With the Lakers’ playoff hopes extinguishing earlier this week, they turned to the role of spoiler in their clash with division foe Sacramento.
LeBron James and Kyle Kuzma dropped 29 points apiece, while excellent team defense did the rest, as the Lakers shrunk the Kings’ postseason odds with a 111-106 victory.
Per usual, James had his fingerprints all over the game, adding 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his eighth triple-double of the season. He shot just 9-of-22 from the field, but was able to get his own points by hunting mismatches and isolating onto different Kings defenders.