After beating the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night, the Los Angeles Lakers looked to do so again on Saturday afternoon in the second of two straight road games against their division rival. They did exactly that, hanging on for a 103-99 win to improve their record to 16-12.
Just like in the first meeting, the Lakers got off to a quick start. LeBron James kicked off the scoring and then had a beautiful pass in transition to Rui Hachimura for a dunk. After a block by Anthony Davis and 3-pointer by Max Christie, L.A. jumped out to a 7-0 lead.