The Los Angeles Lakers swept a two-game set against the Sacramento Kings on Saturday, led by 32 points from LeBron James.
With 12 seconds remaining and down 101-99, the Kings had a chance to level the score after Anthony Davis missed two free throws, but they wasted the chance when they were unable to get the rebound. After being fouled, Austin Reaves made both of his free shots to end the game.
The Lakers defeated the Kings 113-100 on Thursday to clinch the sweep, with Reaves finishing with 16 points and Davis with 10 points and 15 rebounds.
Sacramento was led by De’Aaron Fox, who scored 31 points. The Kings had 12 points from DeMar DeRozan and 19 points and 19 rebounds from Domantas Sabonis.
With his 642nd block, Davis moved up to sixth place in team history, surpassing Kobe Bryant.
Takeaways
Lakers: In the first quarter, Los Angeles turned the ball over ten times, but in the next three quarters, they only did it four times.
Kings: Sacramento started the game with a poor pass and a shooting foul on James, despite head coach Mike Brown’s wish for his team to commit less mistakes and fouls. In the opening five minutes, the Kings committed four turnovers, but Sacramento took advantage of the Lakers’ subsequent turnovers.
Key moment
Rui Hachimura tipped the ball back to Davis after he missed the second free throw, and Davis promptly tossed it to Reaves, causing the Kings to foul.
Key stat
Sacramento (27%) held a tiny advantage over Los Angeles (25.7%), but both teams shot below 30% from three.
Up next
The Kings will play the Pacers on Sunday after a little break, while the Lakers will host the Pistons on Monday.
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