3rd quarter report
The Lakers are on the road but don’t seem to be in any worse shape. Sitting on a score of 86-80, they appear to be the better team, but there is still a quarter to play.
If the Lakers continue to play like this, they will reach their 16-12 record in no time. On the other hand, the Kings will have to settle for a 13-16 record unless they turn things around (and quickly).
Who’s playing
Los Angeles Lakers @ Sacramento Kings
Current records: Los Angeles 15-12, Sacramento 13-15
How to watch
- When: Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 6 p.m. ET
- Or: Golden 1 Center – Sacramento, California
- TV: NBC Sports California
- Follow: CBS Sports app
- Online broadcast: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $57.23
What you need to know
The Los Angeles Lakers will face the Sacramento Kings in a holiday battle at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday at Golden 1 Center. The Lakers pulled off a surprise victory in their last outing and will hope to do so once again against the 6-point favorite Kings.
The Lakers are heading into this one after bettors pegged last week’s low/under at 230, but even that proved too high. They came away with a 113-100 victory over the Kings on Thursday. This victory made Los Angeles two consecutive victories.
Austin Reaves and Anthony Davis were among the Lakers’ main playmakers as the former had 25 points plus five assists and five rebounds and the latter had a double-double with 21 points and 20 rebounds. Additionally, Davis also racked up eight offensive rebounds, his most since March.
The Lakers broke the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. This strong performance was nothing new for the team: they have now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Los Angeles’ victory ended a four-game road drought and puts them at 15-12. As for Sacramento, this is the second loss in a row for them and drops their season record to 13-15.
Odds
Sacramento is a solid 6-point favorite against Los Angeles, according to the latest NBA Odds.
The line drifted a bit toward the Kings, as the game opened with the Kings as 4-point favorites.
The over/under is 228 points.
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History of the series
Sacramento has won 7 of its last 10 games against Los Angeles.
- December 19, 2024 – Los Angeles 113 vs. Sacramento 100
- October 26, 2024 – Los Angeles 131 vs. Sacramento 127
- March 13, 2024 – Sacramento 120 vs. Los Angeles 107
- March 6, 2024 – Sacramento 130 vs. Los Angeles 120
- November 15, 2023 – Sacramento 125 vs. Los Angeles 110
- October 29, 2023 – Sacramento 132 vs. Los Angeles 127
- January 18, 2023 – Sacramento 116 vs. Los Angeles 111
- January 7, 2023 – Los Angeles 136 vs. Sacramento 134
- December 21, 2022 – Sacramento 134 vs. Los Angeles 120
- November 11, 2022 – Sacramento 120 vs. Los Angeles 114
