Los Angeles plays Sacramento in conference matchup

Sacramento Kings (0-1, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (1-0, fourth in the Western Conference)

Los Angeles; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento plays Los Angeles for a Western Conference matchup.

Los Angeles finished 47-35 overall and 27-25 in Western Conference play last season. The Lakers averaged 118.0 points per game last season, 55.6 in the paint, 16.3 off of turnovers and 17.0 on fast breaks.

Sacramento went 46-36 overall, 10-7 in Pacific Division play and 22-19 on the road a season ago. The Kings averaged 116.6 points per game while allowing opponents to score 114.8 last season.

INJURIES: Lakers: Jarred Vanderbilt: out (foot), Christian Wood: out (knee), Christian Koloko: day to day (illness), Jalen Hood-Schifino: out (illness).

Kings: Devin Carter: out (shoulder), Orlando Robinson: day to day (mcl).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.