The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Sacramento Kings 101 - 91 at Golden 1 Center on Thursday. The Lakers (5 - 4) were down by 19 points with 4:54 left in the second quarter after Anthony Tolliver buried a 25 - foot three point jumper, but the narrative did not stay the same for the Kings (4 - 6) on their home court. Through nine games, the Lakers captured their fifth win of the season, which took them until late December to get to that total last season. Luke Walton's system is working, especially for the shooters like Nick Young and Lou Williams. Both players were instrumental in leading the second half comeback, as Young grabbed 13 of his 16 points in the second half. Sacramento, on the other hand, went through a long scoring drought in the third quarter, and simply did not get many calls under the rim. DeMarcus Cousins found some life in the fourth quarter after getting some rest, but it was too little too late for the Kings to mount a comeback. Cousins finished with 28 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two steals on 10 - of - 25 shooting, but only got to the free throw line eight times. Rudy Gay and Ty Lawson finished in double figures for the starters alongside Cousins, but the inefficient bench shooting sunk the Kings while the Lakers got the hot hand. Los Angeles turned to their bench, specifically Lou Williams. The ex - sixth man of the year went off for 21 points on 12 shots in 23 minutes of action. Williams driving layup with 8:40 left in the fourth quarter and three pointer made with 4:52 left in that same final period kept the Kings just out of reach, and came in clutch moments to help the starters. Julius Randle was defensively impressive, especially in transition, including a big block on DeMarcus Cousins. Both Kentucky products were jawing at each other by the end of the game. Randle pitched in an all around game with 15 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Next up, the Kings visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, while the Lakers visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday.
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