Sacramento Kings vs. Los Angeles Lakers Live Score and Stats - December 28, 2025 Gametracker
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Luka Doncic and LeBron James combine for 68 points, Lakers end skid with 125-101 win over Kings
- Dec 29, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) 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.
Kings: Visit the Clippers in Inglewood, California on Tuesday night.
Lakers: Host the Pistons on Tuesday night.
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Time Team Play Score
12:00
Maxime Raynaud vs. Deandre Ayton (Marcus Smart gains possession)
11:38
+2 LeBron James makes two point driving reverse layup (Rui Hachimura assists) 0-2
11:24
DeMar DeRozan misses two point pullup jump shot
11:21
Luka Doncic defensive rebound
11:03
Rui Hachimura misses two point driving layup
11:01
Russell Westbrook defensive rebound
10:53
Maxime Raynaud misses two point floating jump shot
10:51
Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
10:43
Deandre Ayton misses two point driving floating jump shot
10:41
Russell Westbrook defensive rebound
10:36
Russell Westbrook misses two point pullup bank jump shot
10:33
Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
10:24
+2 Luka Doncic makes two point driving layup 0-4
10:08
DeMar DeRozan misses two point pullup jump shot
10:04
DeMar DeRozan offensive rebound
10:04
+2 DeMar DeRozan makes two point floating jump shot 2-4
9:45
+2 LeBron James makes two point reverse layup (Marcus Smart assists) 2-6
9:33
Luka Doncic shooting foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul)
9:33
+1 DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 3-6
9:33
+1 DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 4-6
9:12
Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot
9:09
Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound
9:02
Russell Westbrook turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Smart steals)
8:58
+2 LeBron James makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Marcus Smart assists) 4-8
8:38
+2 DeMar DeRozan makes two point pullup jump shot 6-8
8:21
Luka Doncic turnover (lost ball) (Russell Westbrook steals)
8:15
Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot
8:13
Marcus Smart defensive rebound
8:08
LeBron James misses three point pullup jump shot
8:04
Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound
7:55
+3 Russell Westbrook makes three point jump shot 9-8
7:38
+2 Deandre Ayton makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Luka Doncic assists) 9-10
7:18
+2 Maxime Raynaud makes two point turnaround hook shot (Russell Westbrook assists) 11-10
7:12
+2 Rui Hachimura makes two point cutting dunk (Luka Doncic assists) 11-12
6:58
+2 DeMar DeRozan makes two point turnaround jump shot (Maxime Raynaud assists) 13-12
6:45
DeMar DeRozan personal foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul)
6:45
Lakers 60 second timeout
6:34
Keon Ellis blocks Luka Doncic's three point jump shot
6:32
Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound
6:21
DeMar DeRozan misses two point pullup jump shot
6:17
Russell Westbrook offensive rebound
6:12
Jake LaRavia blocks Russell Westbrook's two point driving layup
6:09
Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
6:03
Russell Westbrook shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul)
6:03
+1 Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 13-13
6:03
Deandre Ayton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:01
Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound
5:47
Keon Ellis misses three point jump shot
5:43
Luka Doncic defensive rebound
5:36
Maxime Raynaud shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul)
5:36
+1 Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 13-14
5:36
+1 Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 13-15
5:15
Jake LaRavia personal foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul)
5:04
+2 Russell Westbrook makes two point cutting finger roll layup (DeMar DeRozan assists) 15-15
4:49
+3 Luka Doncic makes three point pullup jump shot 15-18
4:34
+2 Nique Clifford makes two point driving floating jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) 17-18
4:23
Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot
4:19
Deandre Ayton offensive rebound
4:12
Luka Doncic misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
4:11
Lakers offensive rebound
4:11
Dylan Cardwell personal foul (Loose ball) (Deandre Ayton draws the foul)
4:03
Luka Doncic misses three point jump shot
3:59
Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound
3:52
Rui Hachimura personal foul (Dennis Schroder draws the foul)
3:47
Jake LaRavia personal foul (Malik Monk draws the foul)
3:40
Malik Monk misses three point stepback jump shot
3:36
Luka Doncic defensive rebound
3:33
Luka Doncic turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
3:13
Jump ball. Luka Doncic vs. Nique Clifford (Deandre Ayton gains possession)
3:16
Nique Clifford turnover (lost ball) (Luka Doncic steals)
3:03
Maxime Raynaud shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul)
3:03
+1 Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 17-19
3:03
+1 Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 17-20
2:49
+2 Dennis Schroder makes two point pullup jump shot 19-20
2:35
Luka Doncic turnover (lost ball) (Dylan Cardwell steals)
2:31
Dennis Schroder turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
2:31
Kings 60 second timeout
2:17
+2 Jake LaRavia makes two point driving layup (LeBron James assists) 19-22
2:17
Malik Monk shooting foul (Jake LaRavia draws the foul)
2:17
+1 Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 1 of 1 19-23
2:02
Maxi Kleber shooting foul (Precious Achiuwa draws the foul)
2:02
+1 Precious Achiuwa makes regular free throw 1 of 2 20-23
2:02
Precious Achiuwa misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:59
Maxi Kleber defensive rebound
1:43
+2 LeBron James makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists) 20-25
1:31
Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul (Dennis Schroder draws the foul)
1:31
+1 Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 1 of 2 21-25
1:31
+1 Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 2 of 2 22-25
1:15
+3 Nick Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Maxi Kleber assists) 22-28
0:55
+2 Dennis Schroder makes two point driving layup 24-28
0:34
Jake LaRavia misses two point driving layup
0:31
Malik Monk defensive rebound
0:14
Doug McDermott misses three point jump shot
0:09
Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound
0:00
+2 LeBron James makes two point pullup jump shot 24-30
0:00
End of period
Time Team Play Score
11:40
Nique Clifford turnover (bad pass) (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)
11:34
Jarred Vanderbilt turnover (offensive goaltending)
11:14
+2 Precious Achiuwa makes two point turnaround hook shot 26-30
10:53
+2 Nick Smith Jr. makes two point driving layup (LeBron James assists) 26-32
10:42
+3 Malik Monk makes three point pullup jump shot 29-32
10:26
+3 Nick Smith Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot 29-35
10:12
+3 Malik Monk makes three point pullup jump shot (Precious Achiuwa assists) 32-35
9:56
+3 Jarred Vanderbilt makes three point jump shot (Maxi Kleber assists) 32-38
9:45
Nick Smith Jr. shooting foul (Dennis Schroder draws the foul)
9:45
Dennis Schroder misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:45
Kings offensive rebound
9:45
+1 Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 2 of 2 33-38
9:35
+2 Jake LaRavia makes two point pullup bank jump shot 33-40
9:35
Malik Monk shooting foul (Jake LaRavia draws the foul)
9:35
+1 Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 1 of 1 33-41
9:22
Malik Monk misses three point jump shot
9:22
Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound
9:12
Jake LaRavia offensive foul (Malik Monk draws the foul)
9:12
Jake LaRavia turnover (offensive foul)
9:04
Luka Doncic personal foul (Dennis Schroder draws the foul)
8:54
Dennis Schroder misses three point stepback jump shot
8:52
Marcus Smart defensive rebound
8:44
Deandre Ayton misses two point jump shot
8:41
Dennis Schroder defensive rebound
8:35
Deandre Ayton blocks DeMar DeRozan's two point driving layup
8:32
Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound
8:19
+2 Precious Achiuwa makes two point driving finger roll layup (Dennis Schroder assists) 35-41
8:07
+3 Luka Doncic makes three point pullup jump shot 35-44
7:50
+2 Maxime Raynaud makes two point floating jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) 37-44
7:50
Marcus Smart shooting foul (Maxime Raynaud draws the foul)
7:50
Maxime Raynaud misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:46
Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
7:43
+2 LeBron James makes two point running reverse dunk (Luka Doncic assists) 37-46
7:23
Luka Doncic blocks DeMar DeRozan's two point driving layup
7:23
Lakers defensive rebound
7:23
DeMar DeRozan personal foul (Loose ball) (Luka Doncic draws the foul)
7:23
Lakers 60 second timeout
7:02
Marcus Smart turnover (bad pass) (DeMar DeRozan steals)
6:55
+2 Keon Ellis makes two point running layup (DeMar DeRozan assists) 39-46
6:41
+2 Deandre Ayton makes two point alley-oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists) 39-48
6:17
+2 DeMar DeRozan makes two point turnaround jump shot 41-48
5:59
+2 Luka Doncic makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot 41-50
5:59
Keon Ellis shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul)
5:59
+1 Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 41-51
5:50
Nick Smith Jr. personal foul (Keon Ellis draws the foul)
5:43
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