On Sunday evening, the Sacramento Kings played the Lakers in Los Angeles.
The Kings lost by a score of 125-101.
Russell Westbrook finished with 13 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals while shooting 6/17 from the field and 1/5 from three-point range in 26 minutes of playing time.
NBA World Reacts To Russell Westbrook’s Performance In Kings-Lakers Game
Here’s what people were saying about Westbrook:
James Ham: “From the Kings: With his field goal at the 7:18 mark of Q4 tonight vs. LAL, Westbrook has passed Dominique Wilkins (26,688) for 16th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.”
@TheWestWolfPod: “Russ gotta take care of the ball. No, not all of them were his fault, but he’s gotta take care of the rock.”
@LakeShowYo: “This is why Lakers traded Westbrook He bricked back-to-back threes, this turnover, and missed a layup all within a minute”
@TheDom45: “Westbrook missed open 3 Westbrook missed contested 3 Westbrook turnover Westbrook layup gets slapped to halfcourt off the backboard leading to a fast break 3 Can anyone else be on the floor please? We are bad and this is what makes us unwatchable.”
@LADEig: “A Laker fan was ejected for calling Russ “Westbrick” 😬”
A Laker fan was ejected for calling Russ “Westbrick” 😬 pic.twitter.com/B4lbzgUNuk
— Lakers All Day Everyday (@LADEig) December 29, 2025
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Westbrook entered the night with averages of 14.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.4 steals per contest while shooting 43.1% from the field and 36.1% from three-point range in 31 games.
Let Russ cook 👨🍳 pic.twitter.com/sJzLzz5zen
— Kings on NBCS (@NBCSKings) December 29, 2025
With the loss, the Kings dropped to 8-24 in 32 games, which has them as the 14th seed in the Western Conference.
They are just 3-14 in the 17 games they have played on the road.
Following the Lakers, the Kings will play their next game on Tuesday when they visit the LA Clippers.
tonight’s starters ⤵️
👑 Russell Westbrook
👑 Keon Ellis
👑 DeMar DeRozan
👑 Precious Achiuwa
👑 Maxime RaynaudStarting Lineup presented by @PhoongLawCorp pic.twitter.com/HqittdeP4f
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) December 29, 2025
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Westbrook spent part of two seasons playing for the Lakers (2021-23).
In that span, he had averages of 17.4 points, 6.9 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 43.4% from the field in 130 games (81 starts).
Russ passed Dominique Wilkins for No. 16 on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with this bucket 👏 pic.twitter.com/s9T700Et1F
— Kings on NBCS (@NBCSKings) December 29, 2025
As for the Lakers, they improved to 20-10 in 30 games, which has them as the fourth seed in the Western Conference.
The victory snapped a three-game losing streak (and they are 8-5 at home).
Following the Kings, the Lakers will play their next game on Tuesday when they host the Detroit Pistons.
