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Luka Doncic and LeBron James combine for 68 points, Lakers end skid with 125-101 win over Kings

By AP•Dec 29, 2025

Game Recap

LeBron throws down awesome reverse dunk for the Lakers

LOS ANGELES -- — Luka Doncic scored 34 points, LeBron James had 24, and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped their three-game losing streak with a 125-101 win over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night.

Nick Smith Jr. had 21 off the bench for the Lakers, who had dropped four of six and all by at least 13 points, including a 23-point demolition at the hands of Houston on Christmas Day in their previous game.

DeMar DeRozan had 22 for the Kings, who have won consecutive games just once this season. Maxime Raynaud finished with 16, as Sacramento had six players in double figures.

After two-plus days of stewing over the no-show against the Rockets, including a team meeting on Saturday and a rare Sunday morning shootaround, the Lakers found themselves in the second quarter, with Doncic scoring 15 of his 24 first-half points in the period for a 68-53 halftime lead.

Smith’s production was just as important, with 10 points in eight minutes while making all four of his shots from the field in the first half. Coach JJ Redick had identified Smith, a third-year shooting guard from Arkansas, as the player with the most to gain while Austin Reaves misses the next month because of a strained left calf.

Determined to get back into the win column, Los Angeles kept the pressure up after the break. Doncic, Rui Hachimura and James each knocked down 3-pointers during a 13-2 run to start the third quarter that pushed the lead to 26.

The Kings couldn't maintain the defensive improvement shown over their previous four games, allowing the Lakers to shoot 52.8% from the floor. James made 11 of his 13 shots from the field.

Up next

Kings: Visit the Clippers in Inglewood, California on Tuesday night.

Lakers: Host the Pistons on Tuesday night.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

LAL lead series 2-0

Regular Season Series

LAL at SAC

Mon, Oct 27

127 - 120

Final

SAC at LAL

Mon, Dec 29

101 - 125

Final

LAL at SAC

Tue, Jan 13

112 - 124

Final

SAC at LAL

Mon, Mar 2

104 - 128

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

SAC

LAL

40-83FG47-89

48Field Goal %53

8-293PT15-38

28Three Point %39

13-19FT16-18

10Offensive Rebounds8

29Defensive Rebounds33

24Assists25

11Steals14

3Blocks4

19Turnovers15

0Technical Fouls1

23Points Conceded Off Turnovers14

11Fast Break Points14

20Fouls19

1Largest Lead30

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	SAC
12:00	Maxime Raynaud vs. Deandre Ayton (Marcus Smart gains possession)	0	0
11:38	LeBron James makes two point shot (Rui Hachimura assists)	2	0
11:24	DeMar DeRozan misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	2	0
11:21	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	2	0
11:03	Rui Hachimura misses driving layup	2	0
11:01	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	2	0
10:53	Maxime Raynaud misses 3-foot floating jump shot	2	0
10:51	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	2	0
10:43	Deandre Ayton misses driving floating jump shot	2	0
10:41	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	2	0
10:36	Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot two point shot	2	0
10:33	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	2	0
10:24	Luka Doncic makes driving layup	4	0
10:08	DeMar DeRozan misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	4	0
10:04	DeMar DeRozan offensive rebound	4	0
10:04	DeMar DeRozan makes 12-foot floating jump shot	4	2
9:45	LeBron James makes 1-foot reverse layup (Marcus Smart assists)	6	2
9:33	Luka Doncic shooting foul	6	2
9:33	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 1 of 2	6	3
9:33	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 2 of 2	6	4
9:12	Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point jumper	6	4
9:09	Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound	6	4
9:02	Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover (Marcus Smart steals)	6	4
8:58	LeBron James makes 1-foot dunk (Marcus Smart assists)	8	4
8:38	DeMar DeRozan makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	8	6
8:21	Luka Doncic lost ball turnover (Russell Westbrook steals)	8	6
8:15	Russell Westbrook misses 23-foot three point jumper	8	6
8:13	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	8	6
8:08	LeBron James misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	8	6
8:04	Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound	8	6
7:55	Russell Westbrook makes 24-foot three point jumper	8	9
7:38	Deandre Ayton makes layup (Luka Doncic assists)	10	9
7:18	Maxime Raynaud makes 5-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	10	11
7:12	Rui Hachimura makes 1-foot dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	12	11
6:58	DeMar DeRozan makes 16-foot turnaround jump shot (Maxime Raynaud assists)	12	13
6:45	DeMar DeRozan personal foul	12	13
6:45	Lakers Full timeout	12	13
6:45	Jake LaRavia enters the game for LeBron James	12	13
6:34	Keon Ellis blocks Luka Doncic 's 29-foot three point jumper	12	13
6:32	Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound	12	13
6:21	DeMar DeRozan misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	12	13
6:17	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	12	13
6:12	Jake LaRavia blocks Russell Westbrook 's 6-foot driving layup	12	13
6:09	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	12	13
6:03	Russell Westbrook shooting foul	12	13
6:03	Deandre Ayton makes free throw 1 of 2	13	13
6:03	Dylan Cardwell enters the game for Precious Achiuwa	13	13
6:03	Deandre Ayton misses free throw 2 of 2	13	13
6:01	Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound	13	13
5:47	Keon Ellis misses 27-foot three point jumper	13	13
5:43	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	13	13
5:36	Maxime Raynaud shooting foul	13	13
5:36	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	14	13
5:36	Nique Clifford enters the game for Keon Ellis	14	13
5:36	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	15	13
5:15	Jake LaRavia personal foul	15	13
5:04	Russell Westbrook makes layup (DeMar DeRozan assists)	15	15
4:49	Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three pointer	18	15
4:38	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Marcus Smart	18	15
4:38	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Russell Westbrook	18	15
4:34	Nique Clifford makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists)	18	17
4:23	Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	18	17
4:19	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	18	17
4:12	Luka Doncic misses 18-foot two point shot	18	17
4:11	Lakers offensive team rebound	18	17
4:11	Dylan Cardwell loose ball foul	18	17
4:11	Malik Monk enters the game for DeMar DeRozan	18	17
4:03	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	17
3:59	Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound	18	17
3:52	Rui Hachimura personal foul	18	17
3:47	Jake LaRavia personal foul	18	17
3:40	Malik Monk misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	18	17
3:36	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	18	17
3:33	Luka Doncic out of bounds bad pass turnover	18	17
3:16	Nique Clifford vs. Luka Doncic (Deandre Ayton gains possession)	18	17
3:16	Nique Clifford lost ball turnover (Luka Doncic steals)	18	17
3:03	Maxime Raynaud shooting foul	18	17
3:03	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	19	17
3:03	LeBron James enters the game for Rui Hachimura	19	17
3:03	Precious Achiuwa enters the game for Maxime Raynaud	19	17
3:03	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	20	17
2:49	Dennis Schroder makes 13-foot pullup jump shot	20	19
2:35	Luka Doncic lost ball turnover (Dylan Cardwell steals)	20	19
2:31	Dennis Schroder out of bounds bad pass turnover	20	19
2:31	Kings Full timeout	20	19
2:31	Maxi Kleber enters the game for Deandre Ayton	20	19
2:31	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Luka Doncic	20	19
2:31	Doug McDermott enters the game for Dylan Cardwell	20	19
2:17	Jake LaRavia makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)	22	19
2:17	Malik Monk shooting foul	22	19
2:17	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 1 of 1	23	19
2:02	Maxi Kleber shooting foul	23	19
2:02	Precious Achiuwa makes free throw 1 of 2	23	20
2:02	Precious Achiuwa misses free throw 2 of 2	23	20
1:59	Maxi Kleber defensive rebound	23	20
1:43	LeBron James makes 14-foot two point shot (Jake LaRavia assists)	25	20
1:31	Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul	25	20
1:31	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 1 of 2	25	21
1:31	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 2	25	22
1:15	Nick Smith Jr. makes 30-foot three point jumper (Maxi Kleber assists)	28	22
55.6	Dennis Schroder makes driving layup	28	24
34.1	Jake LaRavia misses driving layup	28	24
31.4	Malik Monk defensive rebound	28	24
14.4	Doug McDermott misses 23-foot three point jumper	28	24
9.8	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	28	24
0.9	LeBron James makes 22-foot pullup jump shot	30	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	24

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	SAC
11:40	Nique Clifford bad pass turnover (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)	30	24
11:34	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive goaltending turnover	30	24
11:14	Precious Achiuwa makes 6-foot two point shot	30	26
10:53	Nick Smith Jr. makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)	32	26
10:42	Malik Monk makes 25-foot three pointer	32	29
10:26	Nick Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	35	29
10:12	Malik Monk makes 27-foot three pointer (Precious Achiuwa assists)	35	32
9:56	Jarred Vanderbilt makes 23-foot three point jumper (Maxi Kleber assists)	38	32
9:45	Nick Smith Jr. shooting foul	38	32
9:45	Dennis Schroder misses free throw 1 of 2	38	32
9:45	Kings offensive team rebound	38	32
9:45	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Maxi Kleber	38	32
9:45	Maxime Raynaud enters the game for Doug McDermott	38	32
9:45	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 2	38	33
9:35	Jake LaRavia makes 5-foot two point shot	40	33
9:35	Malik Monk shooting foul	40	33
9:35	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 1 of 1	41	33
9:22	Malik Monk misses 27-foot three point jumper	41	33
9:22	Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound	41	33
9:12	Jake LaRavia offensive foul	41	33
9:12	Jake LaRavia offensive foul turnover	41	33
9:12	Luka Doncic enters the game for Jake LaRavia	41	33
9:12	Marcus Smart enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	41	33
9:12	Keon Ellis enters the game for Malik Monk	41	33
9:12	DeMar DeRozan enters the game for Nique Clifford	41	33
9:04	Luka Doncic personal foul	41	33
8:54	Dennis Schroder misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	41	33
8:52	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	41	33
8:44	Deandre Ayton misses 14-foot jumper	41	33
8:41	Dennis Schroder defensive rebound	41	33
8:35	Deandre Ayton blocks DeMar DeRozan 's 4-foot driving layup	41	33
8:32	Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound	41	33
8:19	Precious Achiuwa makes 1-foot two point shot (Dennis Schroder assists)	41	35
8:07	Luka Doncic makes 29-foot three pointer	44	35
7:50	Maxime Raynaud makes 9-foot floating jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists)	44	37
7:50	Marcus Smart shooting foul	44	37
7:50	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	44	37
7:50	Maxime Raynaud misses free throw 1 of 1	44	37
7:46	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	44	37
7:43	LeBron James makes 1-foot dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	46	37
7:23	Luka Doncic blocks DeMar DeRozan 's 5-foot driving layup	46	37
7:23	Lakers defensive team rebound	46	37
7:23	DeMar DeRozan loose ball foul	46	37
7:23	Lakers Full timeout	46	37
7:23	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Dennis Schroder	46	37
7:02	Marcus Smart bad pass turnover (DeMar DeRozan steals)	46	37
6:55	Keon Ellis makes running layup (DeMar DeRozan assists)	46	39
6:41	Deandre Ayton makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	48	39
6:17	DeMar DeRozan makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot	48	41
5:59	Luka Doncic makes 9-foot two point shot	50	41
5:59	Keon Ellis shooting foul	50	41
5:59	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for LeBron James	50	41
5:59	Dylan Cardwell enters the game for Precious Achiuwa	50	41
5:59	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 1	51	41
5:50	Nick Smith Jr. personal foul	51	41
5:43	Russell Westbrook makes 9-foot fade away jump shot	51	43
5:30	Luka Doncic makes driving layup	53	43
5:15	Russell Westbrook makes driving layup	53	45
5:02	Luka Doncic misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	53	45
5:01	Lakers offensive team rebound	53	45
5:01	Dylan Cardwell loose ball foul	53	45
5:01	Maxi Kleber enters the game for Deandre Ayton	53	45
4:55	Rui Hachimura misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	53	45
4:52	Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound	53	45
4:44	DeMar DeRozan makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot	53	47
4:23	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point jumper	53	47
4:20	Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound	53	47
4:12	Russell Westbrook bad pass turnover (Rui Hachimura steals)	53	47
4:06	Nick Smith Jr. makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	55	47
3:46	DeMar DeRozan makes 18-foot pullup jump shot	55	49
3:31	Dylan Cardwell shooting foul	55	49
3:31	Maxi Kleber makes free throw 1 of 2	56	49
3:31	Maxi Kleber makes free throw 2 of 2	57	49
3:16	DeMar DeRozan makes 13-foot step back jumpshot	57	51
3:00	Luka Doncic makes driving layup	59	51
3:00	Keon Ellis shooting foul	59	51
3:00	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	59	51
3:00	LeBron James enters the game for Marcus Smart	59	51
3:00	Precious Achiuwa enters the game for Maxime Raynaud	59	51
3:00	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 1	60	51
2:46	Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover (Rui Hachimura steals)	60	51
2:41	Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot running jump shot	60	51
2:36	LeBron James offensive rebound	60	51
2:33	Jarred Vanderbilt misses 23-foot three point jumper	60	51
2:31	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	60	51
2:28	Russell Westbrook bad pass turnover (Luka Doncic steals)	60	51
2:21	Jarred Vanderbilt bad pass turnover (Precious Achiuwa steals)	60	51
2:17	Russell Westbrook misses 22-foot running jump shot	60	51
2:14	Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound	60	51
2:12	Precious Achiuwa misses two point shot	60	51
2:10	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	60	51
1:55	Kings Full timeout	60	51
1:55	Maxime Raynaud enters the game for Dylan Cardwell	60	51
1:55	Malik Monk enters the game for Precious Achiuwa	60	51
1:54	LeBron James out of bounds bad pass turnover	60	51
1:54	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Maxi Kleber	60	51
1:43	Malik Monk misses 26-foot three point jumper	60	51
1:42	Lakers defensive team rebound	60	51
1:30	Deandre Ayton makes alley oop layup (LeBron James assists)	62	51
1:18	Maxime Raynaud makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)	62	53
1:05	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three pointer	65	53
57.4	Russell Westbrook misses driving layup	65	53
56.0	Lakers defensive team rebound	65	53
56.0	Lakers Coach's Challenge	65	53
56.0	(00:56) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Lakers] retain their timeout	65	53
56.0	Maxime Raynaud loose ball foul	65	53
56.0	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	65	53
56.0	Lakers offensive team rebound	65	53
56.0	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	66	53
56.0	Dylan Cardwell enters the game for Maxime Raynaud	66	53
34.1	DeMar DeRozan bad pass turnover (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)	66	53
25.4	Deandre Ayton makes 5-foot floating jump shot (LeBron James assists)	68	53
25.4	Dylan Cardwell defensive goaltending violation	68	53
3.5	Keon Ellis misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	68	53
1.5	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	68	53
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	68	53

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	SAC
12:00	Marcus Smart enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	68	53
12:00	Precious Achiuwa enters the game for Malik Monk	68	53
12:00	Maxime Raynaud enters the game for Dylan Cardwell	68	53
11:42	DeMar DeRozan misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	68	53
11:39	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	68	53
11:17	Rui Hachimura misses 26-foot three point jumper	68	53
11:11	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	68	53
11:02	DeMar DeRozan lost ball turnover (LeBron James steals)	68	53
10:55	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Deandre Ayton assists)	71	53
10:41	Precious Achiuwa misses 27-foot three point jumper	71	53
10:35	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	71	53
10:28	LeBron James makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Deandre Ayton assists)	73	53
10:28	Kings Full timeout	73	53
10:16	Marcus Smart shooting foul	73	53
10:16	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 1 of 2	73	54
10:16	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 2 of 2	73	55
10:04	Rui Hachimura makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	76	55
9:48	Russell Westbrook misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	76	55
9:45	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	76	55
9:35	Deandre Ayton misses 6-foot two point shot	76	55
9:32	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	76	55
9:24	Russell Westbrook misses 24-foot three point jumper	76	55
9:20	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	76	55
9:06	LeBron James makes 17-foot step back jumpshot	78	55
8:51	Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover (Luka Doncic steals)	78	55
8:47	Luka Doncic misses running pullup jump shot	78	55
8:42	Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound	78	55
8:38	Deandre Ayton blocks Russell Westbrook 's 6-foot driving layup	78	55
8:38	LeBron James defensive rebound	78	55
8:32	LeBron James makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot	81	55
8:31	Kings Full timeout	81	55
8:31	Dylan Cardwell enters the game for Keon Ellis	81	55
8:31	Nique Clifford enters the game for Precious Achiuwa	81	55
8:20	Deandre Ayton defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	81	55
8:20	DeMar DeRozan makes technical free throw	81	56
8:12	DeMar DeRozan misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot	81	56
8:09	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	81	56
8:06	Rui Hachimura misses two point shot	81	56
8:03	Nique Clifford defensive rebound	81	56
7:58	Nique Clifford makes 27-foot three point jumper (Maxime Raynaud assists)	81	59
7:38	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Russell Westbrook steals)	81	59
7:27	Maxime Raynaud makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	81	61
7:10	Luka Doncic misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	81	61
7:08	Nique Clifford defensive rebound	81	61
7:04	Nique Clifford lost ball turnover (LeBron James steals)	81	61
6:58	Maxime Raynaud personal foul	81	61
6:58	Jake LaRavia enters the game for LeBron James	81	61
6:53	Rui Hachimura makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)	83	61
6:31	DeMar DeRozan misses 27-foot three point jumper	83	61
6:28	DeMar DeRozan offensive rebound	83	61
6:26	Maxime Raynaud makes layup (DeMar DeRozan assists)	83	63
6:11	Luka Doncic makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	85	63
6:03	Russell Westbrook misses driving layup	85	63
6:03	Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound	85	63
6:03	Marcus Smart shooting foul	85	63
6:03	Dylan Cardwell misses free throw 1 of 2	85	63
6:03	Kings offensive team rebound	85	63
6:03	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Maxime Raynaud	85	63
6:03	Dylan Cardwell makes free throw 2 of 2	85	64
5:44	Rui Hachimura makes 8-foot two point shot	87	64
5:27	Dylan Cardwell makes 4-foot layup (Dennis Schroder assists)	87	66
5:16	Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point jumper	87	66
5:10	Nique Clifford defensive rebound	87	66
5:09	Luka Doncic personal foul	87	66
5:09	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Marcus Smart	87	66
5:09	Malik Monk enters the game for Russell Westbrook	87	66
4:57	Dennis Schroder bad pass turnover (Jake LaRavia steals)	87	66
4:51	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	87	66
4:46	Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound	87	66
4:37	Malik Monk makes 27-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)	87	69
4:36	Lakers Full timeout	87	69
4:36	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Rui Hachimura	87	69
4:19	Luka Doncic makes 8-foot two point shot (Jake LaRavia assists)	89	69
4:06	Dennis Schroder makes driving layup	89	71
4:02	Dennis Schroder personal foul	89	71
3:53	Nick Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	92	71
3:35	Nique Clifford misses 22-foot three point jumper	92	71
3:33	Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound	92	71
3:24	Nick Smith Jr. makes driving layup	94	71
3:06	Dennis Schroder misses 26-foot three point jumper	94	71
3:04	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	94	71
3:00	Nick Smith Jr. makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot	97	71
2:51	Malik Monk steps out of bounds turnover	97	71
2:34	Jarred Vanderbilt misses 23-foot three point jumper	97	71
2:31	Nique Clifford defensive rebound	97	71
2:28	Malik Monk makes 1-foot running dunk (Dennis Schroder assists)	97	73
2:14	Dennis Schroder blocks Nick Smith Jr. 's 2-foot layup	97	73
2:11	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	97	73
2:00	Jake LaRavia misses 27-foot three point jumper	97	73
1:57	Nick Smith Jr. offensive rebound	97	73
1:52	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Nique Clifford steals)	97	73
1:45	Malik Monk misses 23-foot running jump shot	97	73
1:43	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	97	73
1:26	Deandre Ayton misses 7-foot hook shot	97	73
1:24	DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound	97	73
1:20	Malik Monk misses 26-foot running jump shot	97	73
1:16	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	97	73
1:04	Jake LaRavia misses 23-foot three point jumper	97	73
1:00	Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound	97	73
50.8	DeMar DeRozan makes 28-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)	97	76
39.5	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	97	76
35.6	Dennis Schroder defensive rebound	97	76
34.2	Jarred Vanderbilt shooting foul	97	76
34.2	Nique Clifford misses free throw 1 of 2	97	76
34.2	Kings offensive team rebound	97	76
34.2	Nique Clifford makes free throw 2 of 2	97	77
13.9	Luka Doncic misses two point shot	97	77
12.5	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	97	77
11.5	Deandre Ayton makes tip in dunk	99	77
1.6	Nique Clifford makes 23-foot three point jumper (Malik Monk assists)	99	80
0.6	Luka Doncic misses heave jump shot	99	80
0.1	Lakers offensive team rebound	99	80
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	99	80

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	SAC
12:00	LeBron James enters the game for Deandre Ayton	99	80
12:00	Maxi Kleber enters the game for Luka Doncic	99	80
12:00	Maxime Raynaud enters the game for DeMar DeRozan	99	80
12:00	Doug McDermott enters the game for Dylan Cardwell	99	80
11:58	Dennis Schroder personal foul	99	80
11:33	Maxi Kleber misses 4-foot two point shot	99	80
11:31	Nique Clifford defensive rebound	99	80
11:26	Maxime Raynaud makes 7-foot two point shot (Nique Clifford assists)	99	82
11:11	Nick Smith Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	99	82
11:08	Maxi Kleber offensive rebound	99	82
11:07	Doug McDermott blocks Maxi Kleber 's 5-foot two point shot	99	82
11:07	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	99	82
11:07	Jake LaRavia makes two point shot	101	82
11:07	Doug McDermott shooting foul	101	82
11:07	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 1 of 1	102	82
10:55	Malik Monk out of bounds bad pass turnover	102	82
10:38	Nick Smith Jr. makes 27-foot three pointer	105	82
10:24	Dennis Schroder misses driving layup	105	82
10:22	Maxi Kleber defensive rebound	105	82
10:20	Nique Clifford personal foul	105	82
10:13	Jarred Vanderbilt makes dunk (LeBron James assists)	107	82
9:57	Maxime Raynaud misses 12-foot floating jump shot	107	82
9:53	Nique Clifford offensive rebound	107	82
9:53	Doug McDermott misses 28-foot three point jumper	107	82
9:50	LeBron James defensive rebound	107	82
9:47	LeBron James bad pass turnover (Dennis Schroder steals)	107	82
9:43	Nique Clifford makes 1-foot running dunk (Dennis Schroder assists)	107	84
9:25	Nick Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	107	84
9:24	Kings defensive team rebound	107	84
9:14	Kings Full timeout	107	84
9:10	Maxime Raynaud makes 12-foot floating jump shot (Malik Monk assists)	107	86
8:50	Maxi Kleber bad pass turnover (Dennis Schroder steals)	107	86
8:39	Jarred Vanderbilt shooting foul	107	86
8:39	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 1 of 2	107	87
8:39	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 2	107	88
8:29	LeBron James makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists)	109	88
8:29	Dennis Schroder shooting foul	109	88
8:29	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1	110	88
8:14	Maxime Raynaud lost ball turnover (Maxi Kleber steals)	110	88
8:04	Malik Monk kicked ball violation	110	88
7:51	Nick Smith Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	110	88
7:50	Lakers offensive team rebound	110	88
7:50	shot clock turnover	110	88
7:50	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Dennis Schroder	110	88
7:50	DeMar DeRozan enters the game for Doug McDermott	110	88
7:35	Malik Monk misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	110	88
7:32	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	110	88
7:28	Nique Clifford misses 27-foot three point jumper	110	88
7:24	Malik Monk offensive rebound	110	88
7:18	Russell Westbrook makes driving layup	110	90
6:53	Maxi Kleber bad pass turnover (Malik Monk steals)	110	90
6:39	Maxime Raynaud 3 second turnover	110	90
6:39	Lakers Full timeout	110	90
6:39	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	110	90
6:39	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Maxi Kleber	110	90
6:39	Luka Doncic enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	110	90
6:39	Dylan Cardwell enters the game for Malik Monk	110	90
6:28	Jake LaRavia misses 23-foot three point jumper	110	90
6:24	Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound	110	90
6:14	Dylan Cardwell misses 5-foot reverse layup	110	90
6:11	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	110	90
6:08	LeBron James misses running layup	110	90
6:04	Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound	110	90
6:00	DeMar DeRozan bad pass turnover (Jake LaRavia steals)	110	90
5:56	LeBron James makes running dunk (Jake LaRavia assists)	112	90
5:43	Jake LaRavia personal foul	112	90
5:43	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for LeBron James	112	90
5:33	DeMar DeRozan misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	112	90
5:28	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	112	90
5:16	Rui Hachimura makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nick Smith Jr. assists)	115	90
5:05	Russell Westbrook misses two point shot	115	90
5:02	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	115	90
4:58	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three pointer	118	90
4:46	Jake LaRavia personal foul	118	90
4:45	Lakers Full timeout	118	90
4:45	(04:45) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Lakers] retain their timeout	118	90
4:45	Russell Westbrook out of bounds bad pass turnover	118	90
4:36	Nique Clifford personal foul	118	90
4:36	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 1 of 2	119	90
4:36	Bronny James enters the game for Deandre Ayton	119	90
4:36	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Rui Hachimura	119	90
4:36	Adou Thiero enters the game for Luka Doncic	119	90
4:36	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 2 of 2	120	90
4:36	Lakers delay of game violation	120	90
4:28	Dylan Cardwell makes 1-foot dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)	120	92
4:03	Jake LaRavia misses driving layup	120	92
4:01	Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound	120	92
3:57	Russell Westbrook misses running layup	120	92
3:55	Adou Thiero defensive rebound	120	92
3:51	Nick Smith Jr. misses 25-foot running jump shot	120	92
3:48	DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound	120	92
3:44	Russell Westbrook makes running layup (DeMar DeRozan assists)	120	94
3:19	Jake LaRavia lost ball turnover (Dylan Cardwell steals)	120	94
3:11	Dylan Cardwell makes finger roll layup (Russell Westbrook assists)	120	96
3:11	Nick Smith Jr. shooting foul	120	96
3:11	Drew Timme enters the game for Jake LaRavia	120	96
3:11	Doug McDermott enters the game for DeMar DeRozan	120	96
3:11	Keon Ellis enters the game for Russell Westbrook	120	96
3:11	Dylan Cardwell misses free throw 1 of 1	120	96
3:09	Adou Thiero defensive rebound	120	96
2:56	Nick Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	120	96
2:56	Lakers offensive team rebound	120	96
2:51	Adou Thiero misses driving layup	120	96
2:46	Adou Thiero offensive rebound	120	96
2:46	Adou Thiero makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	122	96
2:34	Doug McDermott makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nique Clifford assists)	122	99
2:20	Drew Timme bad pass turnover (Dylan Cardwell steals)	122	99
2:07	Nique Clifford bad pass turnover (Adou Thiero steals)	122	99
1:53	Dalton Knecht misses driving layup	122	99
1:52	Kings Coach's Challenge	122	99
1:52	(01:52) [Kings] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Kings] retain their timeout	122	99
1:52	Kings defensive team rebound	122	99
1:35	Keon Ellis misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	122	99
1:31	Dalton Knecht defensive rebound	122	99
1:16	Dalton Knecht makes 25-foot three point jumper (Adou Thiero assists)	125	99
58.6	Maxime Raynaud makes layup (Nique Clifford assists)	125	101
44.2	Adou Thiero misses driving layup	125	101
42.4	Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound	125	101
30.5	Keon Ellis misses driving layup	125	101
28.6	Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound	125	101
26.5	Doug McDermott misses 25-foot three point jumper	125	101
22.2	Drew Timme defensive rebound	125	101
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	125	101
0.0	End of Game	125	101

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crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles, CA

Date & Time

2:30 AM, December 29, 2025

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Attendance

18,997

Referees

James Williams, CJ Washington, Scott Twardoski

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	53	29	.646	W3
Phoenix	45	37	.549	W1
LA Clippers	42	40	.512	W1
Golden State	37	45	.451	L3
Sacramento	22	60	.268	L1

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