Los Angeles Lakers at Sacramento Kings 1/12/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The final game of the Wednesday night NBA schedule will feature a matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Sacramento Kings from the Golden 1 Center. The Lakers (21-20) have split their previous ten games and trail Denver by a half-game for sixth place in the Western Conference standings. On Sunday, Los Angeles allowed Memphis to shoot 55 percent from the field during a 127-119 home loss.

Los Angeles F LeBron James led all scorers with 36 points (14-19 FG) to go along with nine rebounds and seven assists. The rest of the starters combined for 22 points on a woeful 8-for-39 shooting effort.

The Sacramento Kings are looking to snap a five-game losing streak and trail Portland by 1.5 games for tenth place in the West. On Monday, Sacramento was unable to make the plays down the stretch of a 109-108 home loss versus Cleveland. The Kings (16-27) were outrebounded by a 48-43 margin and shot 43 percent from the field.

Sacramento G Tyrese Haliburton tallied a game-high 21 points on 8-for-16 shooting with eight assists. Buddy Hield added 19 points (7-11 FG) in 27 minutes off the bench for the Kings.