LOS ANGELES — De’Aaron Fox tied his career high with 44 points, Malik Monk added 26 and the Sacramento Kings bounced back with a 130-120 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
It was Fox’s seventh game this season with at least 40 points, the fourth most in the NBA.
Domantas Sabonis recorded his fourth triple-double in seven games with 16 points, 20 rebounds and 12 assists. He is the sixth player in NBA history to have at least 22 triple-doubles in a season.
LeBron James led the Lakers with 31 points and 13 assists, while Rui Hachimura scored 29. Anthony Davis had 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Sacramento arrived having lost three of its last four games, including a 113-109 loss to Chicago on Monday after holding a 22-point lead late in the third quarter.
The Kings looked early as if Monday’s loss still bothered them as they fell behind by 19 points in the first quarter. But Sacramento dominated the second quarter, outscoring LA 44-20 to take a 72-57 halftime advantage.
A 3-point basket by D’Angelo Russell gave the Lakers a 37-18 advantage with 1:52 left in the first quarter before the Kings began to rally.
Sacramento finished the first 12 minutes with 10 straight points. The Kings trailed 48-40 before closing the half on a 32-9 run.
The Kings began their surge with 10 straight points. Mitchell’s 3-pointer tied it at 48 midway through the quarter before a Trey Lyles dunk put them in front.
Sacramento was 13 of 14 from the field in the final 7:32 of the first half, including six 3-pointers. Mitchell and Fox scored nine points each and Monk added seven.
The Kings’ largest lead was 22 points late in the third quarter before the Lakers closed out the streak on a 15-5 run.
The Lakers, however, never managed to reach single digits.
FOLLOWING
Kings: Host San Antonio on Thursday.
Lakers: Host Milwaukee on Friday.
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