The Kings were missing two starters while the Lakers welcomed back their first five, and Sacramento still had the best duo on the court.
Tyrese Haliburton and Richaun Holmes worked their magic, building an early lead and then roaring back from a deficit late to stun the nearly full-strength Lakers in Los Angeles, winning 110-106. The play-in might be a pipe dream, but Haliburton and the Kings are trying to build winning habits, and that was on full display Friday.
In the first quarter, the Kings bludgeoned the paint, as Holmes, Chimezie Metu, and Damian Jones attacked the rim with reckless abandon, despite being confronted by a trio of L.