LA Lakers vs Sacramento Kings Player Stats and Box Score (Dec. 21) | 2024-25 NBA season

LeBron James led the LA Lakers to a 103-99 victory against the Sacramento Kings on Saturday at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California.

James had 32 points, seven rebounds, six assists, and four steals to help the Lakers sweep their two-game set at Sacramento. D'Angelo Russel added 20 points off the bench on 7-of-13 shooting (53.8%). Austin Reaves chipped in 16 points, while Anthony Davis finished with 10 points and 15 rebounds.

For the Kings, Domantas Sabonis, the league leader in double-doubles, recorded his 25th of the season. He finished with 19 points and 19 rebounds. De'Aaron Fox led Sacramento in scoring with 32, to go along with five rebounds and seven assists. DeMar DeRozan added 12 points, and Keegan Murray had 10.

The Kings (13-16) lost their third straight game at Sacramento and are now 6-10 at home this season. The Lakers improved to 16-12 and sit at the fifth spot in the Western Conference.

On Thursday, with 34 minutes logged, James had surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA's All-Time Minutes Leader.

Meanwhile, on Sunday, Davis overtook Kobe Bryant for the fifth-most blocks in Lakers history.

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LA Lakers vs Sacramento Kings player stats and box score

LA Lakers player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Rui Hachimura	9	1	1	1	1	0	4-8	1-5	0-0	10
LeBron James	32	7	6	4	0	4	13-24	1-8	5-6	10
Anthony Davis	10	15	5	0	3	5	4-10	0-0	2-4	-3
Max Christie	5	3	0	2	0	0	2-4	1-2	0-0	3
Austin Reaves	16	4	5	0	0	2	6-14	1-7	3-5	10
D'Angelo Russel	20	4	5	0	0	1	7-13	3-7	3-4	1
Gabe Vincent	6	0	0	1	0	0	2-3	2-3	0-0	-4
Dalton Knecht	0	0	1	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-6
Christian Koloko	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-1
Cam Reddish	5	4	0	2	2	0	2-7	0-3	1-2	0
Jalen Hood-Schifino	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Armel Traoré	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Sacramento Kings player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
DeMar DeRozan	12	4	3	2	0	2	4-10	1-2	3-3	6
Keegan Murray	10	4	0	0	0	1	3-7	2-7	2-2	-2
Domantas Sabonis	19	19	5	1	0	0	6-15	0-2	1-3	0
Malik Monk	7	4	8	1	1	5	3-12	1-8	0-0	5
De'Aaron Fox	31	5	7	1	0	4	10-12	3-5	4-4	-11
Kevin Huerter	9	2	0	2	0	0	4-9	1-7	0-0	0
Keon Ellis	5	2	1	2	0	0	2-6	1-4	0-0	-3
Isaac Jones	3	3	1	0	0	1	1-1	0-0	1-2	-4
Trey Lyles	3	3	0	1	0	0	1-4	1-2	0-0	-9
Alex Len	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2
Colby Jones	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jae Crowder	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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LA Lakers vs Sacramento Kings Game Summary

The Lakers led 31-26 after the first quarter despite committing 10 turnovers. James had 12 in the opening quarter and led all scorers at halftime with 23. He shot 10-of-13 from the field to push LA's slim 56-53 halftime lead. Russel has 14 off the Laker bench.

Fox kept the Kings within striking distance with his 17 points at the half, and Sabonis grabbed 12 of his 19 total rebounds.

Both teams struggled from the 3-point line throughout the game. The Kings ended the game having converted only 10 out of its 37 shots (27%), while the Lakers shot only 25.7% (9-35).

Sacramento was within 101-99 after Sabonis' 3-point conversion with 1:11 left to play. Davis fouled him, and Sabonis sank the bonus shot to bring the Golden 1 Center to its feet.

With 12 seconds remaining and the score still at 101-99, Davis was fouled, but he missed two free throws to put the game out of reach. After the missed free throw, Hachimura was able to tip the ball toward Davis, who passed it right away to Reaves. Fox then fouled Reaves, who calmly sank both free throws to make it a two-possession game and seal the Lakers win.

The Kings will have a chance to snap their home losing streak as they host the Pacers on Sunday. For the Lakers, the Detroit Pistons will visit LA on Monday.