Lakers eke out win vs. Kings in offensive showcase

Dennis Schroder made two free throws with 3.6 seconds left, LeBron James recorded 37 factors and the Los Angeles Lakers elevated their season-best profitable streak to 5 video games with a high-octane 136-134 victory over the host Sacramento Kings on Saturday evening.

James added eight rebounds and 7 assists, whereas Thomas Bryant scored a season-high 29 factors on 12-of-14 taking pictures and picked up 14 rebounds for Los Angeles. Schroder was 4 of 5 from 3-point vary whereas scoring 27 factors and Russell Westbrook had 23 factors and matched his season better of 15 assists for the Lakers.

De’Aaron Fox had 34 factors and 9 assists and Domantas Sabonis had 25 factors, 12 rebounds and 7 assists earlier than fouling out for the Kings. Harrison Barnes scored 18 factors, Kevin Huerter added 17, Keegan Murray tallied 16 and Trey Lyles had 11 for Sacramento.

After Schroder made the decisive free throws, Fox’s 42-footer bounced off the again of the rim as time expired.

Sabonis registered his sixteenth consecutive double-double to interrupt the franchise report set by DeMarcus Cousins through the 2013-14 season. Sabonis leads the NBA with 29 double-doubles.

James transformed a three-point play to provide Los Angeles a 133-132 lead with 48.1 seconds remaining. Westbrook break up two free throws with 18.9 seconds left earlier than Fox tied the rating with a 13-foot turnaround jumper with 7.4 seconds to play.

The Lakers shot 61 % from the sector, together with 9 of 21 from 3-point vary, whereas snapping a three-game shedding streak towards the Kings.

Sacramento linked on 52.3 % of its pictures and was 14 of 32 from behind the arc.

The Lakers opened the fourth quarter with an 11-2 burst to take a 120-111 lead with 8:06 remaining.

But the Kings bounced again with a 13-4 run and Sabonis scored back-to-back baskets to tie it at 124 with 4:50 left.

Each group scored at the least 35 factors in every of the primary three quarters of the high-scoring affair.

Sacramento led 38-37 after the primary quarter earlier than the Lakers outscored the Kings 36-35 within the second. Los Angeles shot 62.8 % within the first half, which resulted in a tie at 73.

The Kings led 81-75 early within the third quarter after a 3-pointer by Huerter. But the Lakers tied the rating at 94 on two free throws by Bryant with 5:54 remaining.

Sacramento inched again forward close to the top of the quarter, however James drove for a hoop with 1.3 seconds left to tie it at 109.

–Field Level Media/Reuters