The Sacramento Kings (15 - 21) held off the Los Angeles Lakers (8 - 29) to win 118 - 115 on Thursday night. Sacramento started off quick in this game and nearly blew it late. They took a 25 - 4 lead in the first quarter and really stepped on the Lakers throats early. What was most impressive is that the Kings scored an astounding 30 points in the first seven minutes of the game. The assisting numbers were a huge difference in the game, as Sacramento recorded 32 assists to the Lakers 20. It wasn’t just in the stat sheet though, as the Kings moved the ball flawlessly while the Lakers continued to go to ISO ball time after time. Despite trailing by 27, the Lakers actually took a fourth quarter lead with just a few minutes left, but couldn’t quite hold on for a win. The Lakers showed some serious fight here and the most promising aspect of the comeback was that the youngsters orchestrated it. D'Angelo Russell scored a career - high 27 points off the bench in a spectacular performance as well. The star of the show was Kobe Bryant though, as he turned back the clock with a 28 - point effort. While this goes down as a loss in the record book, they showed some great resiliency to fight back when the game was all but over early. Los Angeles has a tough task in their next game though, as they play an Oklahoma City Thunder team that has beat them by a combined 75 points in both their matchups this season. Sacramento has been playing their best ball of the season recently, but nearly had another devastating loss here. The scoring in the fourth quarter absolutely fell apart, as they only had six points through the first eight minutes. They were able to prevail though and hit some big shots late to end up pulling out a win. DeMarcus Cousins continued his ridiculous form as of late, as he tallied 29 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists while dealing with foul trouble throughout the second half. Rajon Rondo returned from his one - game absence to post a nine - point, 12 assists, six rebound and four steal line. While the Kings have been winning lately, they'll have a tough time keeping that going against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday in their next scheduled game.
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