Lakers 103-99 Kings (December 21, 2024) Game Recap

Lakers 103-99 Kings (December 21, 2024) Game Recap

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — LeBron James had 32 points and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings 103-99 on Saturday to win a two-game set.

Trailing 101-99 with 12 seconds left, the Kings had a chance to tie the game after Anthony Davis missed two free throws but wasted the chance because they couldn’t get the rebound. Austin Reaves was fouled and made both free throws to tie the game.

Reaves finished with 16 points and Davis had 10 points and 15 rebounds as the Lakers completed the sweep after a 113-100 win over the Kings on Thursday.

De’Aaron Fox led Sacramento with 31 points. Domantas Sabonis had 19 points and 19 rebounds and DeMar DeRozan added 12 points for the Kings.

Davis scored his 642nd block, passing Kobe Bryant for the fifth-most blocks in franchise history.

Takeaways

Lakers: Los Angeles turned the ball over 10 times in the first quarter but only four times in the remaining three quarters.

Kings: Head coach Mike Brown was hoping for fewer turnovers and fouls from his team, but Sacramento opened the game with a bad pass and a shooting foul on James. The Kings recorded four turnovers in the first five minutes, but once the Lakers started turning them over as well, Sacramento capitalized.

Key moment

After Davis missed the second free throw, Rui Hachimura passed the ball back to Davis, who quickly passed it to Reaves, forcing the Kings to foul.

Key statistics

Both teams shot less than 30% from three, but Sacramento (27%) held a slight edge over Los Angeles (25.7%).

Next

The Lakers host the Pistons on Monday and the Kings face the Pacers on a short break on Sunday.

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