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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 6:37 pm EDTSacramento Kings at Los Angeles Lakers
2025-26 · Regular season · All results that day · Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers head-to-head · Sacramento Kings schedule · Los Angeles Lakers schedule
Final
Away
Sacramento Kings
101
Home
Los Angeles Lakers
125
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings 125-101 at home on Sunday, December 28, 2025 at Crypto.com Arena. Luka Dončić had 34 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the Los Angeles Lakers. DeMar DeRozan had 22 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists for the Sacramento Kings.
The Los Angeles Lakers led 68-53 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 38-29. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Deandre Ayton (double-double, Los Angeles Lakers), Maxime Raynaud (double-double, Sacramento Kings). Bench points: Sacramento Kings 43, Los Angeles Lakers 44. LeBron James had 24 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers?
- The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings 125-101 on December 28, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- DeMar DeRozan scored 22 for the Sacramento Kings; Luka Dončić scored 34 for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento Kings | 24 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 101 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 30 | 38 | 31 | 26 | 125 |
Game leaders
Sacramento Kings
- Points
- 22 DeMar DeRozan
- Rebounds
- 10 Maxime Raynaud
- Assists
- 7 Dennis Schröder
Los Angeles Lakers
- Points
- 34 Luka Dončić
- Rebounds
- 11 Deandre Ayton
- Assists
- 7 Luka Dončić
Maxime Raynaud double-double (16 PTS, 10 REB) · Deandre Ayton double-double (11 PTS, 11 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxime Raynaud starter | 34:38 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | -22 |
| DeMar DeRozan starter | 33:40 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8-17 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 2 | -14 |
| Russell Westbrook starter | 26:15 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6-17 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | -17 |
| Keon Ellis starter | 22:16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | -20 |
| Precious Achiuwa starter | 19:35 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | -18 |
| Nique Clifford bench | 28:55 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2 | -4 |
| Dylan Cardwell bench | 23:42 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 3 | +1 |
| Dennis Schröder bench | 19:28 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 3 | -7 |
| Malik Monk bench | 19:24 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2 | -12 |
| Doug McDermott bench | 12:07 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | -7 |
Not available: Devin Carter, Drew Eubanks, Keegan Murray, Zach LaVine, Domantas Sabonis
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Dončić starter | 32:44 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11-23 | 5-14 | 7-8 | 3 | +22 |
| Deandre Ayton starter | 30:10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | +24 |
| LeBron James starter | 28:38 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11-13 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | +20 |
| Rui Hachimura starter | 26:14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | +24 |
| Marcus Smart starter | 20:25 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | +10 |
| Jake LaRavia bench | 25:20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 5-5 | 5 | +13 |
| Nick Smith Jr. bench | 23:58 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3 | +10 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt bench | 22:18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | +9 |
| Maxi Kleber bench | 13:14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | +6 |
| Bronny James bench | 4:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -6 |
| Adou Thiero bench | 4:36 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -6 |
| Dalton Knecht bench | 4:36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -6 |
| Drew Timme bench | 3:11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +0 |
Not available: Jaxson Hayes, Austin Reaves, Gabe Vincent
| Sacramento Kings | Stat | Los Angeles Lakers |
|---|---|---|
| 13/19 (68%) | Free throws | 16/18 (88%) |
| 32/54 (59%) | 2 pointers | 32/51 (62%) |
| 8/29 (27%) | 3 pointers | 15/38 (39%) |
| 40/83 (48%) | Field goals | 47/89 (52%) |
| 39 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 29 | Defensive rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 20 | Fouls | 19 |
| 6 | Max points in a row | 11 |
| 1:18 | Time spent in lead | 45:38 |
| 1 | Biggest lead | 30 |
Largest margin: 28 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 6
- Times tied
- 2
- Largest lead · Sacramento Kings
- 1 Q1 7:55
- Largest lead · Los Angeles Lakers
- 30 Q4 4:36
- Longest run
- 11-0 Los Angeles Lakers · Q2 1:05 to Q3 10:28
Scoring plays
Q1 · 31 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Lakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 0 | 2 |
| 10:24 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal | 0 | 4 |
| 10:04 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 2 | 4 |
| 9:45 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 2 | 6 |
| 9:33 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 3 | 6 |
| 9:33 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 4 | 6 |
| 8:58 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 4 | 8 |
| 8:38 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 6 | 8 |
| 7:55 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 9 | 8 |
| 7:38 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal | 9 | 10 |
| 7:18 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 11 | 10 |
| 7:12 | Los Angeles Lakers | Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal | 11 | 12 |
| 6:58 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 13 | 12 |
| 6:03 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton Free throw | 13 | 13 |
| 5:36 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić Free throw | 13 | 14 |
| 5:36 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić Free throw | 13 | 15 |
| 5:04 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 15 | 15 |
| 4:49 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal | 15 | 18 |
| 4:34 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal | 17 | 18 |
| 3:03 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić Free throw | 17 | 19 |
| 3:03 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić Free throw | 17 | 20 |
| 2:49 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 19 | 20 |
| 2:17 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jake LaRavia 2-pt field goal | 19 | 22 |
| 2:17 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jake LaRavia Free throw | 19 | 23 |
| 2:02 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa Free throw | 20 | 23 |
| 1:43 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 20 | 25 |
| 1:31 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 21 | 25 |
| 1:31 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 22 | 25 |
| 1:15 | Los Angeles Lakers | Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal | 22 | 28 |
| 0:56 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 24 | 28 |
| 0:01 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 24 | 30 |
Q2 · 34 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Lakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:14 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal | 26 | 30 |
| 10:53 | Los Angeles Lakers | Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal | 26 | 32 |
| 10:42 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 3-pt field goal | 29 | 32 |
| 10:26 | Los Angeles Lakers | Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal | 29 | 35 |
| 10:12 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 3-pt field goal | 32 | 35 |
| 9:56 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jarred Vanderbilt 3-pt field goal | 32 | 38 |
| 9:45 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 33 | 38 |
| 9:35 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jake LaRavia 2-pt field goal | 33 | 40 |
| 9:35 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jake LaRavia Free throw | 33 | 41 |
| 8:19 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal | 35 | 41 |
| 8:07 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal | 35 | 44 |
| 7:50 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 37 | 44 |
| 7:43 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 37 | 46 |
| 6:55 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis 2-pt field goal | 39 | 46 |
| 6:41 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal | 39 | 48 |
| 6:17 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 41 | 48 |
| 5:59 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal | 41 | 50 |
| 5:59 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić Free throw | 41 | 51 |
| 5:43 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 43 | 51 |
| 5:30 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal | 43 | 53 |
| 5:15 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 45 | 53 |
| 4:44 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 47 | 53 |
| 4:06 | Los Angeles Lakers | Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal | 47 | 55 |
| 3:46 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 49 | 55 |
| 3:31 | Los Angeles Lakers | Maxi Kleber Free throw | 49 | 56 |
| 3:31 | Los Angeles Lakers | Maxi Kleber Free throw | 49 | 57 |
| 3:16 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 51 | 57 |
| 3:00 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal | 51 | 59 |
| 3:00 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić Free throw | 51 | 60 |
| 1:30 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal | 51 | 62 |
| 1:18 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 53 | 62 |
| 1:05 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal | 53 | 65 |
| 0:56 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić Free throw | 53 | 66 |
| 0:26 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal | 53 | 68 |
Q3 · 27 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Lakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:55 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal | 53 | 71 |
| 10:28 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 53 | 73 |
| 10:16 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 54 | 73 |
| 10:16 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 55 | 73 |
| 10:04 | Los Angeles Lakers | Rui Hachimura 3-pt field goal | 55 | 76 |
| 9:06 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 55 | 78 |
| 8:32 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 3-pt field goal | 55 | 81 |
| 8:20 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 56 | 81 |
| 7:58 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 3-pt field goal | 59 | 81 |
| 7:27 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 61 | 81 |
| 6:53 | Los Angeles Lakers | Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal | 61 | 83 |
| 6:26 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 63 | 83 |
| 6:11 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal | 63 | 85 |
| 6:03 | Sacramento Kings | Dylan Cardwell Free throw | 64 | 85 |
| 5:44 | Los Angeles Lakers | Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal | 64 | 87 |
| 5:27 | Sacramento Kings | Dylan Cardwell 2-pt field goal | 66 | 87 |
| 4:37 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 3-pt field goal | 69 | 87 |
| 4:19 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal | 69 | 89 |
| 4:06 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 71 | 89 |
| 3:53 | Los Angeles Lakers | Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal | 71 | 92 |
| 3:24 | Los Angeles Lakers | Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal | 71 | 94 |
| 3:00 | Los Angeles Lakers | Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal | 71 | 97 |
| 2:28 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 73 | 97 |
| 0:51 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 3-pt field goal | 76 | 97 |
| 0:35 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford Free throw | 77 | 97 |
| 0:12 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal | 77 | 99 |
| 0:02 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 3-pt field goal | 80 | 99 |
Q4 · 24 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Lakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:26 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 82 | 99 |
| 11:07 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jake LaRavia 2-pt field goal | 82 | 101 |
| 11:07 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jake LaRavia Free throw | 82 | 102 |
| 10:38 | Los Angeles Lakers | Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal | 82 | 105 |
| 10:13 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jarred Vanderbilt 2-pt field goal | 82 | 107 |
| 9:43 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal | 84 | 107 |
| 9:10 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 86 | 107 |
| 8:39 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 87 | 107 |
| 8:39 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 88 | 107 |
| 8:29 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 88 | 109 |
| 8:29 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James Free throw | 88 | 110 |
| 7:18 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 90 | 110 |
| 5:56 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 90 | 112 |
| 5:16 | Los Angeles Lakers | Rui Hachimura 3-pt field goal | 90 | 115 |
| 4:58 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal | 90 | 118 |
| 4:36 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jake LaRavia Free throw | 90 | 119 |
| 4:36 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jake LaRavia Free throw | 90 | 120 |
| 4:28 | Sacramento Kings | Dylan Cardwell 2-pt field goal | 92 | 120 |
| 3:44 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 94 | 120 |
| 3:11 | Sacramento Kings | Dylan Cardwell 2-pt field goal | 96 | 120 |
| 2:46 | Los Angeles Lakers | Adou Thiero 2-pt field goal | 96 | 122 |
| 2:34 | Sacramento Kings | Doug McDermott 3-pt field goal | 99 | 122 |
| 1:16 | Los Angeles Lakers | Dalton Knecht 3-pt field goal | 99 | 125 |
| 0:59 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 101 | 125 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Los Angeles Lakers 2-0. Final series: Los Angeles Lakers 3-1.
- Oct 26: Los Angeles Lakers 127 at Sacramento Kings 120
- Dec 28: Sacramento Kings 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 125 (this game)
- Jan 12: Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Sacramento Kings 124
- Mar 1: Sacramento Kings 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 128
Highlights
- Lakers 125 - 101 Kings — Full Highlights (YouTube)
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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Tipoff in UTC
Dec 29, 2025 · 02:30 UTC