NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 4 of the season
What does Kings vs Lakers change in the NBA playoff race?
Fri, Jan 22, 2027 · 10:00 PM ET (Jan 23, 12:00 KST)Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles
What's at stake
Current standings (107 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 West teams. Arithmetic, not odds.
Kings win
Magic number = wins left to lock a top-10 (play-in) finish (top-6 magic: a direct berth); tragic number = losses left until elimination. Ties count against the team. How we calculate →
Season series
Meeting 4 of 4 this season
Kings 0Lakers 0
Before this game
- Nov 4 Lakers @ Kings (Scheduled)
- Nov 20 Kings @ Lakers (Scheduled)
- Jan 19 Lakers @ Kings (Scheduled)
- Jan 22 Kings @ Lakers (Scheduled)
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Team records
Injury report
Kings
- Maxime RaynaudOut
- Ben SimmonsOut
- Keegan MurrayOut
- Precious AchiuwaProbable
- Sean PedullaOut
Lakers
- Adou ThieroOut
- Walker KesslerAvailable
BALLDONTLIE injury report (status only). It can change before tip-off.
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Game data: BALLDONTLIE. Magic and tragic numbers are computed by this site.