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Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings: Preview and Stats

Saturday 21 November 2026, 03:00 UTC Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Our picks

Our picks for Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings come out after the official NBA injury report, at most 48 hours before tip-off, and at the latest Saturday 21 November 2026, 00:00 UTC (3 hours before tip-off).

We are waiting for the result of a team's previous game.

Our NBA model track record for this matchup

Our winner picks on these teams

Los Angeles Lakers 10 of 13 right (77%)
Sacramento Kings 9 of 11 right (82%)

Settled NBA winner picks since 22 Oct 2026.

Game details

Stage: NBA, Regular season, NBA Cup game
Tip-off: Saturday 21 November 2026, 03:00 UTC
Arena: Crypto.com Arena
City: Los Angeles
Since last match: Los Angeles Lakers: Utah Jazz Sacramento Kings: Phoenix Suns
Next match: Los Angeles Lakers: Utah Jazz Sacramento Kings: Boston Celtics

Missing production & availability impact

Share of last 10 games' offensive creation (PTS + AST) and minutes sidelined.

Los Angeles Lakers

Official NBA injury report not yet filed for this matchup.

Sacramento Kings

Official NBA injury report not yet filed for this matchup.

Official NBA injury report

Los Angeles Lakers

Official NBA injury report not yet filed for this matchup.

Sacramento Kings

Official NBA injury report not yet filed for this matchup.

Expected 8-man core rotation

Projected starters and key bench from recent usage and the official injury report.

Los Angeles Lakers

Projected Starters

G Austin Reaves

35.2 MPG 24.0 PPG 3.7 RPG 4.1 APG
G-F Luka Dončić

36.1 MPG 40.2 PPG 7.6 RPG 7.5 APG
C Walker Kessler

30.7 MPG 13.9 PPG 11.7 RPG 1.9 APG
F Jake LaRavia

26.1 MPG 5.7 PPG 4.2 RPG 2.3 APG
G-F Matisse Thybulle

24.3 MPG 6.5 PPG 1.9 RPG 1.0 APG

Key Bench

G Quentin Grimes

26.1 MPG 7.8 PPG 2.1 RPG 2.4 APG
F-C Sandro Mamukelashvili

24.1 MPG 12.0 PPG 4.6 RPG 1.7 APG
F Ziaire Williams

22.3 MPG 10.9 PPG 2.3 RPG 2.1 APG

Sacramento Kings

Projected Starters

G Darius Acuff Jr.

37.5 MPG 27.6 PPG 3.9 RPG 7.7 APG
F-C Domantas Sabonis

34.4 MPG 13.8 PPG 12.8 RPG 5.7 APG
G Zach LaVine

32.6 MPG 21.7 PPG 3.2 RPG 2.4 APG
G-F De'Andre Hunter

32.8 MPG 14.1 PPG 4.7 RPG 1.3 APG
F Precious Achiuwa

26.1 MPG 9.9 PPG 6.5 RPG 1.0 APG

Key Bench

C Maxime Raynaud

31.8 MPG 16.3 PPG 0.0 RPG 0.0 APG
F Keegan Murray

24.3 MPG 11.0 PPG 1.7 RPG 1.3 APG
G Emanuel Sharp

18.2 MPG 4.3 PPG 1.5 RPG 0.7 APG

OptimaGoal power & pace ratings

Full NBA power ratings

Neutral-court net point rating and 48-minute tempo rank across all 30 NBA franchises.

Los Angeles Lakers

#6 of 30

Net rating +4.6 30d: +0.1

Pace: -2.2 (#23 of 30)

Sacramento Kings

#28 of 30

Net rating -5.6 30d: +1.4

Pace: -0.4 (#6 of 30)

OptimaGoal tactical & efficiency profile (0–100)

Original 0–100 indices built from each team's last 10 played games before tip-off.

Los Angeles Lakers

Net 68

Shot quality (TS%) 77

3PT volume & accuracy 60

Ball security & passing 17

Rebounding control 51

Defensive disruption 60

ORtg 117.8 · DRtg 111.5 · Net +6.3 · TS 61.7%

Sacramento Kings

Net 19

Shot quality (TS%) 44

3PT volume & accuracy 50

Ball security & passing 16

Rebounding control 43

Defensive disruption 31

ORtg 106.1 · DRtg 117.2 · Net -11.1 · TS 57.0%

Los Angeles Lakers · Record vs point differential Outperforming point differential (close-game luck) 11W actual vs 9.3W expected (13 GP)

Sacramento Kings · Record vs point differential Stronger profile than W-L (bounce candidate) 1W actual vs 1.9W expected (11 GP)

Halftime splits & clutch profile

Game-state outcomes and half-by-half scoring share over the last 15 games.

Los Angeles Lakers

Win rate when leading at HT 9/11 (82%)

Comeback wins when trailing at HT 1/2 (50%)

Scoring split (1H vs 2H)

1H: 62.6 (52.0%) 2H: 57.8 (48.0%)

Clutch (≤5 pts / OT): 1-1 10+ pt margins: 6-2

Sacramento Kings

Win rate when leading at HT 2/3 (67%)

Comeback wins when trailing at HT 0/12 (0%)

Scoring split (1H vs 2H)

1H: 56.9 (52.1%) 2H: 52.3 (47.9%)

Clutch (≤5 pts / OT): 0-1 10+ pt margins: 1-9

Pace & total-points trends

Scoring environment and threshold hit counts across the last 10 games.

LAL

SAC

Points scored / game 120.4 109.5

Points allowed / game 114.0 121.0

Average game total 234.4 230.5

Average 1st-half total 118.5 121.7

Possessions / 48 min 102.2 103.2

Games with 220+ pts 7/10 7/10

Games with 230+ pts 7/10 6/10

Games with 240+ pts 4/10 3/10

Scored 115+ pts 8/10 3/10

Schedule density & travel spot

Rest days, multi-game compression and current home/road stretch entering tip-off.

Los Angeles Lakers

1 day rest

1 in 4 nights 1 in 6 nights Homestand · Game 1

Sacramento Kings

1 day rest

1 in 4 nights 1 in 6 nights Road trip · Game 1

Primary offensive threats

Available rotation leaders by scoring and shot share over the last 10 games.

Los Angeles Lakers

#1 Luka Dončić G-F 33.4% pts share

40.2 PPG · 7.6 RPG · 7.5 APG · 5.6 3PM 29.4% FGA
#2 Austin Reaves G 19.9% pts share

24.0 PPG · 3.7 RPG · 4.1 APG · 2.1 3PM 20.1% FGA
#3 Walker Kessler C 11.5% pts share

13.9 PPG · 11.7 RPG · 1.9 APG · 0.0 3PM 10.9% FGA

Sacramento Kings

#1 Darius Acuff Jr. G 25.2% pts share

27.6 PPG · 3.9 RPG · 7.7 APG · 3.4 3PM 26.3% FGA
#2 Zach LaVine G 19.8% pts share

21.7 PPG · 3.2 RPG · 2.4 APG · 2.8 3PM 16.4% FGA
#3 Domantas Sabonis F-C 12.6% pts share

13.8 PPG · 12.8 RPG · 5.7 APG · 0.2 3PM 10.0% FGA

Last five games

Los Angeles Lakers

W 123-112 at Milwaukee Bucks (A) 12 Nov
W 124-114 at Atlanta Hawks (A) 10 Nov
W 121-116 at Detroit Pistons (A) 8 Nov
W 124-118 vs Portland Trail Blazers (H) 7 Nov
W 116-103 at Sacramento Kings (A) 5 Nov

Sacramento Kings

L 100-107 vs Orlando Magic (H) 11 Nov
L 108-114 vs Miami Heat (H) 9 Nov
L 109-124 vs San Antonio Spurs (H) 7 Nov
L 103-116 vs Los Angeles Lakers (H) 5 Nov
W 115-100 at Dallas Mavericks (A) 3 Nov

Most recent first, all games of the season, overtime included.

Last 10 head-to-head meetings

LAL · 8W SAC · 2W

Avg total pts: 231.4 LAL avg: 119.4 SAC avg: 112.0 225+ pt games: 7/10 LAL at home: 4-0

4 Nov 2026 SAC 103‑116 LAL
1 Mar 2026 LAL 128‑104 SAC
12 Jan 2026 SAC 124‑112 LAL
28 Dec 2025 LAL 125‑101 SAC
26 Oct 2025 SAC 120‑127 LAL
28 Dec 2024 LAL 132‑122 SAC
21 Dec 2024 SAC 99‑103 LAL
19 Dec 2024 SAC 100‑113 LAL
26 Oct 2024 LAL 131‑127 SAC
13 Mar 2024 SAC 120‑107 LAL

Season profile comparison

LAL

SAC

Record 11-2 1-10

At home 5-1 0-6

On the road 6-1 1-4

Conference 1 of 15, Western Conference 14 of 15, Western Conference

Streak Won 5 in a row Lost 4 in a row

Days of rest 1 1

Our team rating #7 of 30 #28 of 30

Pace #23 of 30 #6 of 30

Western Conference standings

Full NBA standings

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	L10	Streak
1	Los Angeles Lakers	11	2	.846	–	5-1	6-1	8-2	W7
2	San Antonio Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5	4-2	6-0	10-0	W10
3	Houston Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5	6-1	3-2	7-3	W2
4	Minnesota Timberwolves	9	3	.750	1.5	5-1	4-2	7-3	W5
5	Portland Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0	3-2	5-1	7-3	W2
6	Golden State Warriors	8	4	.667	2.5	6-1	2-3	8-2	L1
7	Oklahoma City Thunder	8	4	.667	2.5	5-0	3-4	6-4	L2
8	Memphis Grizzlies	7	4	.636	3.0	2-4	5-0	6-4	L1
9	Denver Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5	3-2	3-2	6-4	W1
10	Dallas Mavericks	7	5	.583	3.5	5-2	2-3	6-4	L1
11	Phoenix Suns	5	6	.455	5.0	5-3	0-3	5-5	W2
12	New Orleans Pelicans	4	8	.333	6.5	3-4	1-4	4-6	L4
13	LA Clippers	2	8	.200	7.5	2-3	0-5	2-8	L1
14	Sacramento Kings	1	10	.091	9.0	0-6	1-4	1-9	L4
15	Utah Jazz	1	11	.083	9.5	1-6	0-5	0-10	L10

Solid cut lines mark Top 6 (direct Play-offs) and Top 10 (Play-in Tournament).

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