Lakers 122-114 Kings (5 Jan, 2022) Play-by-Play

Sacramento Kings

16-23, 6-11 away

114

	1	2	3	4	T
SAC	31	28	24	31	114
LAL	26	31	28	37	122

Los Angeles Lakers

20-19, 13-10 home

122

Malik Monk makes 20-foot step back jumpshot
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 15-foot two point shot
Avery Bradley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Malik Monk misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
LeBron James makes 4-foot dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook misses layup
Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Avery Bradley assists)
Malik Monk misses 23-foot three point jumper
Avery Bradley makes 12-foot jumper
Malik Monk misses two point shot
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Avery Bradley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point shot
LeBron James misses two point shot
Malik Monk makes 26-foot three point jumper (Talen Horton-Tucker assists)
LeBron James misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Russell Westbrook misses 19-foot jumper
Dwight Howard makes dunk
Talen Horton-Tucker misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
Talen Horton-Tucker makes driving layup
Russell Westbrook misses driving floating jump shot
Dwight Howard makes 3-foot dunk (Austin Reaves assists)
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
Dwight Howard misses tip shot
Talen Horton-Tucker makes step back jumpshot
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point shot
Talen Horton-Tucker makes 27-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes driving layup
Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Talen Horton-Tucker assists)
LeBron James misses three point jumper
Dwight Howard makes two point shot
LeBron James makes two point shot (Malik Monk assists)
Malik Monk misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard misses alley oop dunk shot
Russell Westbrook makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Malik Monk assists)
Malik Monk misses running pullup jump shot
Russell Westbrook misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Talen Horton-Tucker misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
Dwight Howard misses 8-foot two point shot
Dwight Howard makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Malik Monk assists)
Dwight Howard makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Malik Monk assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 28-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup (Avery Bradley assists)
Malik Monk misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
LeBron James makes 2-foot two point shot (Avery Bradley assists)
Avery Bradley misses 42-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses layup
LeBron James makes tip shot
LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 5-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Avery Bradley makes 5-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Avery Bradley makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Dwight Howard misses layup
Dwight Howard misses tip shot
Talen Horton-Tucker misses driving layup
Malik Monk makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dwight Howard assists)
Malik Monk makes 25-foot three point jumper (Talen Horton-Tucker assists)
LeBron James misses 28-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 14-foot two point shot
Malik Monk misses 25-foot three point jumper
Talen Horton-Tucker makes finger roll layup
Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard misses alley oop layup
Dwight Howard makes layup (Talen Horton-Tucker assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 13-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes 21-foot step back jumpshot
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
Austin Reaves misses 27-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Talen Horton-Tucker makes 4-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
Maurice Harkless blocks Russell Westbrook 's 7-foot layup
LeBron James misses 28-foot three point jumper
Davion Mitchell blocks LeBron James 's 3-foot layup
LeBron James makes driving layup (Dwight Howard assists)
LeBron James makes driving layup (Talen Horton-Tucker assists)
Malik Monk makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Talen Horton-Tucker makes 13-foot step back jumpshot
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Talen Horton-Tucker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Malik Monk makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dwight Howard assists)
LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 27-foot three point jumper
Malik Monk makes driving floating jump shot
Malik Monk makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Buddy Hield blocks LeBron James 's 5-foot driving layup
LeBron James makes two point shot
Russell Westbrook makes layup (Talen Horton-Tucker assists)
LeBron James makes driving layup
De'Aaron Fox makes 21-foot step back jumpshot
Damian Jones makes driving dunk (De'Aaron Fox assists)
De'Aaron Fox misses 13-foot two point shot
Tyrese Haliburton makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
Avery Bradley blocks De'Aaron Fox 's 5-foot layup
Harrison Barnes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Haliburton assists)
LeBron James blocks De'Aaron Fox 's 1-foot two point shot
Tyrese Haliburton misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
Marvin Bagley III makes 6-foot two point shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)
Alex Len makes 4-foot two point shot (De'Aaron Fox assists)
De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup
Buddy Hield makes 25-foot three point shot (Harrison Barnes assists)
De'Aaron Fox makes 2-foot layup (Harrison Barnes assists)
De'Aaron Fox misses two point shot
Harrison Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marvin Bagley III misses driving layup
De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup (Buddy Hield assists)
Buddy Hield misses driving layup
Buddy Hield misses 27-foot three point jumper
Buddy Hield makes 28-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Haliburton assists)
Davion Mitchell makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)
Buddy Hield misses 27-foot three point jumper
Buddy Hield misses two point shot
Alex Len makes layup (Maurice Harkless assists)
Tyrese Haliburton misses 27-foot three point shot
Buddy Hield misses 27-foot three point jumper
Damian Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Davion Mitchell misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
Buddy Hield makes 26-foot three point jumper (Davion Mitchell assists)
Davion Mitchell misses 26-foot three point jumper
De'Aaron Fox makes 22-foot jumper
Tyrese Haliburton misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup
Marvin Bagley III misses 24-foot three point jumper
Harrison Barnes misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Marvin Bagley III misses layup
Damian Jones makes two point shot
De'Aaron Fox makes 26-foot three point jumper (Harrison Barnes assists)
Harrison Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Buddy Hield makes two point shot
Buddy Hield makes 28-foot three point shot (De'Aaron Fox assists)
Harrison Barnes makes driving layup (Buddy Hield assists)
De'Aaron Fox makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot
Marvin Bagley III makes dunk (Tyrese Haliburton assists)
De'Aaron Fox misses 26-foot three point jumper
De'Aaron Fox makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)
Damian Jones makes 3-foot layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists)
Tyrese Haliburton misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
De'Aaron Fox makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Haliburton assists)
Tyrese Haliburton misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Trevor Ariza blocks Tyrese Haliburton's driving floating jump shot
Harrison Barnes makes 9-foot two point shot (De'Aaron Fox assists)
Marvin Bagley III misses 27-foot three point jumper
Harrison Barnes makes 29-foot three point jumper (Marvin Bagley III assists)
Buddy Hield makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alex Len assists)
Harrison Barnes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alex Len assists)
Alex Len makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (De'Aaron Fox assists)
Buddy Hield misses running pullup jump shot
De'Aaron Fox misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Harrison Barnes misses 27-foot three point jumper
Davion Mitchell misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Buddy Hield misses 26-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook blocks Buddy Hield 's 7-foot driving layup
Buddy Hield misses 26-foot three point jumper
Davion Mitchell makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)
Maurice Harkless makes 4-foot dunk
Tyrese Haliburton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Damian Jones assists)
Davion Mitchell makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Damian Jones assists)
Maurice Harkless makes three point jumper (Davion Mitchell assists)
Tyrese Haliburton misses 23-foot three point jumper
Davion Mitchell makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Damian Jones assists)
Malik Monk blocks Davion Mitchell 's 26-foot three point jumper
Davion Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
Alex Len makes tip shot
De'Aaron Fox misses 15-foot jumper
De'Aaron Fox misses 12-foot two point shot
Buddy Hield makes 29-foot three pointer (Harrison Barnes assists)
Buddy Hield makes 25-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)
Tyrese Haliburton makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup (Harrison Barnes assists)
Buddy Hield misses 19-foot two point shot
De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup
De'Aaron Fox misses 27-foot three point jumper

KINGS

LAKERS

TIME		SAC	LAL
12:00	Damian Jones vs. LeBron James (De'Aaron Fox gains possession)	0	0
11:39	De'Aaron Fox makes 21-foot step back jumpshot	2	0
11:13	Malik Monk makes 20-foot step back jumpshot	2	2
11:02	Damian Jones makes driving dunk (De'Aaron Fox assists)	4	3
10:47	Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	2
10:47	Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound	4	2
10:36	De'Aaron Fox misses 13-foot two point shot	4	2
10:32	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	4	2
10:26	LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	2
10:23	Harrison Barnes defensive rebound	4	2
10:17	Marvin Bagley III out of bounds lost ball turnover	4	2
10:07	Russell Westbrook misses 15-foot two point shot	4	2
10:03	Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound	4	2
9:53	Tyrese Haliburton makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	6	2
9:40	Avery Bradley misses 26-foot three point jumper	6	2
9:37	Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound	6	2
9:22	Avery Bradley blocks De'Aaron Fox 's 5-foot layup	6	2
9:18	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	6	2
9:14	Malik Monk misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	6	2
9:11	Harrison Barnes defensive rebound	6	2
9:03	Harrison Barnes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	9	2
8:48	LeBron James makes 4-foot dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)	9	4
8:43	De'Aaron Fox out of bounds lost ball turnover	9	4
8:32	Russell Westbrook misses layup	9	4
8:30	De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound	9	4
8:26	LeBron James blocks De'Aaron Fox 's 1-foot two point shot	9	4
8:24	Malik Monk defensive rebound	9	4
8:23	Marvin Bagley III shooting foul	9	4
8:23	Malik Monk makes free throw 1 of 2	9	5
8:23	Malik Monk makes free throw 2 of 2	9	6
8:11	Tyrese Haliburton misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	9	6
8:10	Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound	9	6
8:04	Marvin Bagley III makes 6-foot two point shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	11	6
8:04	Avery Bradley shooting foul	11	6
8:04	Marvin Bagley III misses free throw 1 of 1	11	6
8:01	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	11	6
7:46	Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	11	6
7:44	Harrison Barnes defensive rebound	11	6
7:39	Marvin Bagley III lost ball turnover (Russell Westbrook steals)	11	6
7:34	Russell Westbrook makes two point shot	11	8
7:26	Tyrese Haliburton traveling	11	8
7:11	LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Avery Bradley assists)	11	11
7:06	LeBron James personal foul	11	11
7:06	Talen Horton-Tucker enters the game for Russell Westbrook	11	11
7:06	Alex Len enters the game for Damian Jones	11	11
7:06	Buddy Hield enters the game for Tyrese Haliburton	11	11
6:57	Alex Len makes 4-foot two point shot (De'Aaron Fox assists)	13	11
6:38	Malik Monk misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	11
6:35	Avery Bradley offensive rebound	13	11
6:34	Avery Bradley makes 12-foot jumper	13	13
6:24	De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup	15	13
6:24	Lakers Full timeout	15	13
6:04	Malik Monk bad pass (Marvin Bagley III steals)	15	13
5:58	Buddy Hield makes 25-foot three point shot (Harrison Barnes assists)	18	13
5:41	Malik Monk misses two point shot	18	13
5:39	Malik Monk offensive rebound	18	13
5:35	LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	13
5:34	Kings defensive team rebound	18	13
5:24	De'Aaron Fox makes 2-foot layup (Harrison Barnes assists)	20	13
5:03	Avery Bradley misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	13
5:01	Talen Horton-Tucker offensive rebound	20	13
4:59	Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point shot	20	15
4:50	De'Aaron Fox misses two point shot	20	15
4:48	Alex Len offensive rebound	20	15
4:47	Harrison Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	15
4:43	Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound	20	15
4:39	Marvin Bagley III misses driving layup	20	15
4:37	Malik Monk defensive rebound	20	15
4:34	LeBron James misses two point shot	20	15
4:30	Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound	20	15
4:27	De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup (Buddy Hield assists)	22	15
4:06	Malik Monk makes 26-foot three point jumper (Talen Horton-Tucker assists)	22	18
3:54	Buddy Hield misses driving layup	22	18
3:52	LeBron James defensive rebound	22	18
3:52	Alex Len personal take foul	22	18
3:52	Carmelo Anthony enters the game for Trevor Ariza	22	18
3:52	Dwight Howard enters the game for Avery Bradley	22	18
3:52	Austin Reaves enters the game for Talen Horton-Tucker	22	18
3:52	Tyrese Haliburton enters the game for De'Aaron Fox	22	18
3:52	Davion Mitchell enters the game for Marvin Bagley III	22	18
3:52	Maurice Harkless enters the game for Harrison Barnes	22	18
3:40	Maurice Harkless kicked ball violation	22	18
3:29	LeBron James misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	22	18
3:25	Buddy Hield defensive rebound	22	18
3:15	Buddy Hield misses 27-foot three point jumper	22	18
3:13	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	22	18
3:10	Russell Westbrook enters the game for LeBron James	22	18
3:10	Talen Horton-Tucker enters the game for Malik Monk	22	18
3:03	Russell Westbrook misses 19-foot jumper	22	18
3:02	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	22	18
3:00	Dwight Howard makes dunk	22	20
2:49	Buddy Hield makes 28-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	25	20
2:27	Talen Horton-Tucker misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	25	20
2:21	Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound	25	20
2:17	Davion Mitchell makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	27	20
2:03	Lakers Full timeout	27	20
1:56	Talen Horton-Tucker makes driving layup	27	22
1:42	Buddy Hield misses 27-foot three point jumper	27	22
1:38	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	27	22
1:30	Russell Westbrook misses driving floating jump shot	27	22
1:28	Alex Len defensive rebound	27	22
1:26	Buddy Hield misses two point shot	27	22
1:23	Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound	27	22
1:14	Dwight Howard makes 3-foot dunk (Austin Reaves assists)	27	24
58.1	Alex Len makes layup (Maurice Harkless assists)	29	24
58.1	Carmelo Anthony shooting foul	29	24
58.1	Alex Len makes free throw 1 of 1	30	24
42.1	Russell Westbrook misses driving layup	30	24
38.3	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	30	24
38.3	Dwight Howard misses tip shot	30	24
38.3	Alex Len defensive rebound	30	24
33.0	Tyrese Haliburton misses 27-foot three point shot	30	24
30.5	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	30	24
28.1	Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)	30	24
28.1	Buddy Hield makes technical free throw	31	24
16.3	Talen Horton-Tucker makes step back jumpshot	31	26
1.2	Buddy Hield misses 27-foot three point jumper	31	26
1.0	Kings offensive team rebound	31	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	26

Regular Season Series

LAL lead 2-1

Kings
141
Lakers
137

Game 1

27/11

Lakers
117
Kings
92

Game 2

1/12

Kings
114
Lakers
122

Game 3

5/1

Lakers
116
Kings
125

Game 4

13/1

crypto.com Arena

3:30 AM, 5 January 2022

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 17,919

Referees:
Brian Forte
CJ Washington
J.B. DeRosa

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	51	31	.622	-	L3
Phoenix	49	33	.598	2	W3
LA Lakers	47	35	.573	4	W2
Sacramento	46	36	.561	5	W1
Golden State	46	36	.561	5	W1

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