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De'Aaron Fox and Richaun Holmes help Sacramento Kings beat LeBron James and Los Angeles Lakers with Domantas Sabonis out due to illness.

Barnes answered with a three-point play of his own to put the Kings up 111-108 with 50 seconds remaining. Sacramento trailed by one following a basket by Bryant early in the third quarter, but the Kings outscored the Lakers 23-9 over the next 6:30 to take an 88-74 lead. Holmes was thrust into the lineup after the team was hit hard by a non-COVID-19 illness in the hours leading up to the game. They’ve done a better job over the past few games, but that was a major concern with Sabonis out of the lineup against a Lakers team that ranks second in the NBA with 57.1 points in the paint per game. They went up 57-56 on a 3-pointer by Murray and led 61-60 at the halftime break. The Kings have emphasized interior defense after giving up 70 points in the paint in a 136-134 loss to the Lakers on Jan. But to have to guard Thomas Bryant, and then go from Thomas Bryant to (Wenyen) Gabriel, and then go from Gabriel to LeBron, especially when you haven’t played, and to know you may be starting at the last second, he was huge. After starting 136 games over two-plus seasons in Sacramento, Holmes was relegated to a backup role and eventually fell out of the rotation. You still have an opportunity, and I just wanted to continue to work, continue to the put the effort and energy behind it, and the rest will take care of itself. Everybody in the visitor’s locker room was happy for Holmes, who had not started a game since Feb. The Kings called on Holmes again Wednesday when Sabonis was ruled out due to illness. On Wednesday night in Los Angeles, Holmes got to remember what it’s like to experience a moment of triumph.

On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Lakers went up by 14 points in the first quarter against the Sacramento Kings, and it looked like perhaps they would find a ...

It's your turn my turn and neither are very effective. [January 19, 2023] Down the stretch, L.A.

LeBron James, speaking after the Lakers' third straight close loss, said his team needs to play "mistake-free basketball" until it gets some of its key ...

"We're competing, in my opinion, at a very high level. Thirty-six and a half [minutes] the other night. That was one of my main goals coming into the season. [Dallas Mavericks](/nba/team/_/name/dal/dallas-mavericks), by one point against the [Philadelphia 76ers](/nba/team/_/name/phi/philadelphia-76ers) and by five to a Kings team that was missing [Domantas Sabonis](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3155942/domantas-sabonis). But guys are doing their part." we got to continue to play how we've played the last couple games. its third loss in the past week by a combined 10 points. "So until some of our big guys or some of our key guys get back ... [Kendrick Nunn](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3056247/kendrick-nunn) hit a 3 with 7.0 seconds left to cut the Kings lead from four down to one, rookie guard [Max Christie](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4432582/max-christie) was called for a clear path foul on Sacramento big man [Richaun Holmes](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2993370/richaun-holmes), giving the Kings two free throw attempts, plus the possession. [Russell Westbrook](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3468/russell-westbrook) fouled [Harrison Barnes](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6578/harrison-barnes) under the basket on a layup attempt, giving the and-1 that James had scored right back to the Kings on the very next possession and allowing Sacramento to go up 111-108. [Anthony Davis](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6583/anthony-davis) for more than a month because of a right foot injury and also await the returns of [Lonnie Walker IV](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4277890/lonnie-walker-iv) (knee) and [Austin Reaves](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4066457/austin-reaves) (hamstring) from the injured list. [Sacramento Kings](/nba/team/_/name/sac/sacramento-kings) ended Wednesday night's game on an 8-3 run in the final minute to beat the [Lakers](/nba/team/_/name/lal/los-angeles-lakers) [116-111](/nba/game/_/gameId/401468832), handing L.A.

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 ...

The Lakers dropped to 9-17 against teams above .500 with the sizzling Memphis Grizzlies (31-13) on deck Friday night. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) But Fox, the healthy Kings star, had plenty to say in the middle quarters, making tough jumpers and racing past Lakers defenders to his spots. By the end of the first quarter, the Lakers looked primed to roll with a 39-28 lead and James hitting at a fast clip just two days removed from his 48-point effort against Houston. The fact that these are issues the Lakers are dealing with past the midseason mark is, in part, a reflection of a team playing without All-Star big man Anthony Davis and two of its key wings. The Lakers isolated James above the break, and the 38-year-old missed a 3-point try with 36.6 seconds left. But on the subsequent defensive possession, the Lakers fouled Harrison Barnes on a clunky double-team that gave him an and-one basket. 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. LeBron James wound up with a game-high 32 points, adding nine assists and eight rebounds, while four other Lakers (all off the bench) scored in double figures. James attempted to characterize it as a “game of inches,” one in which the Lakers might have prevailed if a shot or two hadn’t rimmed out. The Lakers have lost three of their past four games – each in excruciating fashion. An almost impossible-to-win situation seemed a little closer when Nunn launched a shot with De’Aaron Fox at his side, bringing the deficit to a single point with seven seconds left.

LeBron James scores 32 points but no other Lakers starter has more than eight. Lakers fade in the final minutes and show signs of being a weary team.

The Lakers were charged up early and took a 14-point lead in the first quarter. The Grizzlies are tied for first in the West and have won 11 consecutive games. Sabonis has had four-triple doubles this season and is a big reason the Kings entered the night in fourth place in the Western Conference. The Lakers got a boost from their bench, including 19 from Russell Westbrook and 14 from Max Christie. The Lakers (20-25) have been short-handed for over a month since Anthony Davis went down with a stress fracture in his foot. We’re in these games, he wants to win, I want to win …you kind of lose sight of the minutes until you see the stat sheet and go, ‘Oh, hell,’”

LeBron James says the Lakers have 'zero room for error' left as they await the return of Anthony Davis and other injured players.

“I feel disappointed, but I’m never discouraged when we fight the way we fight and we give ourselves a chance. “And I feel like we did that tonight again, we just came up short.” “We just have to get whole,” Ham said. James’ fitness and preparation are legendary, but he has been carrying too heavy a load for too long. The Lakers turned the ball over seven times, a good follow-up to their two-turnover effort in beating bottom-dwelling Houston on Monday. “It’s tough, man, because he’s such a competitor and we’re in these games and he wants to win. And see what we didn’t do so well and try to correct that.” If there’s a deal that will make a significant enough difference and fill enough holes to get this team into the play-in or the playoffs, that move must come soon. It was his 17th game this season with 30 or more points and the 526th of his career, but he was one for seven from the field in the fourth quarter, missing all three of his three-point attempts. Look at it and see what we did well and try to sustain that. So far, they’ve waited to gauge the market and have held on to their best chips, their 2027 and 2029 first-round draft picks. Davis, the key absentee, has been doing increasingly intense workouts as he recovers from a right foot stress injury, Ham said, but there’s no timetable for his return.

Los Angeles fell to the No. 13 spot in the Western Conference after its latest loss.

That was one of my main goals coming into the season.” The most significant Laker currently sidelined is Anthony Davis, who has been out for over a month with a right foot injury. 13 spot in the Western Conference with a 20–25 record.

Last night, your Los Angeles Lakers lost another close game, a 116-111 bummer against the Sacramento Kings. It marked their third defeat by five or fewer ...

We played pretty much almost everybody tonight, just getting everybody a look." "We didn't get to the free throw line as much as we could have," James said. "Well we're definitely a ball club with zero room for error," James noted.

No Domas...no problem, as the “LIGHT THE BEAM” chants rained down in enemy territory. The Sacramento Kings were able to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers on the ...

The bench will need to be consistent in the second half of the season if the Kings are to earn homecourt for the playoffs. Richaun Holmes got his first start of the season this game and played his ass off. Holmes not only looked ready for the moment — a consistent theme for this roster under Mike Brown — but he looked like he had something to prove. Without Sabonis, the Kings lose their best rebounder, their best facilitator and a ton of offense in general. the Lakers’ bench outscored the Kings’ 59-21. Some nights the Kings bench looks electric. He posted his 11th 30-point game of the season and played with the aggression and skill we all fell in love with back in 2017. Their defense showed up and held the Lakers to 21 second quarter points and De’Aaron Fox lead their offense to 33 second quarter points and a halftime lead. However, the Kings showed they can adjust and still get it done. Though they played against a below average team, it was a great chance to how the team would perform in this situation. But in this game they would have to manage having potential inconsistency from the starting big as well. The last time the Kings were performing this well over halfway into the season, I was in kindergarden (‘03-’04...ooof).

Having lost four of their last five games and dealing with a lack of depth due to injuries, LeBron James knows the Los Angeles Lakers have virtually no ...

He's been fantastic since Davis went down with 34.4 points, 8.1 assists and 8.1 rebounds per game in his last 14 starts. 4 due to a strained hamstring. The Lakers haven't officially announced a return timetable, but Lonnie Walker IV has missed 10 consecutive games due to left knee tendinitis. we got to continue to play how we've played the last couple games." 16 with a stress injury in his foot.

Following the Lakers' loss on Wednesday night, LeBron James had an honest assessment of the current roster.

8 seed in the Western Conference. AD, AR, and Lonnie, we have to continue to play how we played the last couple of games. The Lakers' struggles continued on Wednesday night, falling short to the Kings at home.

Max Christie was called for a clear-path foul in the closing seconds of the Lakers' loss to Sacramento. The rookie says he will know better next time.

But the best teacher in life is experience, and he was able to experience that tonight.” But he also didn’t see Harrison Barnes to the right that was ahead of him. “And Max was doing what he thought was the right thing. They beat us up on the boards tonight. Fox threw the ball ahead to Richaun Holmes, who was ahead of all the Lakers at half court. I tried to get in front but I wasn’t able to. “He obviously did have a clear path to the rim but time was running out and we were down so I just felt like ... Under the clear-path foul rules, Sacramento got the ball back. But it’s a good lesson for me to learn, being put into that situation on the fly for the first time. The Lakers trapped all over the court and forced De'Aaron Fox to give the ball up. I just had to go foul him in some way. He made both for a 114-111 Kings lead.

After Kendrick Nunn's three-pointer cut the Kings' lead to one point, rookie Max Christie committed a transition take foul on the ensuing break. Sacramento got ...

That was the longest streak in seven seasons and the longest in the entire 105-year history of the Maple Leafs. But he couldn’t get a win in December as the team fought for the playoffs and was benched for Wentz in Week 17. In his only NFL start, Howell went 11-for-19 for 169 yards and a TD to beat the Cowboys in the regular-season finale. The Los Angeles Lakers Make A Win-Now Move It was recently reported that the Los Angeles Lakers are still exploring trades for Russell Westbrook, and it is clear that there is still potential for a big move before the trade deadline. The Commanders gave Wentz a three-year deal in the offseason, and he gave them no reason to bring him back. It's extremely unlikely that the NBA is conspiring against the most popular player and team in the league. “He’s one of the best players in the league,” Garnett said of Jokic. And all year they keep telling me to my face on the court, “I didn’t see it” or “It wasn’t a foul”. [an array of missed calls](https://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/officials_missed_stunning_number_of_calls_at_end_of_mavericks_lakers/s1_13132_38353402) in the Mavericks' double-overtime win included a non-call on a last-second James shot. With seven seconds left, the Lakers had to foul as soon as possible, and Nunn was pleading to the referee instead of watching his man. It's the third time this week that a call or non-call has affected the Lakers' chances of winning. [Sacramento Kings](/nba/teams/sacramento_kings/91), the Lakers lost in a way that's unprecedented in NBA history.

But what if the Lakers forego cap space and instead trade for multiple players under contract and remain over the cap next season? · If they intend on pursuing ...

James led L.A. with 32 points, nine assists and eight rebounds and was on the floor more than any other Laker -- logging 36 minutes, 30 seconds of playing time.

"We're competing, in my opinion, at a very high level. Thirty-six and a half [minutes] the other night. [Dallas Mavericks](https://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/dal/dallas-mavericks), by one point against the [Philadelphia 76ers](https://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/phi/philadelphia-76ers) and by five to a Kings team that was missing [Domantas Sabonis](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3155942/domantas-sabonis). That was one of my main goals coming into the season. But guys are doing their part." its third loss in the past week by a combined 10 points. we got to continue to play how we've played the last couple games. "So until some of our big guys or some of our key guys get back ... [Kendrick Nunn](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3056247/kendrick-nunn) hit a 3 with 7.0 seconds left to cut the Kings lead from four down to one, rookie guard [Max Christie](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4432582/max-christie) was called for a clear path foul on Sacramento big man [Richaun Holmes](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2993370/richaun-holmes), giving the Kings two free throw attempts, plus the possession. [Russell Westbrook](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3468/russell-westbrook) fouled [Harrison Barnes](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6578/harrison-barnes) under the basket on a layup attempt, giving the and-1 that James had scored right back to the Kings on the very next possession and allowing Sacramento to go up 111-108. [Anthony Davis](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6583/anthony-davis) for more than a month because of a right foot injury and also await the returns of [Lonnie Walker IV](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4277890/lonnie-walker-iv) (knee) and [Austin Reaves](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4066457/austin-reaves) (hamstring) from the injured list. [Sacramento Kings](https://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/sac/sacramento-kings) ended Wednesday night's game on an 8-3 run in the final minute to beat the [Lakers](https://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/lal/los-angeles-lakers) [116-111](https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/401468832), handing L.A.

Wednesday night saw the Sacramento Kings go on an 8-3 run in the last minute of play to beat the Lakers by five and a 116-111 scoreline.

we got to continue to play how we've played the last couple games. Play mistake-free basketball.' LeBron James says he and the Lakers need to play 'mistake-free' while injuries handicap them Wednesday night saw the Sacramento Kings go on an 8-3 run in the last minute of play to beat the Lakers by five and a 116-111 scoreline. - Last night, the Sacramento Kings put up eight points in the last minute to win - The Los Angeles Lakers cannot afford to lose yet another player to injuries

It'll either be that or — if the Lakers are in the arena of another contending team — there will be “beat LA” chants surfacing throughout the arena. Very, very, ...

To see this happening — even in just a meaningless regular season game — is pretty wild. LA was the hump Sacramento The fans are also breaking out that signature chant on the road — against the Lakers. [January 19, 2023] When the game was over, Kings fans broke out in their Traditionally, throughout the history of the NBA, we’re used to seeing Lakers fans traveling and taking over arenas everywhere.

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 ...

By the end of the first quarter, the Lakers looked primed to roll with a 39-28 lead and James hitting at a fast clip just two days removed from his 48-point effort against Houston. But Fox, the healthy Kings star, had plenty to say in the middle quarters, making tough jumpers and racing past Lakers defenders to his spots. The fact that these are issues the Lakers are dealing with past the midseason mark is, in part, a reflection of a team playing without All-Star big man Anthony Davis and two of its key wings. The Lakers entered the night with a 1-2 season record against the Kings, who are making an inspired push at the top of the Pacific Division. Wenyen Gabriel pointed to the variety of closing lineups: “There’s been a bunch of different lineups and closing units that we’ve seen the last five games and that stuff matters.” The Lakers isolated James above the break, and the 38-year-old missed a 3-point try with 36.6 seconds left. James attempted to characterize it as a “game of inches,” one in which the Lakers might have prevailed if a shot or two hadn’t rimmed out. 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. But on the subsequent defensive possession, the Lakers fouled Harrison Barnes on a clunky double-team that gave him an and-one basket. LeBron James wound up with a game-high 32 points, adding nine assists and eight rebounds, while four other Lakers (all off the bench) scored in double figures. A small but vocal contingent of Kings fans chanted “LIGHT THE BEAM” – a reference to Sacramento’s home arena winning celebration this season. The Lakers have lost three of their past four games – each in excruciating fashion.

Last night, in the midst of a dispiriting 116-111 home loss to the Sacramento Kings, superagent Rich Paul got into a bit of an animated conversation ...

The team is hesitant to make a move that could jeopardize its future, despite the fact that its best players are injury prone and have a lot of NBA mileage accrued at this, given that James is in his 20th season and Davis is in his 11th. James and Davis are at least somewhat responsible for pushing Pelinka to make the disastrous deal that landed Russell Westbrook's bloated salary in Tinseltown, which cost LA a draft pick as well as serious roster depth. Notably, possible future trade pieces Russell Westbrook and Patrick Beverley are very much not represented by Rich Paul.