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NBA · PRESEASON FINAL

Los Angeles Lakers 127 · Sacramento Kings 103

2026-10-05 · Golden 1 Center

Golden 1 Center · 2026-10-05

The final score was Los Angeles Lakers 127 · Sacramento Kings 103. This NBA game is preseason. The breakdown below uses this game’s figures, separate from season averages.

The scoring path

Cumulative points by quarter for Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento KingsTHE MATCHUP LAB · SCORING TIMELINELakersAWAY · FINAL127KingsHOME · FINAL1030326496128STARTQ1Q2Q3Q4
Q1LAL +8point differential in this period
Q2LAL +18point differential in this period
Q3SAC +4point differential in this period
Quarter scoring
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Los Angeles Lakers36372628127
Sacramento Kings28193026103

The numbers behind this game

Los Angeles Lakers

2025–26 regular season

127
MeasureSeason averageLeague rankThis game
STANDARD STATS
Points / game116.311 / 30127.0
Rebounds / game41.027 / 3039.0
Assists / game25.917 / 3029.0
Turnovers / game13.816 / 3021.0
Steals / game8.514 / 3015.0
Blocks / game4.322 / 304.0
FG%50.2%1 / 3050.0%
3PT%35.9%14 / 3045.5%
FT%76.3%26 / 3075.8%
THE LAB MEASURES
eFG%57.3%2 / 3062.2%
Turnover rate12.6%21 / 3017.9%
Offensive rebound rate——21.4%
Free-throw pressure0.3201 / 300.402

Sacramento Kings

2025–26 regular season

103
MeasureSeason averageLeague rankThis game
STANDARD STATS
Points / game111.028 / 30103.0
Rebounds / game42.322 / 3046.0
Assists / game25.520 / 3020.0
Turnovers / game13.715 / 3027.0
Steals / game8.020 / 3010.0
Blocks / game4.520 / 302.0
FG%46.7%18 / 3045.1%
3PT%34.0%29 / 3017.4%
FT%77.2%21 / 3073.5%
THE LAB MEASURES
eFG%52.5%29 / 3047.6%
Turnover rate12.2%15 / 3021.8%
Offensive rebound rate——30.2%
Free-throw pressure0.25619 / 300.415

ESPN team totals and game box scores checked October 6. NBA season averages and ranks use 2025–26; preseason game results are shown separately. Ranks are within the league, with ties sharing a rank; a lower turnover rate is better. Season offensive rebound rate needs opponent defensive-rebound totals, which this feed does not supply. A dash means unavailable. This game’s offensive rebound rate uses the opponent’s actual rebounds.

How we read the Lab measures

eFG% gives a made three its extra value. Turnover rate estimates the share of plays lost before a shot. Offensive rebound rate is the share of available offensive rebounds collected. Free-throw pressure is FTA/FGA. The calculations are (FGM + 0.5 × 3PM)/FGA; TOV/(FGA + 0.44 × FTA + TOV); OREB/(OREB + opponent DREB); and FTA/FGA.

The Lab’s result test

Los Angeles Lakers won by 24 points. Q2 supplied the largest scoring swing in the winner’s favor, a +18-points period. The chart shows the result’s path; the box score helps explain what created it.

The shooting test is Los Angeles Lakers at 62.2% eFG against Sacramento Kings at 47.6%. Effective field goal percentage includes the extra value of a made three. Compare it with turnover rate, offensive rebounds and free-throw pressure before assigning the result to shooting alone.

It is preseason. The result counts as a completed game, but it does not count toward regular-season standings. Our next test is whether the rotation creates the same quality of chances and communicates on defense when the lineup changes.

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