Lakers vs Kings: head-to-head
43 meetings since 2015-16
Los Angeles Lakers21wins
Sacramento Kings22Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Lakers and the Kings have met 43 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Kings lead the series 22-21, close to an even split.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Lakers won 5 and the Kings won 1. The most recent game, on November 4, 2026, ended Lakers 116-103.
The home team won 21 of the 43 games (49%). These matchups averaged 225.7 total points, with a typical winning margin of 10.0 points; 16 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Lakers in 2024-25, Kings in 2023-24, Kings in 2015-16. Their next meeting is scheduled for November 20, 2026 in Los Angeles.
Next meetings
| Nov 20, 2026 | Kings @ Lakers | 10:00 PM EST | LAL 89% |
| Jan 19, 2027 | Lakers @ Kings | 10:00 PM EST | |
| Jan 22, 2027 | Kings @ Lakers | 10:00 PM EST |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Lakers | LAL 117 – 92 SAC · 2021-11-30 |
| Kings | LAL 92 – 116 SAC · 2016-12-12 |
2026-27 LAL 1 – 0 SAC
| 2026-11-04 | LAL 116 – 103 SAC | Final |
2025-26 LAL 3 – 1 SAC
| 2026-03-01 | SAC 104 – 128 LAL | Final |
| 2026-01-12 | LAL 112 – 124 SAC | Final |
| 2025-12-28 | SAC 101 – 125 LAL | Final |
| 2025-10-26 | LAL 127 – 120 SAC | Final |
2024-25 LAL 4 – 0 SAC
| 2024-12-28 | SAC 122 – 132 LAL | Final |
| 2024-12-21 | LAL 103 – 99 SAC | Final |
| 2024-12-19 | LAL 113 – 100 SAC | Final |
| 2024-10-26 | SAC 127 – 131 LAL | Final |
2023-24 LAL 0 – 4 SAC
| 2024-03-13 | LAL 107 – 120 SAC | Final |
| 2024-03-06 | SAC 130 – 120 LAL | Final |
| 2023-11-15 | SAC 125 – 110 LAL | Final |
| 2023-10-29 | LAL 127 – 132 SAC | Final/OT |
2022-23 LAL 1 – 3 SAC
| 2023-01-18 | SAC 116 – 111 LAL | Final |
| 2023-01-07 | LAL 136 – 134 SAC | Final |
| 2022-12-21 | LAL 120 – 134 SAC | Final |
| 2022-11-11 | SAC 120 – 114 LAL | Final |
2021-22 LAL 2 – 2 SAC
| 2022-01-12 | LAL 116 – 125 SAC | Final |
| 2022-01-04 | SAC 114 – 122 LAL | Final |
| 2021-11-30 | LAL 117 – 92 SAC | Final |
| 2021-11-26 | SAC 141 – 137 LAL | Final/3OT |
2020-21 LAL 1 – 2 SAC
| 2021-04-30 | SAC 110 – 106 LAL | Final |
| 2021-04-02 | LAL 115 – 94 SAC | Final |
| 2021-03-03 | LAL 120 – 123 SAC | Final |
2019-20 LAL 2 – 1 SAC
| 2020-08-13 | SAC 136 – 122 LAL | Final |
| 2020-02-01 | LAL 129 – 113 SAC | Final |
| 2019-11-15 | SAC 97 – 99 LAL | Final |
2018-19 LAL 3 – 1 SAC
| 2019-03-24 | SAC 106 – 111 LAL | Final |
| 2018-12-30 | SAC 114 – 121 LAL | Final |
| 2018-12-27 | LAL 116 – 117 SAC | Final |
| 2018-11-10 | LAL 101 – 86 SAC | Final |
2017-18 LAL 2 – 2 SAC
| 2018-04-01 | SAC 84 – 83 LAL | Final |
| 2018-02-24 | LAL 113 – 108 SAC | Final |
| 2018-01-09 | SAC 86 – 99 LAL | Final |
| 2017-11-22 | LAL 102 – 113 SAC | Final |
2016-17 LAL 2 – 2 SAC
| 2017-04-07 | SAC 94 – 98 LAL | Final |
| 2017-02-14 | SAC 97 – 96 LAL | Final |
| 2016-12-12 | LAL 92 – 116 SAC | Final |
| 2016-11-10 | LAL 101 – 91 SAC | Final |
2015-16 LAL 0 – 4 SAC
| 2016-03-15 | SAC 106 – 98 LAL | Final |
| 2016-01-20 | SAC 112 – 93 LAL | Final |
| 2016-01-07 | LAL 115 – 118 SAC | Final |
| 2015-10-30 | LAL 114 – 132 SAC | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.