Sacramento Kings vs. Los Angeles Lakers
October 26, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Lakers beat the Kings 127-120 on 2025-10-26 on the road against the Kings. The Kings started DeMar DeRozan, Dennis Schröder, Zach LaVine, Domantas Sabonis, and Keon Ellis. The Lakers started Marcus Smart, Deandre Ayton, Rui Hachimura, Gabe Vincent, and Austin Reaves. Austin Reaves (Lakers) scored 17 points (7/17) in his matchups, with Dennis Schröder as his primary defender. Russell Westbrook (Kings) scored 5 points (2/2) in his matchups, with Rui Hachimura as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
SAC
Sacramento Kings
120
Did not play: Doug McDermott (DNP - Coach's Decision), Daeqwon Plowden (DNP - Coach's Decision), Maxime Raynaud (DNP - Coach's Decision)
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
127
Did not play: Bronny James (DNP - Coach's Decision), Christian Koloko (DNP - Coach's Decision), Nick Smith Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- DeMar DeRozan · Dennis Schröder · Zach LaVine · Domantas Sabonis · Keon Ellis Starter 11.2 min
- Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Dennis Schröder · Zach LaVine · Domantas Sabonis 7.6 min
- Russell Westbrook · Dennis Schröder · Zach LaVine · Malik Monk · Dylan Cardwell 5.4 min
- DeMar DeRozan · Dennis Schröder · Zach LaVine · Domantas Sabonis · Malik Monk 3.9 min
- Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Zach LaVine · Domantas Sabonis · Keon Ellis 3.8 min
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Starting lineup
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Gabe Vincent
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Marcus Smart
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Austin Reaves
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Rui Hachimura
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Deandre Ayton
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Marcus Smart · Deandre Ayton · Rui Hachimura · Gabe Vincent · Austin Reaves Starter 9.7 min
- Jarred Vanderbilt · Deandre Ayton · Rui Hachimura · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia 6.9 min
- Marcus Smart · Jarred Vanderbilt · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia · Dalton Knecht 3.7 min
- Marcus Smart · Deandre Ayton · Rui Hachimura · Jake LaRavia · Dalton Knecht 2.8 min
- Jarred Vanderbilt · Rui Hachimura · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia · Dalton Knecht 2.8 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Kings defense
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Austin Reaves 17 pts (7/17) in 81 possessions
Guarded by: Dennis Schröder (26 %, 2 pts) · Malik Monk (18 %, 8 pts) · Keon Ellis (17 %, 0 pts)
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Dalton Knecht 11 pts (4/8) in 28 possessions
Guarded by: Russell Westbrook (24 %, 6 pts) · DeMar DeRozan (23 %, 5 pts) · Malik Monk (21 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Zach LaVine | Marcus Smart: 27 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jarred Vanderbilt: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| DeMar DeRozan | Rui Hachimura: 31 poss., 8 pts (3/5) · Jarred Vanderbilt: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Dennis Schröder | Austin Reaves: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Gabe Vincent: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Domantas Sabonis | Deandre Ayton: 35 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Jarred Vanderbilt: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Russell Westbrook | Rui Hachimura: 15 poss., 7 pts (2/2) · Jake LaRavia: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Malik Monk | Austin Reaves: 14 poss., 8 pts (3/5) · Marcus Smart: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Keon Ellis | Austin Reaves: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Gabe Vincent: 5 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Dylan Cardwell | Deandre Ayton: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Rui Hachimura: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Drew Eubanks | Deandre Ayton: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jake LaRavia: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Dario Saric | Jake LaRavia: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Rui Hachimura: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Devin Carter | Austin Reaves: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jarred Vanderbilt: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Isaac Jones | Jake LaRavia: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Austin Reaves: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Lakers defense
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Russell Westbrook 5 pts (2/2) in 55 possessions
Guarded by: Rui Hachimura (30 %, 0 pts) · Jake LaRavia (16 %, 0 pts) · Austin Reaves (13 %, 2 pts)
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Zach LaVine 17 pts (7/16) in 84 possessions
Guarded by: Marcus Smart (27 %, 4 pts) · Jake LaRavia (23 %, 0 pts) · Jarred Vanderbilt (15 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Austin Reaves | Dennis Schröder: 31 poss., 8 pts (3/5) · Keon Ellis: 15 poss., 5 pts (0/2) |
| Rui Hachimura | DeMar DeRozan: 33 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Russell Westbrook: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Deandre Ayton | Domantas Sabonis: 40 poss., 7 pts (3/5) · Dylan Cardwell: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Jake LaRavia | Zach LaVine: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · DeMar DeRozan: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Marcus Smart | Zach LaVine: 23 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Dennis Schröder: 10 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Zach LaVine: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · DeMar DeRozan: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Gabe Vincent | Malik Monk: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Dennis Schröder: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Dalton Knecht | DeMar DeRozan: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Russell Westbrook: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Chris Mañon | Malik Monk: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Dennis Schröder: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |