Final
Kings surge past Lakers to end skid
Dec 22, 2014 - 5:34 AM Sacramento, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - DeMarcus Cousins led the way with 29 points and 14 rebounds as the Sacramento Kings battled back in the fourth quarter to take a 108-101 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.Rudy Gay finished with 24 points and six assists, Ben McLemore had 23 points and eight boards and Darren Collison scored 19 for the Kings, who ended a five-game skid and won for the first time under interim head coach Tyrone Corbin.
"It was a great win tonight," McLemore said. "It's something we definitely needed as a team to keep pushing on."
Nick Young had 26 points and Kobe Bryant supplied 25 points on a poor 8-of-30 shooting display for the Lakers, who have dropped their last three contests.
"I think when we don't get stops that's tough," Lakers guard Jeremy Lin said. "We just need to make sure we are focused in the defensive end."
Carlos Boozer's floater cut the deficit to 83-82 early in the fourth and ended a span of 8:36 without a Los Angeles field goal. Young drained consecutive treys and hit a free throw to give the Lakers an 89-83 lead with 8:03 remaining.
The Kings had an answer, however, scoring 16 of the next 18 points. Cousins' tip-in gave them the lead, then McLemore's triple and alley-oop made it a 99-91 game with 4:02 to play.
Young made a pair of free throws to cut the deficit to six points with under three minutes to play, but Bryant's charge gave the ball back to the Kings, who cruised to the win after Gay's trey with 2:10 left.
Cousins scored the first eight points of a 10-0 run that ended with a McLemore jumper to give the Kings a 15-7 lead with 6:04 to play in the opening stanza. The Lakers, however, ended the first on an 11-4 run that whittled the deficit to 26-23 thanks to five points from Bryant.
Young knocked down a 3-pointer to ignite a 7-0 burst and Lin's layup gave Los Angeles a 30-29 edge less than three minutes into the second.
Los Angeles closed out the first half, which featured seven lead changes, on a 9-1 spurt to take a 60-52 lead into the break.
Bryant continued to knock down shots as he supplied six of the Lakers' eight straight points, making it a 79-66 game with 6:11 to play in the third.
Game Notes
The Kings also ended a four-game skid at home ... Bryant had nine of Los Angeles' 16 turnovers ... The Kings outscored the Lakers on the fast break, 23-9, and also owned a 40-36 margin in the paint ... Sacramento's bench contributed just 11 points in the victory.
- LOS ANGELES: 101
SACRAMENTO: 108
Final
Dec 21 8:37 PM - LOS ANGELES: 80
SACRAMENTO: 81
End of 3rd
Dec 21 7:58 PM - LOS ANGELES: 60
SACRAMENTO: 52
Halftime
Dec 21 7:15 PM - LOS ANGELES: 23
SACRAMENTO: 26
End of 1st
Dec 21 6:35 PM - LOS ANGELES: 0
SACRAMENTO: 0
1st Quarter - 11:42
Dec 21 6:12 PM
Related News
- Lakers Reportedly Willing to Explore Adding Bronny James Feb 15
- Warriors Reportedly Attempted to Trade for LeBron James Feb 14
- Shaquille O’Neal To Be First To Have Jersey Retired by Magic Jan 4
- LeBron James Has Been At His Best for Many Birthdays Dec 29
- Lakers show potential vs. Celtics, but work still to be done Dec 25
- Celtics handle Lakers despite Anthony Davis’ strong showing Dec 25
- Report: Gabe Vincent to undergo knee surgery, will miss 6-8 weeks Dec 25
- Lakers vs. Celtics Preview and Game Thread: Rivalry renewed in Christmas tradition Dec 24
- Darvin Ham discusses starting lineup change after win vs. Thunder Dec 24
- Players Grades: Lakers vs. Thunder Dec 24
- LeBron James dominates as Lakers beat Thunder on road Dec 23
- Darvin Ham feels Austin Reaves in a ‘good place’ on the court for Lakers Dec 23