Kings-Lakers Preview

By JEFF MEZYDLO
Posted Mar 16 2013 1:50PM

With or without Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers are confident they can keep finding ways to win.

As their superstar deals with a severely sprained ankle, the Lakers look to build on an impressive road victory with a seventh straight home win Sunday night against the Sacramento Kings.

Though Bryant missed all four of his shots and finished without a point while playing only one quarter, Los Angeles (35-32) pulled out a 99-93 win at Central Division-leading Indiana on Friday. With Bryant shouting instructions and diagramming plays on the sideline, Dwight Howard had 20 points with 12 rebounds and completed a tiebreaking three-point play with 1:30 remaining.

"It was our best win of the season," said Metta World Peace, who had 19 points and seven boards. "It's been an up-and-down year, not to our fans' liking as far as the record is concerned. But I would say it's our best win of the season."

Los Angeles shot 42.3 percent overall, but 13 of 26 from 3-point range and held the Pacers to 37.4 percent shooting to win for the 18th time in 25 games.

The Lakers hold a slim lead over Utah for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

"I just think we're more comfortable, we are playing more together," point guard Steve Nash said. "I'm confident that we can repeat this performance, but we have to keep winning games."

The Lakers might have to do that without Bryant, who tried to play Friday after turning his ankle late in Wednesday's 96-92 loss at Atlanta - their lone defeat in six contests.

"It really just continued to swell and I couldn't put any weight on it, so I called it a night," he said. "I told them before the game, 'I don't know how much I have, but whatever I have, I'll give you.'"

With Bryant hobbled, the Lakers may look to Howard for more scoring. The center has averaged 21.5 points and 15.5 rebounds in the last six games.

Howard was held to seven points and nine boards in a 113-97 loss at Sacramento on Nov. 21, 10 days after he had 23 and 18 in a 103-90 home win over the Kings. Los Angeles has averaged 110.6 points and shot 49.2 percent while winning eight of nine against Sacramento at Staples Center.

The Kings (23-43) are a West-worst 6-28 away from home and have lost 11 of 12 on the road, but they're coming off their most lopsided win of the season, 121-79 at home over Chicago on Wednesday.

With DeMarcus Cousins sidelined by a left quad injury that's left him day to day, Tyreke Evans had 26 points and Isaiah Thomas added 22 as the Kings shot 54.2 percent, scored 27 fast-break points and committed a season-low five turnovers.

After averaging 118.3 points on 51.7 percent shooting during a 2-1 homestand, Sacramento hopes to carry that success to the road.

"(We have to) just stay consistent, talk on defense, make sure we don't (commit unnecessary) fouls, protect the paint - which we've been doing as of late - and make the extra pass," big man Jason Thompson told the Kings' official website. "(It's important) that we're not forcing things in the paint on offense and making it tough on the defense."

Evans averaged 23.7 points on 66.7 percent shooting during the homestand after putting up 9.8 per contest and making 37.5 percent in the previous four games.

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LA Lakers beat Kings without Kobe, 113-102

By GREG BEACHAM
Posted Mar 18 2013 1:15AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) Kobe Bryant never even emerged from the Los Angeles Lakers' locker room, slowed by his sprained ankle and leveled by an apparent case of the flu.

The Lakers didn't seem to miss him much while they rolled to another win in what's turning into an awfully interesting second half of the season.

Antawn Jamison scored 27 points, Metta World Peace added 22, and the Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings 113-102 Sunday night for their sixth victory in seven games.

With Bryant missing his first game of the season to rest his sprained left ankle, the Lakers tightened their resolve and their rotation. Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni used just seven players, but Jamison and fellow reserve Steve Blake took charge in the second half as the Lakers (36-32) pulled away in the fourth quarter, keeping their one-game lead over Utah (34-32) for eighth place in the Western Conference and moving within a half-game of Houston (36-31) for seventh.

"We're just not making any excuses," Jamison said. "We just looked ourselves in the mirror and said, `It's up to us to turn this thing around.' And I think we've been doing that since the All-Star break. We're finally playing the way we're capable of playing."

Two days after beating Indiana for one of their most impressive road victories of the year, the Lakers persevered with nearly 57-percent shooting and balanced scoring in Bryant's absence. The fifth-leading scorer in NBA history was hurt in the waning seconds of Los Angeles' loss last Wednesday in Atlanta, and he played only the first quarter at Indiana.

Bryant decided not to play shortly before tipoff, and the Lakers said Bryant also is doubtful for Monday's game at Phoenix.

Nobody thinks the Lakers are a better team without Bryant, but their smooth offensive movement suggested they know what to do with the ball when Kobe isn't dominating it.

"That ball moves, and there are some good guys out there on the floor," D'Antoni said. "That ball needs to move, and if it does, then we're really good."

Steve Nash had 19 points and 12 assists, and Dwight Howard added 12 points and 17 rebounds in another superb all-around game as the Lakers pulled away in the fourth quarter of their seventh straight home win - and their first victory without Bryant and Pau Gasol in their lineup since Gasol joined the club on Feb. 1, 2008.

Although Howard went scoreless in the second half, he continued his impressive stretch of play after the All-Star break, grabbing at least 12 rebounds for the 14th straight game while blocking five shots. The All-Star center even made his first four free throws - before missing six straight.

"It's tough for teams to play defense when the ball is moving like that," Howard said. "I was just happy with our effort. We had to really talk to each other. They hit a lot of 3's, but it didn't take us away from our principles."

Blake had 16 points and eight assists while playing 34 minutes off the bench for the Lakers, who moved four games above .500 for the first time in their tumultuous season.

The Lakers lost a 10-point lead in the second quarter, but methodically moved ahead in the third. Los Angeles took its biggest lead of the game at 90-78 with 10 1/2 minutes to play, but Sacramento trimmed the margin with a 10-0 run before Blake's defense foiled a 4-on-1 Kings fast break and catalyzed an 11-0 Lakers run to seal it.

"That was a good play for him," said Sacramento's Tyreke Evans, who scored 13 points on 6-for-19 shooting. "But 4-on-1, we've got to get a bucket off that. ... We didn't make shots and didn't get any fouls called. We stopped going to the basket and took a lot of jump shots, and they came down and made all their shots."

Isaiah Thomas scored 26 points and Patrick Patterson had 22 for the Kings, who have lost 12 of 13 on the road. The Kings played without DeMarcus Cousins, who has a bruised left quadriceps.

The Kings have been one of the NBA's highest-scoring teams since the All-Star break, and they routed Chicago in their last game. Sacramento couldn't duplicate that scoring performance against the Lakers despite committing just three turnovers in the first three quarters.

"Some of their guys played great basketball, like they've done over their careers," Kings coach Keith Smart said. "Jamison is not a slouch. He comes in and plays a great role for them, and he made his jump shots. Steve Blake made some big-time 3s. Steve Nash is going to do his job. Dwight Howard is going show his post presence and do his job."

Along with Bryant's woes, Gasol hasn't played for the Lakers since Feb. 5, missing 19 straight games with an injured right foot. The 7-foot Spaniard still hopes to return next week despite feeling discomfort during 2-on-2 drills Saturday.

NOTES: Howard has matched the longest stretch of his career with at least 12 rebounds in every game, equaling a 14-game stretch with Orlando in 2011. It's also the longest such stretch by a player in the NBA this season. ... Cousins didn't make the trip to Los Angeles with the Kings, missing his second straight game. Jason Thompson struggled as Sacramento's starting center, scoring four points on 2-for-8 shooting in 25 minutes. ... Jack Nicholson wore neon-green sneakers at his courtside seat.

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Notebook: Lakers 113, Kings 102

Dan Arritt, for NBA.com
Posted Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:04 AM - Updated Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:04 AM

THE FACTS: There's no replacing Kobe Bryant. That will never happen. But the Lakers are learning it's possible to patch things together long enough to stay afloat in the Western Conference race. They did so Sunday night against the visiting Kings, benefiting from another stellar performance off the bench from Antawn Jamison and Steve Blake, a big-time scoring game from Metta World Peace and another dominant rebounding effort from Dwight Howard, adding up to a 113-102 victory at Staples Center.

QUOTABLE: "When that ball moves, there's some good guys out on the floor. We don't have to be one-player dominant."

-- Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni

THE STAT: With Bryant playing just the first quarter in Friday's win in Indiana because of a severely sprained left ankle and then missing his first full game of the season against Sacramento, Jamison and Blake stepped up for the second consecutive game. Jamison, who scored 18 points on 5-for-7 shooting from 3-point range against the Pacers, came back with 27 points on 5-for-8 shooting from beyond the arc. Blake scored 16 points on 4-for-7 from long range, two nights after he scored 18 points on 5-for-7.

TURNING POINT: After the Lakers took their biggest lead of the game, 88-76, in the opening minute of the fourth quarter, the Kings responded with a 10-0 run to get within two points. The Lakers didn't get rattled, however. Steve Nash sank a pull-up jumper, Blake drilled a 3-pointer and Nash got his 3-point attempt to rattle back in. Jamison then hit a 3 to cap the 11-0 run and the Kings never got back within single digits.

HOT: World Peace sank his first eight field-goal attempts before finishing 10-for-13 with 22 points, his highest output since Jan. 9. Howard finished with 12 points and 17 rebounds, the 14th consecutive game he has grabbed at least 12 boards, matching the longest such streak of his career. The Kings, who were without leading scorer and rebounder DeMarcus Cousins (left quad contusion), were bolstered by point guard Isaiah Thomas and power forward Patrick Patterson. Thomas scored 26 points, the third time in the last four games he has scored at least 22, and Patterson netted 22 points on 9-for-12 shooting.

QUOTABLE II: "He's changing the game for us."

-- Nash on Howard

NOT: If the Kings received the type of performances that they're used to from starters John Salmons and Jason Thompson, they probably would have swiped a victory. But Salmons scored three points on 1-for-7 shooting, six points below his season average, and Thompson scored four points on 2-for-8 from the floor, seven points under his average.

GOOD MOVE: For the first time in the last three games, Howard managed to stay out of early foul trouble. In fact, he didn't pick up his first foul until early in the second half. Howard blocked five shots but it was Blake who likely made the defensive play of the game. After the Kings had cut the deficit to two in the fourth quarter, Blake turned the ball over, leading to a 3-on-1 break heading the other way. Blake stepped in and took a charge on Thompson, however, and L.A. came back with its decisive 11-0 run.

BAD MOVE: With Cousins unavailable, it was up to Thompson to try and slow Howard. But he picked up two quick fouls 11 seconds apart while trying to guard Howard at the start of the game, sending him to the bench in favor of Chuck Hayes. Kings coach Keith Smart also took too long to get Thomas back into the game in the fourth quarter. His replacement, Marcus Thornton, scored the first six points in the 10-0 fourth-quarter run, prompting Smart to leave him on the floor a little longer. But by the time he sent Thomas back into the game with 4:55 left, the Lakers had already stretched their lead back to 13.

NOTABLE: Howard recorded 15 rebounds or more for the 22nd time this season, the most in the NBA. He made his first four free throws but then missed his last six. ... The Lakers moved within a half-game of the Rockets for seventh place in the West. ... Nash finished with 19 points and 12 assists, one off his season high.

UP NEXT: For the Lakers, Monday @ Phoenix, Friday vs. Washington, March 25 @ Golden State. For the Kings, Tuesday vs. L.A. Clippers, Thursday vs. Minnesota, Saturday @ Denver.

• Kings: --
• Lakers: Hill

• Kings: --
• Lakers: --

• Lead Changes: 11
• Times Tied: 8

• Arena: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #72 J.T. Orr, #65 Sean Wright
• Attendance: 18997
• Duration: 2:12

Sacramento Kings (23-44)		Los Angeles Lakers (36-32)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Howard vs Thompson (Nash gains possession)
	11:36	Nash 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:35	Team Rebound
	11:28	Clark 3pt Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:27
Thomas Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:14 [SAC 2-0]
Salmons Foul: Personal (1 PF)	10:59
	10:52 [LAL 2-2]	Nash Step Back Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Patterson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Clark (1 BLK)	10:37
	10:33	Clark Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:27 [LAL 4-2]	Clark Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nash (1 AST)
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	10:09
	10:07	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:52	Nash Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Thompson (1 ST)
Patterson Jump Shot: Missed	09:42
	09:40	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Thompson Foul: Personal (1 PF)	09:35
Thompson Foul: Personal (2 PF)	09:25
	09:13	Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:12	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:12 [LAL 6-2]	Howard Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Thomas Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:57 [SAC 4-6]
Patterson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	08:45
	08:45 [LAL 7-4]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Thompson Substitution replaced by Hayes	08:45
	08:45 [LAL 8-4]	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Salmons Layup Shot: Missed	08:32
Patterson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:29
Patterson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:27 [SAC 6-8]
	08:15	Clark Jump Shot: Missed
Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:12
Patterson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Thomas (1 AST)	07:55 [SAC 9-8]
	07:32 [LAL 10-9]	Meeks Driving Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Clark (1 AST)
	07:22	Meeks Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	07:22 [SAC 10-10]
Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	07:22 [SAC 11-10]
	07:06 [LAL 12-11]	Clark Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Evans 3pt Shot: Missed	06:53
Team Rebound	06:52
	06:52	Clark Substitution replaced by Jamison
Evans 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Salmons (1 AST)	06:44 [SAC 14-12]
	06:27	Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed
Hayes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:26
Evans Jump Shot: Missed	06:17
	06:15	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Evans Foul: Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	06:07
	06:07 [LAL 13-14]	Nash Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)
	05:52	Howard Running Hook Shot: Missed
Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:49
Thomas 3pt Shot: Missed	05:40
	05:38	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	05:28 [LAL 15-14]	World Peace Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nash (2 AST)
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	04:59
	04:57	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	04:48 [LAL 18-14]	Jamison 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: World Peace (1 AST)
Evans Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	04:25
Hayes Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:24
Hayes Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:22 [SAC 16-18]
Evans Violation:Kicked Ball	04:19
	04:19	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:19	Meeks Substitution replaced by Blake
	04:12 [LAL 21-16]	Blake 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Nash (3 AST)
Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	03:50 [SAC 18-21]
	03:37	Nash Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Patterson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:33
	03:27	Howard Foul: Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Thomas Free Throw Technical (7 PTS)	03:27 [SAC 19-21]
Salmons Substitution replaced by Thornton	03:27
	03:27	Howard Substitution replaced by Clark
Thomas Jump Shot: Missed	03:19
	03:18	Clark Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:08	Clark Jump Shot: Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:07
Patterson Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Thomas (2 AST)	02:48 [SAC 21-21]
	02:30 [LAL 23-21]	World Peace Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Nash (4 AST)
	02:23	World Peace Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:23
	02:23	Nash Substitution replaced by Meeks
Patterson Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Hayes (1 AST)	02:08 [SAC 23-23]
	01:54	Blake 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:53	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:50 [LAL 25-23]	World Peace Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Jamison (1 AST)
Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed	01:37
	01:35	Blake Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:29 [LAL 28-23]	Jamison 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Blake (1 AST)
	01:20	Blake Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Thornton Jump Shot: Missed	01:07
	01:05	Clark Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:53.9	Blake Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Evans (1 ST)
Thomas Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Evans (1 AST)	00:49.0 [SAC 25-28]
	00:38.7 [LAL 31-25]	Meeks 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Blake (2 AST)
Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Thomas (3 AST)	00:29.3 [SAC 27-31]
	00:11.1 [LAL 33-27]	Jamison Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Blake (3 AST)
Evans 3pt Shot: Missed	00:02.2
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Sacramento Kings (23-44)		Los Angeles Lakers (36-32)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Hayes Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Thornton (1 AST)	11:41 [SAC 29-33]
	11:16	Blake 3pt Shot: Missed
Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:15
Thomas Layup Shot: Missed	11:09
	11:05	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	10:59 [LAL 35-29]	Clark Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Blake (4 AST)
Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	10:47 [SAC 31-35]
	10:37 [LAL 37-31]	Howard Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Blake (5 AST)
	10:20	Blake Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Thomas Substitution replaced by Douglas	10:20
Evans Layup Shot: Missed	10:10
	10:10	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
Aldrich Foul: Personal Block (1 PF)	09:55
Evans Substitution replaced by Salmons	09:55
Hayes Substitution replaced by Thompson	09:55
	09:44 [LAL 40-31]	Jamison 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Blake (6 AST)
Thornton Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Meeks (1 ST)	09:26
Thornton Foul: Clear Path (1 PF) (2 FTA)	09:25
	09:25	Meeks Free Throw Clear Path 1 of 2 Missed
	09:25	Team Rebound
	09:25 [LAL 41-31]	Meeks Free Throw Clear Path 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
	09:16	Clark 3pt Shot: Missed
Douglas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:14
Douglas 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)	08:54 [SAC 34-41]
Thornton Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	08:41
	08:41
	08:41	Clark Substitution replaced by Nash
	08:41 [LAL 42-34]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	08:41 [LAL 43-34]	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Douglas 3pt Shot: Missed	08:31
Team Rebound	08:31
Thornton Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Salmons (2 AST)	08:23 [SAC 36-43]
	08:02	Howard Layup Shot: Missed Block: Aldrich (1 BLK)
	08:01	Team Rebound
	07:59	Nash Jump Shot: Missed Block: Douglas (1 BLK)
	07:59	Team Rebound
	07:59	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Aldrich Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	07:44
	07:35	Nash Jump Shot: Missed
Aldrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:32
Thompson Layup Shot: Missed	07:16
	07:14	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:07	Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed
Douglas Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:05
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Howard (1 BLK)	06:55
Team Rebound	06:55
Douglas Substitution replaced by Evans	06:55
	06:55	Blake Substitution replaced by World Peace
Thornton 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Evans (2 AST)	06:50 [SAC 39-43]
	06:33	Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:31
Thornton Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Evans (3 AST)	06:30 [SAC 41-43]
	06:22 [LAL 45-41]	Howard Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Nash (5 AST)
Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed	06:09
	06:07	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	06:01 [LAL 47-41]	Howard Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: World Peace (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:59
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	05:35
	05:34	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
	05:19	Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:18	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
	05:11	Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:10
Aldrich Substitution replaced by Hayes	05:10
	04:59	Jamison Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Thornton Substitution replaced by Thomas	04:59
	04:53	Meeks Substitution replaced by Blake
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	04:50
	04:49	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:38 [LAL 49-41]	World Peace Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Salmons Layup Shot: Missed Block: World Peace (1 BLK)	04:22
Team Rebound	04:22
Thompson Substitution replaced by Patterson	04:22
	04:22	Jamison Substitution replaced by Clark
Thomas 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Salmons (3 AST)	04:17 [SAC 44-49]
	04:00 [LAL 51-44]	Clark Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Nash (6 AST)
Patterson 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Salmons (4 AST)	03:36 [SAC 47-51]
	03:10	Blake Jump Shot: Missed Block: Evans (1 BLK)
	03:10	Blake Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Hayes Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	03:10
	03:10	Clark Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:10	Team Rebound
	03:10 [LAL 52-47]	Clark Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Patterson Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Evans (4 AST)	02:47 [SAC 49-52]
	02:32 [LAL 54-49]	Nash Pullup Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)
Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Evans (5 AST)	02:16 [SAC 52-54]
	01:52	Clark 3pt Shot: Missed
Hayes Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:50
Evans Slam Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Thomas (4 AST)	01:47 [SAC 54-54]
	01:34	Howard Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
	01:34	Team Timeout : Regular
Thomas 3pt Shot: Missed	01:19
	01:17	Blake Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:03	Nash Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Evans (2 ST)
Evans Driving Layup Shot: Missed	00:58.9
	00:55.7	Clark Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:42.7	World Peace Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
	00:31.6	Nash Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Hayes Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Thomas (5 AST)	00:23.1 [SAC 56-54]
	00:04.0 [LAL 56-56]	Nash Pullup Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:02.1
Thomas 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Sacramento Kings (23-44)		Los Angeles Lakers (36-32)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Patterson Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)	11:35 [SAC 58-56]
	11:21	Howard Foul: Offensive (1 PF)
	11:21	Howard Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	11:06
	11:05	Clark Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	10:49 [LAL 59-58]	World Peace 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Clark (2 AST)
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	10:37
	10:36	Clark Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
Salmons Foul: Personal (2 PF)	10:31
	10:20 [LAL 61-58]	World Peace Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Nash (7 AST)
	10:11	Nash Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Evans 3pt Shot: Missed	09:59
Patterson Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	09:58
Patterson Turnaround Bank shot: Made (18 PTS)	09:56 [SAC 60-61]
	09:41 [LAL 63-60]	Nash Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Thomas 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS)	09:35 [SAC 63-63]
Evans Foul: Personal (1 PF)	09:27
	09:13	Clark Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Thomas Driving Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)	09:02 [SAC 65-63]
	08:45	Clark Jump Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:43
Thomas 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS)	08:26 [SAC 68-63]
Thomas Foul: Personal (1 PF)	08:17
	08:17	Meeks Substitution replaced by Blake
	08:17	Clark Substitution replaced by Jamison
	08:02	Jamison Hook Shot: Missed
	08:00	Blake Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	07:47 [LAL 65-68]	Jamison Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Nash (8 AST)
Evans Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	07:35
	07:22	Jamison Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	07:20	Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)
Salmons Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	07:20
	07:20	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:20	Team Rebound
	07:20	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:18
Thomas 3pt Shot: Missed	07:05
	07:04	Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)
Thomas Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (3 FTA)	06:58
	06:58 [LAL 66-68]	Nash Free Throw 1 of 3 (10 PTS)
	06:58 [LAL 67-68]	Nash Free Throw 2 of 3 (11 PTS)
	06:58 [LAL 68-68]	Nash Free Throw 3 of 3 (12 PTS)
Thompson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Salmons (5 AST)	06:48 [SAC 70-68]
	06:24 [LAL 71-70]	Blake 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Nash (9 AST)
Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed	05:53
	05:51	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:44 [LAL 73-70]	Blake Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Nash (10 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:44
Thomas 3pt Shot: Missed	05:25
	05:24	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	05:01	Blake 3pt Shot: Missed
Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:00
Thomas Driving Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS)	04:49 [SAC 72-73]
Thompson Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)	04:33
	04:33	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:33	Team Rebound
	04:33	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	04:31
Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed	04:21
	04:20	Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:11)
	04:11 [LAL 75-72]	World Peace Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Nash (11 AST)
Thomas 3pt Shot: Missed	04:00
	03:58	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	03:53 [LAL 77-72]	World Peace Reverse Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Blake (7 AST)
Evans Driving Layup Shot: Missed	03:30
	03:28	Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:12)
	03:18 [LAL 79-72]	Jamison Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Nash (12 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	03:16
Evans Substitution replaced by Hayes	03:16
Thompson Substitution replaced by Thornton	03:16
	03:16	Howard Substitution replaced by Clark
	03:16	Nash Substitution replaced by Meeks
Thornton Jump Shot: Missed	02:58
	02:57	Clark Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	02:41	World Peace Jump Shot: Missed
Hayes Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:40
Thomas Driving Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS)	02:25 [SAC 74-79]
	02:09	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:09	Blake Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Thomas (1 ST)
	02:09	Jump Ball Blake vs Thomas (Hayes gains possession)
Thornton Driving Layup Shot: Missed	01:52
	01:48	Clark Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	01:34 [LAL 82-74]	Jamison 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: World Peace (3 AST)
Patterson Jump Shot: Missed	01:15
	01:15	Team Rebound
Hayes Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF) (2 FTA)	01:15
	01:15 [LAL 83-74]	Jamison Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
Thomas Substitution replaced by Douglas	01:15
	01:15	Jamison Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Hayes Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	01:14
	01:00	World Peace Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Douglas Driving Layup Shot: Missed	00:54.9
	00:52.4	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	00:40.9	Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed
Hayes Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:39.9
Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed	00:19.8
Team Rebound	00:19.4
	00:19.4	Clark Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Patterson Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	00:19.4 [SAC 75-83]
Patterson Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	00:19.4 [SAC 76-83]
	00:03.5 [LAL 86-76]	Blake 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Douglas 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.7
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
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Hayes Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	11:48
	11:48	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	11:48	Team Rebound
	11:48	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	11:47
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	11:24
	11:09 [LAL 88-76]	Blake Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Made (13 PTS)
Thompson Jump Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:52 [SAC 78-88]
Thompson Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	10:39
	10:39 [LAL 89-78]	Clark Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	10:39 [LAL 90-78]	Clark Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Evans Layup Shot: Missed	10:23
	10:21	Blake Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	10:06	Jamison Jump Shot: Missed
Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:05
Thornton Jump Shot: Missed	09:56
Team Rebound	09:55
Thornton 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Douglas (1 AST)	09:43 [SAC 81-90]
	09:36	Meeks Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Thornton Floating Jump shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Evans (6 AST)	09:24 [SAC 83-90]
	09:24	Meeks Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
Thornton Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)	09:24 [SAC 84-90]
	09:13	Clark Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	09:05 [SAC 86-90]
	09:01	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:01	Clark Substitution replaced by Nash
	09:01	Meeks Substitution replaced by World Peace
	08:48	Team Turnover : Backcourt Turnover
Evans Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (2 BLK)	08:40
Thornton Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:37
Thornton Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	08:36 [SAC 88-90]
	08:19	Blake Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Douglas (1 ST)
Thompson Foul: Offensive Charge (5 PF)	08:16
Thompson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	08:16
	08:05	World Peace 3pt Shot: Missed
Douglas Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:04
Evans Jump Shot: Missed	07:47
	07:45	Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:13)
Thompson Substitution replaced by Patterson	07:39
	07:31 [LAL 92-88]	Nash Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Thornton Floating Jump shot: Missed Block: Howard (3 BLK)	07:16
	07:14	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	07:07 [LAL 95-88]	Blake 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:58
Hayes Layup Shot: Missed	06:42
	06:41	Nash Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:24 [LAL 98-88]	Nash 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Howard (1 AST)
Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed	06:07
	06:06	Nash Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:42 [LAL 101-88]	Jamison 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: World Peace (4 AST)
Evans 3pt Shot: Missed	05:18
Hayes Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	05:17
Hayes Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	05:15 [SAC 90-101]
Patterson Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	04:55
	04:55 [LAL 102-90]	Jamison Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
Thornton Substitution replaced by Thomas	04:55
	04:55 [LAL 103-90]	Jamison Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
Douglas Jump Shot: Missed	04:44
	04:43	Nash Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:39	Nash Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Evans (3 ST)
Douglas Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Evans (7 AST)	04:35 [SAC 92-103]
Hayes Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	04:18
	04:18 [LAL 104-92]	Jamison Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)
	04:18 [LAL 105-92]	Jamison Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)
Evans 3pt Shot: Missed	04:02
	04:01	Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:14)
	03:43 [LAL 107-92]	World Peace Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Blake (8 AST)
Thomas Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Blake (1 ST)	03:26
	03:21	Blake Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:18
Thomas Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (4 BLK)	03:11
Douglas Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:07
Douglas Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	03:02 [SAC 94-107]
	02:55	Team Timeout : Short
	02:55
Hayes Substitution replaced by Thompson	02:55
	02:53	Blake Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Douglas (2 ST)
Douglas Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	02:51 [SAC 96-107]
	02:33	Nash Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	02:31
Douglas Jump Bank Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Thomas (6 AST)	02:08 [SAC 98-107]
Thomas Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)	01:52
	01:52 [LAL 108-98]	Jamison Free Throw 1 of 2 (27 PTS)
	01:52	Jamison Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	01:51
Thomas Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (5 BLK)	01:43
	01:39	Nash Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	01:28 [LAL 110-98]	Nash Pullup Jump shot: Made (19 PTS)
Patterson Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (22 PTS)	01:16 [SAC 100-110]
	00:59.3 [LAL 112-100]	World Peace Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Evans Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	00:59.3
	00:59.3	Nash Substitution replaced by Meeks
	00:59.3 [LAL 113-100]	World Peace Free Throw 1 of 1 (22 PTS)
Thomas 3pt Shot: Missed	00:49.9
Patterson Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	00:47.9
	00:45.5	Howard Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)	00:45.5 [SAC 101-113]
	00:45.5	Howard Substitution replaced by Clark
Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)	00:45.5 [SAC 102-113]
	00:29.9	World Peace 3pt Shot: Missed
Patterson Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	00:28.9
Douglas 3pt Shot: Missed	00:22.9
	00:21.5	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
End of 4th Quarter