Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers Preview & Head-to-Head

Tale of the tape

Sacramento KingsBefore tip-offLos Angeles Lakers

0–2Season record2–0
0–1Home / road recordThe home team at home, the away team on the road0–0
0–2Last 10 games2–0
L2Current streakW2
108.0Points per game126.0
124.5Points allowed per game111.0
−16.5Average margin+15.0
1 dayRest before this game1 day
0Games in the last 7 days0
42.0Rebounds per game40.0
21.5Assists per game28.5
8.0Three-pointers made per game12.5
28.0Bench points per game31.5

Team numbers per game from the last 2 box scores; records and scoring from this season in this competition.

Quarter by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Sacramento Kings	−3.031.0–34.0	+2.028.0–26.0	−17.021.0–38.0	+1.528.0–26.5
Los Angeles Lakers	−1.530.5–32.0	+8.534.5–26.0	+16.537.5–21.0	−8.523.5–32.0

Average margin per period over each team's last 10 games in this competition, with scored–allowed underneath.

Key matchup

Zach LaVineGuard · Sacramento KingsVSAustin ReavesGuard · Los Angeles Lakers

Leading scorers · averages over the last 2 games

25.0Points25.5
4.5Rebounds3.0
2.5Assists7.5
3.0Three-pointers made2.0
36.7Minutes35.2

Team leaders

Sacramento KingsThis seasonLos Angeles Lakers

Points · PPG
Zach LaVine2 games25.0 Luka Doncic2 games25.5
Rebounds · RPG
Domantas Sabonis2 games18.5 Walker Kessler2 games8.5
Assists · APG
Domantas Sabonis2 games9.0 Austin Reaves2 games7.5
Three-pointers made · 3PM
Zach LaVine2 games3.0 Luka Doncic2 games3.5

Per-game averages this season in this competition from the box scores so far (2 per team); current squads only.

Key battles

Guards

Zach LaVineVSAustin Reaves

PTS: 25.0·25.5
REB: 4.5·3.0
AST: 2.5·7.5

Forwards

Domantas SabonisVSLuka Doncic

PTS: 20.5·25.5
REB: 18.5·7.0
AST: 9.0·7.0

Forwards

Keegan MurrayVSZiaire Williams

PTS: 7.0·11.5
REB: 3.0·4.0
AST: 0.5·2.0

Cross-matchup

J. D. AcuffVSWalker Kessler

PTS: 22.5·24.0
REB: 2.5·8.5
AST: 3.5·2.0

Cross-matchup

De'Andre HunterVSMatisse Thybulle

PTS: 5.0·8.0
REB: 5.0·2.0
AST: 1.0·1.5

Player projectionsPro

Likely lineups

Home

Sacramento Kings

Likely starting five

Zach LaVine
Guard · Started 2 of last 2
PPG
25.0
RPG
4.5
APG
2.5
Domantas Sabonis
Forward · Started 2 of last 2
PPG
20.5
RPG
18.5
APG
9.0
J. D. Acuff
Started 2 of last 2
PPG
22.5
RPG
2.5
APG
3.5
Keegan Murray
Forward · Started 2 of last 2
PPG
7.0
RPG
3.0
APG
0.5
De'Andre Hunter
Forward · Started 2 of last 2
PPG
5.0
RPG
5.0
APG
1.0

Away

Los Angeles Lakers

Likely starting five

Austin Reaves
Guard · Started 2 of last 2
PPG
25.5
RPG
3.0
APG
7.5
Luka Doncic
Forward · Started 2 of last 2
PPG
25.5
RPG
7.0
APG
7.0
Walker Kessler
Center · Started 2 of last 2
PPG
24.0
RPG
8.5
APG
2.0
Ziaire Williams
Forward · Started 2 of last 2
PPG
11.5
RPG
4.0
APG
2.0
Matisse Thybulle
Guard · Started 2 of last 2
PPG
8.0
RPG
2.0
APG
1.5

Full lineups and bench Player stats and season averages

Photo credits (13)

Zach LaVine · Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0
Austin Reaves · Kevin, CC BY 2.0
Domantas Sabonis · Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Luka Doncic · Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0
Walker Kessler · Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0
Keegan Murray · Alexander Jonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0
De'Andre Hunter · All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Precious Achiuwa · All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
Ziaire Williams · Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0
Matisse Thybulle · All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
Quentin Grimes · Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0
Sandro Mamukelashvili · Thomas Savoja, CC BY 2.0
Kevon Looney · Neon Tommy, CC BY-SA 2.0

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