| Sacramento Kings (5-9) at Los Angeles Lakers (10-1), 9:30 p.m. |
| 2008-09 Head-to-head record |
First meeting |
| 2007-08 Head-to-head record |
Los Angeles 3-1 |
| 2006-07 Head-to-head record |
Los Angeles 3-1 |
| 2005-06 Head-to-head record |
Tied 2-2 |
| 2004-05 Head-to-head record |
Sacramento 3-1 |
| 2003-04 Head-to-head record |
Sacramento 3-1 |
| 2002-03 Head-to-head record |
Tied 2-2 |
| Overall Head-to-head record |
Los Angeles 72-29 |
| Home Record: |
Sacramento 3-4; Los Angeles 5-1 |
| Away Record: |
Sacramento 2-5; Los Angeles 5-0 |
| Current Streak: |
Sacramento (L1); Los Angeles (W3) |
| Record vs. Pacific Division: |
Sacramento 2-1; Los Angeles 3-0 |
| Record vs. Western Conference: |
Sacramento 5-5; Los Angeles 9-0 |
| 2007-2008 Meetings |
| 03/04 - Los Angeles, 117-105 (at Sac) |
| 03/09 - Sacramento, 114-113 (at LA) |
| 04/06 - Los Angeles, 114-92 (at Sac) |
| 04/15 - Los Angeles, 124-101 (at LA) |
| 2006-2007 Meetings |
| 01/04 - Los Angeles, 132-128 ot (at Sac) |
| 03/02 - Sacramento, 116-108 (at LA) |
| 04/01 - Los Angeles, 126-103 (at LA) |
| 04/18 - Los Angeles, 117-106 (at Sac) |
| 2005-2006 Meetings |
| 01/19 - Sacramento, 118-109 ot (at Sac) |
| 02/23 - Los Angeles, 106-85 (at LA) |
| 03/14 - Sacramento, 114-98 (at Sac) |
| 03/22 - Los Angeles, 87-80 (at LA) |
| 2004-2005 Meetings |
| 11/26 - Sacramento, 109-106 (at LA) |
| 12/16 - Los Angeles, 115-99 (at Sac) |
| 04/10 - Sacramento, 124-105 (at Sac) |
| 04/15 - Sacramento, 115-106 (at LA) |
| 2003-2004 Meetings |
| 01/16 - Sacramento, 103-83 (at Sac) |
| 02/26 - Sacramento, 103-101 (at LA) |
| 03/24 - Los Angeles, 115-91 (at LA) |
| 04/11 - Sacramento, 102-85 (at Sac) |
| 2002-2003 Meetings |
| 12/25 - Sacramento, 105-99 (at LA) |
| 01/31 - Los Angeles, 124-113 (at Sac) |
| 03/20 - Sacramento, 107-99 (at Sac) |
| 04/10 - Los Angeles, 117-104 (at LA) |
| Game Notes |
| Note - The winning team has scored over 100 pts in 24 of the last 25 meetings. |
| Note - The Lakers have won two straight meetings. |
| Note - The Lakers have won five of six and seven of the last nine meetings. |
| Note - The Lakers have won eight of 11 and nine of the last 15 meetings. |
| Note - The Lakers have won 10 of the last 18 meetings. |
| Note - These two teams have split the last 20 meetings. |
| Note - Los Angeles has won 12 of the last 23 meetings. |
| Note - The Lakers have won 14 of 26 and 15 of the last 28 meetings. |
| Note - The Lakers have won 21 of the last 35 meetings. |
| Note - Sacramento has lost two of three and four of its last six at the Lakers. |
| Note - These two teams have split the last eight meetings at the Lakers. |
| Note - Sacramento has lost six of its last 11 at the Lakers. |
| Note - Sacramento has lost eight of 14 and 11 of its last 18 at the Lakers. |
| Note - Sacramento has lost 16 of its last 24 at the Lakers. |
| Note - The Lakers have won four straight after losing their last three at Sac. |
| Note - The Lakers have lost six of their last 11 at Sacramento. |
| Note - The Lakers have won seven of 13 and 10 of their last 17 at Sacramento. |
| Sacramento last five games |
Los Angeles last five games |
| 11/14 - L vs. Phoenix, 95-97 (OT) |
11/12 - W at New Orleans, 93-86 |
| 11/16 - L vs. San Antonio, 88-90 |
11/14 - L vs. Detroit, 95-106 |
| 11/18 - L at Memphis, 94-109 |
11/18 - W vs. Chicago, 116-109 |
| 11/19 - W at New Orleans, 105-96 |
11/20 - W at Phoenix, 105-92 |
| 11/21 - L vs. Portland, 96-117 |
11/21 - W vs. Denver, 104-90 |