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Los Angeles Lakers v Sacramento Kings
NBA Regular Season
Saturday 1 May 2021
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Tip-off at 04:30 CAT
The Los Angeles Lakers will start as favourites to dethrone the Sacramento Kings when the teams meet in an
NBA Regular Season game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on the morning of Saturday 1 May 2021. Tip-off is at 04:30 CAT.
The Lakers are fighting hard to finish in the top five of the Western Conference, with a weekend defeat to the Dallas Mavericks demonstrating that they are struggling to find a rhythm as players return from injury and try to fit themselves back into the system.
"It's like you're starting over with the guys and just trying to find a connection with these guys again," said star man Anthony Davis. "They're trying to find a connection with me. So, it's like we're starting from zero, which is tough so late in the season. We’ve got to be able to get some wins. This was tough for us.”
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The Kings are struggling to put themselves in position to enter the play-in tournament, though they have put in some promising performances – even in defeats. Such an example came around this past weekend when Sacramento pushed a Steph Curry-inspired Golden State Warriors all the way in a 117-113 defeat.
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"We had our chances," coach Luke Walton said. "We missed some free throws. We had some looks that we could have scored on, but overall a really good game by our team tonight."
Walton also hopes to see Buddy Hield find his best form: “If there’s not a hand in front of him, he has the green light to let it go. That’s the type of shooter he is and that’s what we want him doing.”
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In head-to-head stats, the Lakers and the Kings have met in 436 Regular Season games since 1948-49, with Los Angeles claiming 278 wins compared to 158 for Sacramento. The teams last met in the Regular Season in April 2021, with the Lakers claiming a 115-94 away win thanks to 30 points from Kyle Kuzma.
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Los Angeles Lakers v Sacramento Kings – Head-to-head
Regular Season games played: 436
Lakers wins: 278
Kings wins: 158
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