SACRAMENTO -- The circus comes to town Saturday evening. LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers drop by Golden 1 Center for the first of four matchups against the Kings this season.
Sacramento is coming off a strong win over the Minnesota Timberwolves Friday evening. Dave Joerger went deep to his bench in the victory with the back-to-back scheduled for the next night.
Los Angeles has won three of the last four coming into the night. The Lakers are off to a slow start after revamping their roster over the summer, and they currently sit at 5-6 on the season.
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The Kings finish their four-game homestand Monday evening with a visit from the San Antonio Spurs. They’ll have a three day break before heading out on the road for a back-to-back with the Memphis Grizzlies and Houston Rockets next Friday and Saturday.
Line: Lakers by 5.5
PROJECTED LINEUPS
Kings
PG De’Aaron Fox
SG Buddy Hield
SF Iman Shumpert
PF Nemanja Bjelica
C Willie Cauley-Stein
Lakers
PG Rajon Rondo
SG Brandon Ingram
SF LeBron James
PF Kyle Kuzma
C JaVale McGee
INJURY REPORT
Kings
No injuries to report
Lakers
PG Lonzo Ball (ankle) is questionable.
ROTATION OUTLOOK
Kings: Coach Dave Joerger has a full arsenal to work with Saturday against the Lakers. Bogdan Bogdanovic is back after sitting out Friday due to “load management.” He’ll likely see his minutes steadily increase from the 18 he played Wednesday in his season debut. Willie Cauley-Stein is coming off a second straight offensive outburst, posting 25 points in the team’s win over the T-Wolves. Kosta Koufos continues to play limited, but valuable minutes off the Kings bench.
Lakers: Luke Walton has been all over the board with his rotations early in the season. The trio of LeBron James, Kyle Kuzma and Brandon Ingram have provided the offensive punch, and big man JaVale McGee is having a surprising start to the season as well. Like the Kings, the Lakers like to play with pace, which should set up an entertaining 48 minutes of hoops.