Lakers-Kings Preview

By TAYLOR BECHTOLD
Posted Mar 29 2013 9:51PM

It wasn't long ago when the Los Angeles Lakers had finally found their groove and appeared to be coasting into the playoffs.

Their latest rash of injuries may have put those postseason hopes in jeopardy.

The Lakers know they won't have Metta World Peace available following regular season-ending knee surgery, but having Kobe Bryant on Saturday night against the Sacramento Kings will surely cushion the blow.

Following a 113-103 loss at Milwaukee on Thursday, the Lakers revealed Bryant has been dealing with a bone spur in his left foot. Bryant, third in the NBA in scoring at 27.2 per game, finished with 30 points despite 6-of-17 shooting against the Bucks, but he left the arena using one crutch.

"Inflamed on me. I'll be all right," Bryant told Yahoo Sports.

The Lakers (37-36) listed Bryant as probable despite the injury. He's been bothered by the bone spur for several games, and he got treatment on the injury Friday.

Los Angeles went 2-1 with Bryant sidelined almost three full games because of a sprained ankle earlier this month.

Bryant's latest injury came a day after the team announced World Peace would miss at least six weeks due to a torn meniscus in his left knee. Jodie Meeks has started the last two games in his place, shooting 6 of 19 from the field.

Steve Nash is listed as questionable with discomfort in his right hip and hamstrings after he sat out the fourth quarter Thursday. Pau Gasol has played four games after missing 20 with a foot injury but is averaging just 10.0 points since returning.

The Lakers have lost four of five overall - following an 11-3 stretch - and can't afford to continue their slide with Dallas and Utah fighting them for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

"We need to win every single game that we have left," Dwight Howard said. "... If we want to do anything in the playoffs, we will need to come together as a team and win some games."

Howard enters this contest having recorded 12 straight double-doubles, averaging 19.0 points and 15.2 rebounds. However, he's totaled 12 points and 13 boards in his last two visits to Sacramento.

Los Angeles has lost three straight there, including a 113-97 defeat Nov. 21 despite Bryant's 38 points. He's averaged 33.2 in his past six matchups with the Kings.

His absence didn't hurt the Lakers in the last meeting, winning 113-102 on March 17 as Antawn Jamison made five 3-pointers and scored a game-high 27.

DeMarcus Cousins sat out that night with a quad injury - he missed Sacramento's other loss in the season series due to a suspension - but enters this matchup coming off possibly his best performance of the season.

Cousins scored 17 in a row in the first half and finished with a season-high 34 on 12-of-16 shooting Thursday in a 117-103 victory at Phoenix. He also grabbed 14 rebounds to help Sacramento win for the sixth time in 10 games.

"He has the whole package," coach Keith Smart said. "When everything comes along in his life, when he grows up and sells into how he plays every night in the NBA, he'll be a special talent."

Cousins battled foul trouble and finished with seven points in the November victory over the Lakers.

Isaiah Thomas led the way with 26 points against Los Angeles earlier this month. He's averaged 26.3 on 60.5 percent shooting - including 14 for 23 from 3-point range - in his last three games overall.

The Kings have scored 110.3 per game - 10.3 above their season average - over their last 16. They could maintain that pace against a Los Angeles defense allowing an average of 113.0 points on a four-game road trip which ends Saturday.

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Kobe Bryant leads Lakers past Kings, 103-98

By ANTONIO GONZALEZ
Posted Mar 31 2013 1:49AM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Kobe Bryant passed Wilt Chamberlain for fourth place on the NBA's scoring list, then put on one of the best passing performances of his storied career.

Bryant scored 19 points and tied a season high with 14 assists despite a nagging left foot injury, and the Los Angeles Lakers kept pace for the Western Conference's final playoff spot by outlasting the Sacramento Kings 103-98 on Saturday night.

"My foot's (messed) up, but other than that, I feel great," he said, chuckling.

Bryant added nine rebounds and facilitated the Lakers' offense for 47 minutes, 37 seconds after Steve Nash exited early in the first quarter with a recurring right hamstring injury. He helped Los Angeles tie a season low with seven turnovers.

"I thought that was key - those 23 seconds. Otherwise he would've been tired," coach Mike D'Antoni said, sarcastically. "He just looked at me and said, `I'm not coming out tonight.' Sounds good to me."

With Bryant engineering the offense, Los Angeles showed some of its best ball movement of the season.

Dwight Howard had 24 points and 15 rebounds, Pau Gasol added 12 points and 10 assists and three others scored in double figures for the Lakers (38-36), who stayed even with Utah (38-36) for the eighth and final playoff seed. Los Angeles hosts 10th-place Dallas (36-37) in a critical tilt Tuesday night.

Even with the pressure of a playoff race, Bryant was all smiles in a cramped quarter of Sacramento's visiting locker room. He had met Chamberlain when he was about 8 years old in Philadelphia and long held the Lakers legend in higher esteem than some milestones he's reached because of the franchise connection.

"He was like Conan the Barbarian," Bryant said. "That was the most impressive thing to me. He was just a warm-hearted gentleman."

Bryant's latest performance proved too much for the Kings again.

Tyreke Evans had 21 points and nine rebounds, and DeMarcus Cousins added 19 points and 11 rebounds but missed a pair of difficult 3-pointers in the final seconds to seal Sacramento's latest loss. The Lakers won the season series 3-1.

"I guess you can't really talk bad about the way these guys competed," Kings coach Keith Smart said. "I thought our guys did everything they could from a statistical standpoint outside of winning the basketball game."

At least until the closing moments.

Bryant slipped a pass to Gasol for a fast-break dunk - and his 13th assist - to put Los Angeles ahead 98-93 with 4:52 remaining. Gasol also tossed an alley-oop to Howard just before.

Cousins followed with a free throw and a long jumper, and Evans added a layup to slice the Lakers' lead to two. After Bryant missed a jumper, Jodie Meeks stripped Evans on a layup attempt at the other end. Bryant hit 1 of 2 free throws to put the Lakers ahead 101-98 with 24 seconds remaining, giving Sacramento one last chance.

Howard blocked Cousins' 3-point attempt. After pleading with the official for a foul, Cousins got the ball back and he forced a 3-point miss before Bryant's final free throws sealed Sacramento's latest loss.

"The play wasn't for me. I was supposed to hand it off," Cousins said. "But I got hit in my lower groin and it kind of screwed up the play."

Los Angeles lost Nash with a strained right hamstring just 1:48 into the game. D'Antoni patted Nash on the back before the point guard walked gingerly to the locker room and never returned. Nash is day to day.

Sacramento surged ahead 37-25 after the first quarter with a frenetic pace that often left the Lakers' frontline in the backcourt. The Kings, who entered the game averaging an NBA-best 108.9 points since the All-Star break, made 15 of their first 21 from the floor.

Sacramento held Bryant scoreless until he hit a pair of free throws with 8:50 remaining in the second quarter. The shots sparked Bryant and the Lakers late in the half, along with a larger-than-normal sprinkling of Los Angeles fans sporting purple and gold throughout the announced sellout crowd of 17,317.

Bryant made a pull-up jumper from the free throw line with 7:54 remaining in the second quarter to eclipse Chamberlain's mark of 31,419 points. The only three ahead of him now is Michael Jordan (32,292), Karl Malone (36,928) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387).

Asked if Abdul-Jabbar's record is obtainable for him, Bryant said "I don't see it happening" unless he decides to play longer than planned.

"What a journey," said Bryant, in his 17th season. "It's been a very, very long journey. I'm certainly extremely appreciative of all the support of the Laker faithful, the Laker Nation."

Bryant had a bone spur in his left foot that has bothered him for several games. The injury apparently is unrelated to his sprained left ankle, which occurred earlier in Atlanta, though he said the soreness all sort of blends together.

With his foot stiffening up when he sits, Bryant came out for just 23 seconds.

Bryant finished a thunderous dunk down the lane and added two free throws and a pair of assists, rallying the Lakers back with a 14-1 run to close the third quarter. Los Angeles led 82-75 entering the fourth.

The Kings had scored at least 100 points in 20 of the previous 23 games, including 11 straight at home. With a possible move to Seattle the latest relocation threat for the Kings, Bryant didn't think he had played his last game in Sacramento.

"I predict we'll be back here," Bryant said. "You guys have been saying the same (thing) for three years."

NOTES: Bryant's career high is 15 assists against Washington on Feb. 12, 2002. ... Cousins was called for a technical foul in the second quarter for slamming his hand on the scorer's table after officials whistled teammate Jason Thompson for a foul. ... Kings F James Johnson rejoined the team but sat out his eighth straight game because of personal reasons.

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Notebook: Lakers 103, Kings 98

James Ham, for NBA.com
Posted Sun Mar 31, 2013 1:26 AM - Updated Sun Mar 31, 2013 1:26 AM

THE FACTS: The Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers put on a show Saturday for an incredible, sold-out, bi-partisan crowd. In the end, the Lakers were too good, beating the Kings on their home floor 103-98.

Dwight Howard, who finished with game high's in points (24) and rebounds (15), led the Lakers. Kobe Bryant, who passed Wilt Chamberlain for fourth on the all-time scoring list, took a while to get going, but scored 19 points, handed out 14 assists and grabbed nine rebounds. Pau Gasol added 12 points and 10 assists.

Tyreke Evans continues to stuff the stat sheet, finishing with 21 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Kings. DeMarcus Cousins scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Marcus Thornton added 18 off the Sacramento bench.

QUOTABLE: "Honestly, the biggest thing I take out of it is just the longevity. That's the thing I'm most proud of is being able to play for so many years and still be playing at a very, very high level. That's the thing I'm most proud of."
-- Kobe Bryant on surpassing Wilt Chamberlain

THE STAT: After turning the ball over just three times in the first half, the Kings fell apart in the third quarter, turning the ball over seven times which led to 10 Lakers points.

TURNING POINT: Inside of 15 seconds remaining and the Kings trailing by three, Cousins threw up an ill advised 3-pointer that barely drew iron. The Kings were then forced to foul and that was the ball game.

QUOTABLE II: "It's just a test to how durable, how good he is and he will talked about as one of the greatest. Everyone will debate it and he's right there in the conversation. He's terrific."
-- Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni on Bryant's historic milestone

HOT: The Kings came out of the gate on fire, shooting 71.4 percent in the first quarter, while building a 12-point lead. Thompson led the way with 11 points and Salmons hit all three of his 3-pointers in the quarter.

NOT: Bryant came into Saturday's game needing just five points to pass Chamberlain for fourth place on the NBA's all-time scoring list. After missing his first five shots and going scoreless in the first quarter, Bryant got it going in the second quarter, passing Chamberlain with ease on his way to a 19-point game.

GOOD MOVE: John Salmons loves to play against fellow Philadelphia native Kobe Bryant. The two went at it all night long. Bryant left the floor for all of 23 seconds and Salmons sat for just over three minutes. It was a good battle between two tough competitors.

BAD MOVE: Cousins slammed his hand down on the scorer's table at the 3:17 mark of the second quarter and picked up his 14th technical foul of the season. He is just two technical fouls away from a one-game suspension.

NOTABLE: Bryant surpassed Chamberlain for fourth place on the all-time scoring list and now sits at 31,434 career points. Next up on the list for Bryant is Michael Jordan, who scored 32,292 career points.

UP NEXT: For the Lakers, Tuesday vs. Dallas, Friday vs. Memphis, Sunday @ L.A. Clippers. For the Kings, Wednesday vs. Houston, Friday vs. Dallas, Sunday vs. Memphis.

• Lakers: Hill
• Kings: --

• Lakers: --
• Kings: Cousins

• Lead Changes: 5
• Times Tied: 6

• Arena: Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, CA
• Officials: #9 Derrick Stafford, #54 Nick Buchert, #28 Zach Zarba
• Attendance: 17317
• Duration: 2:12

Los Angeles Lakers (38-36)		Sacramento Kings (27-47)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Thompson vs Howard (Nash gains possession)
	11:49	Cousins Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Howard Jump Hook Shot: Missed	11:37
	11:36	Cousins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:26 [SAC 2-0]	Thompson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Thomas (1 AST)
Nash Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:16 [LAL 2-2]
	11:02	Thompson Jump Shot: Missed
Meeks Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:02
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	10:52
	10:51	Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:40 [SAC 5-2]	Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Evans (1 AST)
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nash (1 AST)	10:26 [LAL 4-5]
Howard Foul: Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	10:12
Nash Substitution replaced by Blake	10:12
	10:12 [SAC 6-4]	Thomas Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
	10:02 [SAC 9-4]	Thomas 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Evans (2 AST)
Howard Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)	09:51 [LAL 6-9]
	09:31	Cousins Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:30
	09:18	Salmons Foul: Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Bryant Free Throw Technical Missed	09:18
Team Rebound	09:18
Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed	09:03
	09:03	Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:42	Cousins Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:42
Meeks 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)	08:28 [LAL 9-9]
	08:19	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:08 [SAC 11-9]	Cousins Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bryant (2 AST)	07:53 [LAL 11-11]
	07:38 [SAC 13-11]	Thompson Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Thomas (2 AST)
Howard Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	07:38
	07:38 [SAC 14-11]	Thompson Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Howard Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Gasol (2 AST)	07:23 [LAL 13-14]
	07:06 [SAC 16-13]	Cousins Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Howard Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Bryant (3 AST)	06:49 [LAL 15-16]
	06:29 [SAC 19-15]	Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Thomas (3 AST)
Blake 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Gasol (3 AST)	06:12 [LAL 18-19]
	05:59 [SAC 21-18]	Thompson Jump Hook Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Evans (3 AST)
Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Salmons (1 ST)	05:45
	05:40 [SAC 23-18]	Cousins Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Evans (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:37
Gasol Substitution replaced by Jamison	05:37
Jamison Jump Shot: Missed	05:26
	05:25	Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:21	Evans Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Meeks (1 ST)
Jamison Layup Shot: Missed	05:13
	05:12	Cousins Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:55 [SAC 25-18]	Cousins Jump Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Meeks 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Blake (1 AST)	04:37 [LAL 21-25]
	04:24 [SAC 27-21]	Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Howard Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	04:02 [LAL 23-27]
	03:50 [SAC 30-23]	Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Thompson (1 AST)
Bryant Pullup Jump shot: Missed	03:32
	03:31	Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:27	Evans Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Meeks Substitution replaced by Clark	03:27
	03:11	Thompson Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Clark Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bryant (4 AST)	03:00 [LAL 25-30]
	02:45 [SAC 32-25]	Thompson Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Cousins (1 AST)
Howard Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)	02:27
	02:27	Thomas Substitution replaced by Thornton
	02:10	Cousins Jump Hook Shot: Missed
	02:09	Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:52	Cousins Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:51
Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed	01:40
	01:36	Cousins Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:29 [SAC 34-25]	Thompson Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Salmons (1 AST)
	01:15	Thompson Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:15
Team Rebound	01:15
	01:15	Thompson Substitution replaced by Hayes
Blake Substitution replaced by Duhon	01:15
	01:15	Cousins Substitution replaced by Patterson
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:15
	01:10	Hayes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Duhon Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	00:53.7
	00:53.7	Thornton Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:53.7	Team Rebound
Howard Substitution replaced by Gasol	00:53.7
	00:53.7 [SAC 35-25]	Thornton Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Jamison Jump Shot: Missed	00:38.9
Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:37.8
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	00:31.9
	00:31.4	Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Clark Violation:Defensive Goaltending	00:10.1
	00:10.1 [SAC 37-25]	Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Duhon Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	00:01.0
	00:00.0	Evans 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (38-36)		Sacramento Kings (27-47)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:47	Hayes Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bryant (1 ST)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	11:40
	11:39	Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	11:33	Evans Layup Shot: Missed Block: Clark (1 BLK)
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:32
Gasol Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Bryant (5 AST)	11:21 [LAL 27-37]
	10:59	Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed
Clark Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:58
Gasol Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	10:40 [LAL 29-37]
	10:27 [SAC 39-29]	Salmons Pullup Jump shot: Made (11 PTS)
Clark 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Bryant (6 AST)	10:13 [LAL 32-39]
	09:57 [SAC 41-32]	Salmons Pullup Jump shot: Made (13 PTS)
	09:39	Patterson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Jamison Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:39 [LAL 33-41]
	09:39	Evans Substitution replaced by Douglas
Jamison Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	09:39 [LAL 34-41]
	09:21	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
Clark Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:20
Duhon 3pt Shot: Missed	09:05
Jamison Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	09:04
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed Block: Patterson (1 BLK)	08:50
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:50
	08:50	Patterson Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
	08:50
Duhon Substitution replaced by Meeks	08:50
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:50 [LAL 35-41]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	08:50 [LAL 36-41]
	08:40	Thornton Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:39
Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:16 [LAL 38-41]
	08:06	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	08:05
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	07:54 [LAL 40-41]
	07:40	Thornton Jump Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	07:39
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	07:16
	07:16	Patterson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Clark Foul: Personal (1 PF)	07:03
Jamison Substitution replaced by Howard	07:03
	07:03	Hayes Substitution replaced by Cousins
	07:03	Salmons Substitution replaced by Evans
	06:51 [SAC 44-40]	Thornton 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:34 [LAL 42-44]
	06:16	Cousins Jump Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:16
	06:09	Evans Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	06:02
	06:00	Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:59 [SAC 46-42]	Evans Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Clark Substitution replaced by Blake	05:54
Meeks Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Gasol (4 AST)	05:38 [LAL 44-46]
Gasol Foul: Personal Take (1 PF)	05:27
	05:27	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:13	Patterson Jump Shot: Missed
	05:12	Thornton Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:09 [SAC 48-44]	Thornton Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
	04:45	Patterson Foul: Defense 3 Second (2 PF)
Meeks Free Throw Technical (9 PTS)	04:45 [LAL 45-48]
	04:45	Patterson Substitution replaced by Thompson
	04:37	Jump Ball Cousins vs Bryant (Blake gains possession)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	04:30
Meeks Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:28
Howard Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	04:19 [LAL 47-48]
	04:02	Cousins Layup Shot: Missed
Blake Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:01
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	03:45
	03:44	Douglas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:30	Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:29
	03:24	Douglas Foul: Personal (1 PF)
	03:24	Thornton Substitution replaced by Thomas
	03:24	Douglas Substitution replaced by Salmons
	03:17	Thompson Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)
	03:17	Cousins Technical
	03:17	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
Meeks Free Throw Technical Missed	03:17
Team Rebound	03:17
	03:17	Thompson Substitution replaced by Hayes
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:17
Team Rebound	03:17
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	03:17 [LAL 48-48]
	03:03	Evans Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (1 BLK)
	03:03	Team Rebound
Howard Violation:Kicked Ball	02:56
Team Timeout : Regular	02:56
	02:47	Hayes Jump Shot: Missed Block: Howard (2 BLK)
	02:45	Hayes Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:44	Hayes Jump Hook Shot: Missed
	02:43	Team Rebound
Gasol Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	02:43
	02:43 [SAC 49-48]	Cousins Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	02:43 [SAC 50-48]	Cousins Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Blake 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Bryant (7 AST)	02:24 [LAL 51-50]
	02:06 [SAC 52-51]	Hayes Jump Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Evans (5 AST)
	01:50	Cousins Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:50
Team Rebound	01:50
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:50
	01:49	Hayes Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:36	Hayes Jump Hook Shot: Missed Block: Howard (3 BLK)
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	01:34
Howard Foul: Offensive (2 PF)	01:31
Howard Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	01:31
Howard Substitution replaced by Jamison	01:31
	01:04	Thomas 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:03	Salmons Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:54.6 [SAC 54-51]	Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Thomas (4 AST)
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	00:35.9
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:33.8
Gasol Layup Shot: Missed	00:33.8
	00:32.8	Cousins Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:25.9	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:25.2
	00:04.4	Hayes Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:04.4 [LAL 52-54]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	00:04.4 [LAL 53-54]
Bryant Foul: Personal Take (1 PF)	00:03.0
	00:00.9 [SAC 57-53]	Thomas 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Salmons (2 AST)
End of 2nd Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (38-36)		Sacramento Kings (27-47)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:44 [SAC 59-53]	Thompson Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Evans (6 AST)
Howard Jump Shot: Missed	11:29
	11:29	Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	11:18	Thompson Jump Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	11:17
Meeks Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Bryant (8 AST)	11:05 [LAL 55-59]
	10:45	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:45
Blake 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Gasol (5 AST)	10:31 [LAL 58-59]
	10:15	Thompson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Gasol (1 ST)
Howard Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Gasol (6 AST)	10:02 [LAL 60-59]
	10:02	Team Timeout : Regular
Bryant Foul: Personal (2 PF)	09:50
Howard Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	09:38
	09:38 [SAC 60-60]	Evans Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	09:38 [SAC 61-60]	Evans Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Blake 3pt Shot: Missed	09:22
	09:21	Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	09:14 [SAC 63-60]	Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Meeks Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	09:14
	09:14 [SAC 64-60]	Evans Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
Bryant Slam Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Gasol (7 AST)	09:03 [LAL 62-64]
	08:42 [SAC 66-62]	Evans Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Cousins (2 AST)
	08:25	Evans Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:25
Team Rebound	08:25
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	08:25 [LAL 63-66]
	08:03	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	08:02
Blake 3pt Shot: Missed	07:43
	07:43	Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:38	Salmons Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Gasol (8 AST)	07:23 [LAL 65-66]
	06:59	Cousins Jump Shot: Missed
	06:58	Cousins Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	06:57 [SAC 68-65]	Cousins Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed	06:39
	06:38	Cousins Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	06:28 [SAC 70-65]	Cousins Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Thomas (5 AST)
Howard Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)	06:09
Gasol Substitution replaced by Jamison	06:09
Jamison Foul: Personal (1 PF)	05:58
Meeks Substitution replaced by Clark	05:58
	05:46	Thomas 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:45	Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:41	Thompson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Clark (2 BLK)
	05:40	Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	05:39 [SAC 72-65]	Thompson Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Jamison 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Bryant (9 AST)	05:16 [LAL 68-72]
	05:03 [SAC 74-68]	Thomas Floating Jump shot: Made (9 PTS)
Blake Jump Shot: Missed	04:36
Team Rebound	04:36
	04:36	Cousins Foul: Loose Ball (3 PF)
Blake 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Jamison (1 AST)	04:23 [LAL 71-74]
Blake Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)	04:13
	04:13	Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:13	Team Rebound
	04:13 [SAC 75-71]	Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Jamison Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Bryant (10 AST)	03:59 [LAL 73-75]
	03:35	Cousins Jump Shot: Missed Block: Howard (4 BLK)
Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	03:34
Blake Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	03:26
	03:04	Evans Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Clark (1 ST)
	03:02	Thomas Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	03:02 [LAL 74-75]
	03:02	Evans Substitution replaced by Thornton
Blake Substitution replaced by Meeks	03:02
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	03:02 [LAL 75-75]
	02:49	Cousins Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Bryant (2 ST)
Bryant Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	02:42
Clark Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:40
Howard Slam Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Bryant (11 AST)	02:31 [LAL 77-75]
	02:14	Cousins Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Clark (2 ST)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	01:57
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	01:55
Howard Tip Shot: Missed	01:55
Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	01:55
Howard Tip Shot: Made (18 PTS)	01:55 [LAL 79-75]
	01:35	Thornton Jump Shot: Missed
Clark Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:34
Clark 3pt Shot: Missed	01:11
	01:10	Cousins Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	01:05	Cousins Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Howard (1 ST)
Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed	00:42.9
	00:41.9	Thornton Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:32.8	Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	00:31.9
Clark Jump Shot: Missed	00:23.9
Jamison Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	00:22.6
Jamison Layup Shot: Missed	00:22.6
Jamison Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	00:22.6
Jamison Tip Shot: Made (9 PTS)	00:22.6 [LAL 81-75]
	00:22.6	Thompson Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (1 FTA)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:22.6
Bryant Substitution replaced by Blake	00:22.6
	00:22.6	Thompson Substitution replaced by Patterson
	00:22.6	Cousins Substitution replaced by Evans
Howard Substitution replaced by Morris	00:22.6
Jamison Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)	00:22.6 [LAL 82-75]
	00:00.8	Thomas Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Morris (1 ST)
Morris 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed	11:41
	11:40	Thornton Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	11:19	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:18	Thornton Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	11:17 [SAC 77-82]	Thornton Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Jamison Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	11:17
	11:17 [SAC 78-82]	Thornton Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
Clark 3pt Shot: Missed	11:04
Meeks Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	11:03
Howard Layup Shot: Missed	10:49
Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	10:48
Howard Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS)	10:47 [LAL 84-78]
	10:36	Evans Jump Shot: Missed
	10:36	Hayes Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	10:33 [SAC 81-84]	Thornton 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Hayes (1 AST)
Clark 3pt Shot: Missed	10:17
Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	10:16
Clark Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Howard (1 AST)	10:10 [LAL 86-81]
	09:45	Evans Layup Shot: Missed
	09:44	Hayes Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	09:44	Hayes Tip Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)	09:43
Bryant Layup Shot: Missed Block: Salmons (1 BLK)	09:30
Team Rebound	09:30
	09:30	Hayes Substitution replaced by Cousins
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	09:20
	09:19	Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Meeks Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	09:16
	09:16 [SAC 82-86]	Thornton Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	09:16 [SAC 83-86]	Thornton Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
	09:02	Patterson Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)	09:02 [LAL 87-83]
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)	09:02 [LAL 88-83]
	08:40 [SAC 85-88]	Thornton Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Meeks 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Bryant (12 AST)	08:21 [LAL 91-85]
	08:01	Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:01	Team Rebound
	08:01
Jamison Substitution replaced by Blake	08:01
Clark Substitution replaced by Gasol	08:01
	07:43	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:41	Patterson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:40 [SAC 87-91]	Thornton Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Patterson (1 AST)
Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed	07:20
	07:19	Cousins Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
Meeks Foul: Personal (3 PF)	07:19
	06:58 [SAC 89-91]	Evans Pullup Jump shot: Made (17 PTS)
Blake 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Gasol (9 AST)	06:38 [LAL 94-89]
	06:20	Cousins Layup Shot: Missed
	06:18	Thornton Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	06:17	Thornton Jump Shot: Missed
	06:16	Cousins Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	06:15 [SAC 91-94]	Cousins Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Howard Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Gasol (10 AST)	06:00 [LAL 96-91]
	05:41 [SAC 93-96]	Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed	05:17
	05:17	Patterson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:06	Evans Layup Shot: Missed
	05:05	Evans Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	05:00	Patterson 3pt Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:9)	04:57
Gasol Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Bryant (13 AST)	04:52 [LAL 98-93]
	04:50	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:25	Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:25	Team Rebound
	04:25	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	04:01
	04:01	Cousins Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	03:46	Patterson 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:45	Patterson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
Blake Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	03:42
	03:42 [SAC 94-98]	Cousins Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	03:42	Cousins Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	03:40
Blake 3pt Shot: Missed	03:16
Howard Rebound (Off:5 Def:9)	03:15
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Bryant (14 AST)	02:56 [LAL 100-94]
	02:35 [SAC 96-100]	Cousins Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Salmons (3 AST)
Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed	02:10
Howard Rebound (Off:6 Def:9)	02:09
Howard Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (4 TO)	02:09
Team Timeout : Regular	02:09
	01:49	Patterson 3pt Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	01:48
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	01:24
	01:23	Cousins Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
	01:18 [SAC 98-100]	Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS)
	01:01	Salmons Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Short	01:01
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	00:54.9
	00:53.8	Evans Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	00:44.9	Evans Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Meeks (2 ST)
	00:24.8	Salmons Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:24.8
Team Rebound	00:24.8
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	00:24.8 [LAL 101-98]
	00:24.8	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:24.8	Patterson Substitution replaced by Thomas
Gasol Substitution replaced by Clark	00:24.8
	00:18.9	Cousins Jump Shot: Missed Block: Howard (5 BLK)
	00:16.9	Salmons Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	00:13.9	Cousins 3pt Shot: Missed
Blake Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:12.9
	00:12.4	Evans Foul: Personal Take (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	00:12.4 [LAL 102-98]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	00:12.4 [LAL 103-98]
	00:12.4	Team Timeout : Short
	00:07.9	Cousins 3pt Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	00:06.9
End of 4th Quarter