SACRAMENTO, Calif. — LeBron James had 19 factors, six rebounds and 7 assists whereas breaking the NBA report for regular-season minutes, serving to the Los Angeles beat the Sacramento Kings 113-100 on Thursday night time.
James spent 34 minutes on the courtroom in opposition to the Kings to present him 57,471 in his profession, shifting previous Corridor of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (57,446) for the report.
Anthony Davis had 21 factors and 20 rebounds within the opener of a two-game set at Golden 1 Middle. Austin Reaves scored 35 factors and D’Angelo Russell added 16 factors to assist the Lakers (15-12) to their third win in 4 video games.
The Kings trailed a lot of the recreation then closed inside 93-90 on De’Aaron Fox’s jumper with eight minutes remaining. Reaves’s brief financial institution shot and two free throws from Davis sparked a 10-2 run that helped the Lakers draw back.
Fox had 26 factors, 5 assists and three steals for the Kings. Domantas Sabonis added 18 factors, 12 rebounds and 9 assists. Malik Monk scored 17 factors.
Lakers: Davis fell arduous to the ground within the fourth quarter and stayed down for a number of moments earlier than getting up and limping closely. Davis, who has been coping with left plantar fasciitis, stayed within the recreation and instantly made an enormous defensive cease.
Kings: For the second consecutive recreation a poor first quarter doomed Mike Brown’s membership. Sacramento fell behind by 14 early, made a run to take the lead within the second then spent your entire fourth quarter taking part in from behind.
The momentum modified when Fox picked up his fifth foul with 6:47 minutes left within the second half, forcing the purpose guard to the bench. He was restricted to 11 minutes the remainder of the sport.
Three days after giving up 76 factors within the paint to Denver, the Kings held the Lakers to 44 factors inside the important thing.
The groups will full the two-game set in Sacramento on Saturday.
