Who won Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers?

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings 128-104 on March 1, 2026.

Nique Clifford scored 26 for the Sacramento Kings; Luka Dončić scored 28 for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Sacramento Kings at Los Angeles Lakers

2025-26 · Regular season Sun, Mar 1, 2026 · 9:30 pm EST · All results that day · Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers head-to-head · Sacramento Kings schedule · Los Angeles Lakers schedule

Final

Away

Los Angeles Lakers

128

Venue: Crypto.com Arena

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings 128-104 at home on Sunday, March 1, 2026 at Crypto.com Arena. Luka Dončić had 28 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists for the Los Angeles Lakers. Nique Clifford had 26 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the Sacramento Kings.

The Los Angeles Lakers led 64-49 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 36-18. Double-digit figures in two categories: Maxime Raynaud (double-double, Sacramento Kings). Bench points: Sacramento Kings 31, Los Angeles Lakers 43. LeBron James had 24 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers?: The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings 128-104 on March 1, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Nique Clifford scored 26 for the Sacramento Kings; Luka Dončić scored 28 for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Sacramento Kings	18	31	27	28	104
Los Angeles Lakers	36	28	32	32	128

Game leaders

Sacramento Kings

Points: 26 Nique Clifford
Rebounds: 13 Maxime Raynaud
Assists: 8 DeMar DeRozan

Los Angeles Lakers

Points: 28 Luka Dončić
Rebounds: 7 Jake LaRavia
Assists: 9 Luka Dončić

Maxime Raynaud double-double (16 PTS, 13 REB)

Sacramento Kings
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Nique Clifford starter	41:39	26	7	4	1	1	3	11-18	1-2	3-4	3	-17
Maxime Raynaud starter	33:47	16	13	1	0	0	6	8-10	0-1	0-0	3	-12
Precious Achiuwa starter	26:42	8	9	1	1	2	0	4-10	0-1	0-0	2	-11
DeMar DeRozan starter	22:02	9	4	8	0	0	2	3-5	1-2	2-2	1	-9
Russell Westbrook starter	21:58	14	4	5	0	0	4	6-16	1-7	1-1	3	-12
Daeqwon Plowden bench	25:17	2	2	2	0	0	0	0-6	0-4	2-2	1	-30
Devin Carter bench	20:43	6	2	3	0	0	1	2-7	0-2	2-2	0	-14
Malik Monk bench	16:19	10	1	2	0	0	1	3-7	2-5	2-2	0	-12
Drew Eubanks bench	14:13	10	2	1	1	2	2	4-7	0-0	2-2	2	-12
Patrick Baldwin Jr. bench	11:00	3	6	1	1	3	1	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	+4
Killian Hayes bench	6:20	0	2	2	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	+5

Not available: Dylan Cardwell, De'Andre Hunter, Isaiah Stevens, Keegan Murray, Zach LaVine, Domantas Sabonis

Los Angeles Lakers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Luka Dončić starter	29:13	28	5	9	1	1	1	10-16	4-8	4-7	1	+18
Austin Reaves starter	27:06	12	0	5	0	2	2	3-9	2-6	4-4	0	+15
LeBron James starter	26:46	24	1	5	2	1	3	8-15	3-4	5-6	0	+13
Marcus Smart starter	24:52	9	3	3	5	0	1	3-5	3-5	0-0	1	+17
Deandre Ayton starter	18:02	12	4	2	2	1	1	6-6	0-0	0-1	0	+2
Luke Kennard bench	25:47	11	1	5	1	1	1	4-10	3-5	0-0	0	+17
Rui Hachimura bench	22:20	8	2	0	1	1	0	2-8	2-4	2-2	2	+12
Jake LaRavia bench	21:46	4	7	1	1	0	0	2-10	0-3	0-0	3	+11
Maxi Kleber bench	13:30	6	6	0	0	1	0	3-3	0-0	0-0	1	+7
Jaxson Hayes bench	12:33	4	5	1	0	1	0	2-2	0-0	0-1	4	+16
Bronny James bench	6:20	3	0	2	0	0	0	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	-5
Adou Thiero bench	3:55	3	1	1	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	1-1	0	-1
Dalton Knecht bench	3:55	2	1	0	1	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	-1
Kobe Bufkin bench	3:55	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-5	0-2	0-0	0	-1

Team statistics
Sacramento Kings	Stat	Los Angeles Lakers
14/15 (93%)	Free throws	16/22 (72%)
36/64 (56%)	2 pointers	29/55 (52%)
6/26 (23%)	3 pointers	18/39 (46%)
42/90 (46%)	Field goals	47/94 (50%)
52	Rebounds	37
36	Defensive rebounds	28
16	Offensive rebounds	9
30	Assists	34
20	Turnovers	9
4	Steals	14
8	Blocks	9
16	Fouls	12
6	Max points in a row	11
0:41	Time spent in lead	46:31
2	Biggest lead	30

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Los Angeles Lakers ahead)

Largest margin: 29 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 1
Times tied: 1
Largest lead · Sacramento Kings: 2 Q1 11:42
Largest lead · Los Angeles Lakers: 30 Q4 1:12
Longest run: 11-0 Los Angeles Lakers · Q1 3:44 to Q1 1:51

Scoring plays

Q1 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Sacramento Kings	Los Angeles Lakers
11:42	Sacramento Kings	DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:01	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	2	2
10:31	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal	2	4
9:29	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal	2	6
8:54	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	2	8
8:26	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	2	10
8:10	Sacramento Kings	Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal	4	10
7:47	Sacramento Kings	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	6	10
7:31	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	6	12
7:12	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	6	13
7:12	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	6	14
6:51	Sacramento Kings	Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal	8	14
6:27	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal	8	17
5:55	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal	8	19
4:53	Sacramento Kings	Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal	10	19
4:39	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal	10	21
4:33	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	10	22
4:33	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	10	23
4:17	Sacramento Kings	Daeqwon Plowden Free throw	11	23
4:17	Sacramento Kings	Daeqwon Plowden Free throw	12	23
4:01	Sacramento Kings	Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal	14	23
3:44	Los Angeles Lakers	Luke Kennard 2-pt field goal	14	25
3:19	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	14	28
2:51	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	14	31
1:51	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 3-pt field goal	14	34
1:33	Sacramento Kings	Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal	16	34
1:16	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	16	36
0:48	Sacramento Kings	Drew Eubanks 2-pt field goal	18	36

Q2 · 34 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Sacramento Kings	Los Angeles Lakers
11:41	Los Angeles Lakers	Luke Kennard 3-pt field goal	18	39
11:09	Sacramento Kings	Malik Monk Free throw	19	39
11:09	Sacramento Kings	Malik Monk Free throw	20	39
10:48	Sacramento Kings	Malik Monk 2-pt field goal	22	39
10:06	Sacramento Kings	Devin Carter Free throw	23	39
10:06	Sacramento Kings	Devin Carter Free throw	24	39
9:57	Los Angeles Lakers	Marcus Smart 3-pt field goal	24	42
9:46	Sacramento Kings	Malik Monk 3-pt field goal	27	42
9:30	Los Angeles Lakers	Luke Kennard 3-pt field goal	27	45
9:13	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	27	46
8:19	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	27	47
8:19	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	27	48
7:20	Sacramento Kings	Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal	29	48
7:20	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	29	49
7:10	Los Angeles Lakers	Maxi Kleber 2-pt field goal	29	51
6:48	Sacramento Kings	Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal	31	51
6:07	Sacramento Kings	Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal	33	51
5:52	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal	33	54
4:16	Sacramento Kings	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	35	54
4:16	Sacramento Kings	Russell Westbrook Free throw	36	54
3:59	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	36	55
3:45	Sacramento Kings	Nique Clifford Free throw	37	55
3:45	Sacramento Kings	Nique Clifford Free throw	38	55
3:09	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal	38	57
2:42	Sacramento Kings	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	40	57
2:25	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal	40	59
2:14	Sacramento Kings	Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal	42	59
1:47	Sacramento Kings	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	45	59
1:32	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	45	62
1:07	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura Free throw	45	63
1:07	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura Free throw	45	64
0:58	Sacramento Kings	DeMar DeRozan Free throw	46	64
0:58	Sacramento Kings	DeMar DeRozan Free throw	47	64
0:31	Sacramento Kings	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	49	64

Q3 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Sacramento Kings	Los Angeles Lakers
11:33	Sacramento Kings	Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal	51	64
11:19	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal	51	66
11:02	Sacramento Kings	DeMar DeRozan 3-pt field goal	54	66
9:56	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	54	68
9:29	Sacramento Kings	Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal	56	68
9:06	Sacramento Kings	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	58	68
8:22	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	58	70
7:56	Sacramento Kings	Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal	60	70
7:40	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	60	71
6:47	Los Angeles Lakers	Marcus Smart 3-pt field goal	60	74
6:28	Sacramento Kings	DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal	62	74
6:11	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	62	76
5:38	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	62	78
5:38	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	62	79
5:10	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal	62	81
4:40	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	62	83
4:26	Sacramento Kings	Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal	64	83
4:08	Los Angeles Lakers	Luke Kennard 3-pt field goal	64	86
3:58	Sacramento Kings	Nique Clifford Free throw	65	86
3:38	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	65	89
3:24	Sacramento Kings	Drew Eubanks 2-pt field goal	67	89
2:57	Sacramento Kings	Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal	69	89
2:26	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	69	91
2:12	Sacramento Kings	Nique Clifford 3-pt field goal	72	91
1:38	Sacramento Kings	Drew Eubanks Free throw	73	91
1:38	Sacramento Kings	Drew Eubanks Free throw	74	91
1:03	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia 2-pt field goal	74	93
0:15	Sacramento Kings	Drew Eubanks 2-pt field goal	76	93
0:01	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 3-pt field goal	76	96

Q4 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Sacramento Kings	Los Angeles Lakers
11:42	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	76	97
11:42	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	76	98
11:19	Los Angeles Lakers	Marcus Smart 3-pt field goal	76	101
11:02	Sacramento Kings	Drew Eubanks 2-pt field goal	78	101
10:40	Los Angeles Lakers	Maxi Kleber 2-pt field goal	78	103
10:21	Sacramento Kings	Malik Monk 3-pt field goal	81	103
9:43	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	81	105
9:21	Sacramento Kings	Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal	83	105
8:57	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 3-pt field goal	83	108
8:38	Sacramento Kings	Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal	85	108
8:26	Los Angeles Lakers	Maxi Kleber 2-pt field goal	85	110
8:02	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 3-pt field goal	85	113
7:45	Sacramento Kings	Devin Carter 2-pt field goal	87	113
7:03	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 3-pt field goal	87	116
6:37	Sacramento Kings	Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal	89	116
6:21	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia 2-pt field goal	89	118
6:05	Sacramento Kings	Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal	91	118
4:36	Sacramento Kings	Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal	93	118
3:44	Los Angeles Lakers	Adou Thiero 2-pt field goal	93	120
3:44	Los Angeles Lakers	Adou Thiero Free throw	93	121
3:18	Sacramento Kings	Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal	95	121
2:45	Los Angeles Lakers	Bronny James 3-pt field goal	95	124
2:06	Sacramento Kings	Patrick Baldwin Jr. 3-pt field goal	98	124
1:49	Los Angeles Lakers	Kobe Bufkin 2-pt field goal	98	126
1:12	Los Angeles Lakers	Dalton Knecht 2-pt field goal	98	128
1:01	Sacramento Kings	Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal	100	128
0:37	Sacramento Kings	Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal	102	128
0:07	Sacramento Kings	Devin Carter 2-pt field goal	104	128

2025-26 season series

After this game: Los Angeles Lakers 3-1. 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
Jan 12: Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Sacramento Kings 124
Mar 1: Sacramento Kings 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 128 (this game)

Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.

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