Overview
- Sacramento secured its first home victory over Los Angeles in nearly two years and handed the Lakers a third straight loss.
- DeMar DeRozan paced the Kings with 32 points, countering Luka Dončić’s game-high 42.
- LeBron James scored 22 points and wore a special patch marking his 23rd NBA season.
- The Lakers shot 8-for-36 from three-point range, with coach JJ Redick saying, “We just didn’t make anything.”
- Dennis Schröder remained out under a three-game suspension and posted on Instagram that he will be back on court soon, also commenting “attempting” on a report about the ban.