[Game] 32/82: Kings @ lakers 28 DEC 2025, 6:30pm PT/9:30pm ET

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Sacramento Kings 8-23 (3-13 Away) @ Los Angeles lakers 19-10 (7-5 Home)
28 December 2025, 6:30pm PT/9:30pm ET
crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California

Last 5:
lakers 2-3 Kings 2-3

Series:
lakers lead 1-0​

Game Preview:
Minus key piece, Lakers out to shore up defense vs. Kings (NBA.com)

Availability:
Broadcast: NBA League Pass, NBC Sports California
Radio: Sactown Sports 1140 AM

Box Score (via ESPN.com)

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Injury Report (as of 4pm ET):
lakers:
Drew Timme - QUESTIONABLE (concussion)
Jaxson Hayes - OUT (ankle)
Austin Reaves - OUT (calf)
Gabe Vincent - OUT (back)


Kings:
Devin Carter - QUESTIONABLE (ankle)
Drew Eubanks - OUT (thumb)
Zach LaVine - OUT (ankle)
Keegan Murray - OUT (calf)
Domantas Sabonis - OUT (knee)



Referee Assignments:
James Williams (#60 - Crew Chief), Scott Twardoski (#52 - Referee), CJ Washington (#12 - Umpire). Thirty-nine years combined experience.



Mister Slim Says: Sacramento appears to be trending towards developing their young players as Raynaud, Clifford, Cardwell and Ellis all factored heavily into their victory over the Mavericks yesterday. Next up are the hated lakers on the second night of a back-to-back. Los Angeles, as always, has the star power that you would think would entitle them to a favorable whistle... and maybe it will. Reasonable Kings fans should be pleased with whatever outcome, as long as the kids continue to get heavy burn.

:: clears throat ::

:: stage whispers :: Beat LA

 

[Padrino]

Paperback. It's like Scrabble, but with cards. Really fun, if you're into word games.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Might be my last game for a while as I am letting League Pass lapse and I just checked me mum's xfinity and found out she is on the "popular" package which lost NBC Sports earlier this year. Great Scott, it is $50 extra per month! Let us hope that we at least get enough roster movement and a high enough pick to entice me into pre-ordering 2k next year and getting "free" LP again.

If Maxime gets a boosted MyTeam card that could be pretty fun.

 

[Warhawk]

Games like Priorities, Uno, Cards Against Humanity, Munchkin, etc., are all good.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Games like Priorities, Uno, Cards Against Humanity, Munchkin, etc., are all good.

I can't believe I left out Uno. Actually, you know what? I'm making an executive decision...

 

[iowamcnabb]

Had a Euchre phase for awhile

 

[SacTownKid]

Feels like another game where the Kings could catch a team.

 

[gunks]

Throwing my Lin hat in the trash for this one.

Beat LA!

 

[White_Chocolate]

Cribbage

 

[Caccia]

Light the Beam in La La Land!

 

[Caccia]

The Lakers had a full-team meeting to "discuss" recent performances. Such confabulations do not always bring the desired results. It would be nice to see a strong start tonight.

 

[Turgenev]

Wingspan

 

[KainLear]

Can we add records for refs too? Like, how many fouls per game they each called in their Sacramento appearance?

 

[Spike]

Had a Euchre phase for awhile

Euchre?
I don't even know her.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

FWIW, DeMar DeRozan has lost five straight and six of his last seven versus LeBron James. You friendly reminder that Domantas Sabonis had never lost to Anthony Davis in his career until the Kings traded for DeRozan.

 

[Jdbraver137]

And we are back to no passing and midrange shooting. Doug needs to cut that out

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Todos viejos, todo el tiempo. No me gusto.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

And we are back to no passing and midrange shooting. Doug needs to cut that out

How is anyone going to ask one of the best mid range scorers in history, to not take those?

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Drew Timme sighting

 

[Jdbraver137]

How is anyone going to ask one of the best mid range scorers in history, to not take those?

Midrange doesn’t win games anymore. Look at his teams successes lately.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Midrange doesn’t win games anymore. Look at his teams successes lately.

Maybe this is how they're trying to "throw" the games during this tank?

 

[iowamcnabb]

How is that a foul

 

[Rob-The-Great]

Ballhogs

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Midrange doesn’t win games anymore.

 

[HndsmCelt]

Slim left out Hearts? SMH

 

[The_Jamal]

Nique playing great D on Luka there

 

[iowamcnabb]

Great defense Nique

 

[iowamcnabb]

Damn now I owe the coke

 

[The_Jamal]

This Laker team doesn't look like a title contender without that FT disparity

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

The two big lineup is somewhat mitigated by the three sub-6'6" guards, though.