka Doncic misses 22-foot three point step back jumpshot	31	14
2:25	Drew Eubanks defensive rebound	31	14
2:10	Jaxson Hayes personal foul	31	14
1:59	Daeqwon Plowden misses 27-foot three point jumper	31	14
1:56	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	31	14
1:51	Rui Hachimura makes 26-foot running jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)	34	14
1:33	Nique Clifford makes 23-foot jumper (Drew Eubanks assists)	34	16
1:16	Luka Doncic makes 4-foot two point shot	36	16
1:02	Drew Eubanks misses 10-foot floating jump shot	36	16
1:00	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	36	16
59.3	Luka Doncic discontinue dribble turnover	36	16
59.3	LeBron James enters the game for Luka Doncic	36	16
59.3	Patrick Baldwin Jr. enters the game for Daeqwon Plowden	36	16
47.8	Drew Eubanks makes 8-foot two point shot	36	18
32.3	Luke Kennard misses driving layup	36	18
30.1	Drew Eubanks defensive rebound	36	18
14.6	Devin Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper	36	18
10.8	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	36	18
1.5	LeBron James misses 16-foot two point shot	36	18
1.0	Lakers offensive team rebound	36	18
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	36	18

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crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles, CA

Date & Time

2:30 AM, March 2, 2026

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Attendance

18,272

Referees

Mitchell Ervin, Andy Nagy, Pat O'Connell

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	38	25	.603	W1
Phoenix	36	27	.571	W1
Golden State	32	30	.516	W1
LA Clippers	30	32	.484	L1
Sacramento	14	50	.219	L3

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