Kings and Lakers Face Off in Seeding Game Finale
The Sacramento Kings take on the Los Angeles Lakers in an NBA seeding game in Orlando on Thursday afternoon.

The Kings (30-41) will be wrapping up their season with this contest, as they were eliminated from contention for the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference several days ago. Sacramento was ousted by losing five of their first six seeding games, but ironically, they triumphed over the New Orleans Pelicans with a short-handed squad on Tuesday by a 112-106 score. Harrison Barnes led the Kings with 25 points, supplementing them with eight rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Bogdan Bogdanovic followed with 16 points, seven assists, six rebounds and two steals. Nemanja Bjelica turned in 13 points, five rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block. Harry Giles and Jabari Parker posted matching 12-point contributions, with Parker also hauling in 11 rebounds. Buddy Hield compiled 11 points, three assists and two rebounds.

The Kings will likely list De'Aaron Fox (shoulder), Richaun Holmes (hip) and Kent Bazemore (calf) as questionable at best for Thursday's game after all three missed Tuesday's contest against the Pelicans.

The Lakers (52-18) haven't exactly been at their sharpest in the restart bubble -- their 3-4 record in seeding games is evidence of such -- but they've done enough to clinch the top seed in the Western Conference and have been managing the health of their top stars carefully. Los Angeles' most recent time on the floor resulted in one of their three Orlando victories, as they notched a 124-121 win over the Nuggets on Monday night. LeBron James paced the Lakers with 29 points, adding 12 assists, one rebound and two blocks. Anthony Davis followed with 27 points, six rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocks. Kyle Kuzma provided the game-winning basket as part of a 25-point effort and also delivered six boards, three assists and two steals. Dion Waiters and Danny Green furnished 12 and 11 points, respectively.

The Lakers are likely to list Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (ankle) as no better than questionable after he missed Monday's game against the Nuggets. Rajon Rondo (thumb) remains out.

The two teams have met twice previously this season. The Lakers hold a 2-0 series lead, having notched 99-97 and 129-113 wins on Nov. 15 and Feb. 1, respectively.
Posted on: 8/12/2020 12:13 PM
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