LeBron James has 32 points and Russell Westbrook adds 19, but the Lakers get outplayed in the final 70 seconds of a 116-111 defeat, their third tight setback in four games during homestand.
LOS ANGELES — It’s been rare enough that the Lakers hit a big shot in a critical moment this season. For a fleeting instant, Kendrick Nunn’s 3-pointer felt something like that.
The Lakers have lost three of their past four games – each in excruciating fashion. But in the latest, a 116-111 defeat to the Sacramento Kings, a clear-path foul by a rookie guard felt, at least, on theme in a season in which the Lakers have underwhelmed to close out games. LeBron James wound up with a game-high 32 points, adding nine assists and eight rebounds, while four other Lakers scored in double figures. Christie was arguably one of the heroes of crunch time before the final moments, stirring the Lakers out of stodgy sequences with his 12 gritty points.
The finish of the game was riddled with painful possessions, with the Lakers squeezing the shot clock for every second while searching for answers that have often eluded them in critical moments. On two particularly brutal looks, the Lakers forced up 3-point attempts from Patrick Beverley and Westbrook with the shot clock winding down, neither of which seemed to have a real chance.
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