National Basketball Association
Sacramento 122, L.A. Lakers 99
When: 10:30 PM ET, Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
#72 J.T. Orr, #63 Derek Richardson, #10 Ron Garretson
Attendance:
18997
By The Sports Xchange
LOS ANGELES -- Guard Ben McLemore scored 24 points and forward Derrick Williams added a season-high 22 points to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 122-99 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers in the season finale Wednesday night at the Staples Center.
Guard Ray McCallum contributed 19 points for the Kings (29-53), who went 11-19 after George Karl became the head coach on Feb. 17. Forward Carl Landry had 14 points and nine rebounds, and seven Kings scored in double figures.
Guard Jabari Brown scored a career-high 32 points for the Lakers, who wound up 21-61 and set a team record for the lowest winning percentage in a season, .256. The 1957-58 Minneapolis Lakers compiled a .264 mark by going 19-53.
In his first NBA start, Los Angeles guard Vander Blue finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and a game-high eight assists. The Lakers recalled Blue from their NBA Development League affiliate Monday. Both Blue and Brown played all 48 minutes. Los Angeles forward Ed Davis grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds.
Sacramento took control early. Behind 9-8, the Kings used a 13-1 spree to take a 21-10 lead late in the first quarter. Guard Nik Stauskas led the surge with five points, while McLemore and McCallum each added four points.
Blue drove for a lay-in and made a three-point shot in a 37-second span to narrow Los Angeles' deficit to 29-23. But McCallum responded with a driving lay-in, then made a steal that Williams turned into a slam to give Sacramento a 33-23 advantage at the end of the first quarter.
The Kings led by as many as 16 points in the second quarter, 19 in the third and 29 in the fourth.
NOTES: Sacramento F Omri Casspi, who scored at least 20 points in each of the Kings' previous two games, did not play Wednesday night because of gastroenteritis. Casspi scored in double figures in each of his final eight games. ... The Kings' three leading scorers did not play for the sixth consecutive game. C DeMarcus Cousins (injured right ankle), F Rudy Gay (concussion) and G Darren Collison (injured core muscle) missed a combined 48 games due to injuries since Feb. 5, when Collison made his last appearance. ... Los Angeles G Jordan Clarkson and F Wesley Johnson did not play because of sprained left ankles, leaving the Lakers with only eight healthy players. ... For the second consecutive season, the Lakers will lead the NBA in most games lost to injury, 339, compared to 319 last season.
Top Game Performances
Sacramento |
|
L.A. Lakers |
Ben McLemore 24 |
Scoring |
Jabari Brown 32 |
Ben McLemore 7 |
Assists |
Vander Blue 8 |
Carl Landry 9 |
Rebounds |
Ed Davis 12 |
Carl Landry 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Jabari Brown 10 |
Ray McCallum 3 |
Steals |
Jabari Brown 2 |
Ryan Hollins 4 |
Blocks |
Ed Davis 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Sacramento
|
122 |
54.8 |
8-17 |
22-41 |
30 |
42 |
4 |
10 |
10 |
L.A. Lakers
|
99 |
38.3 |
7-24 |
20-25 |
22 |
46 |
8 |
6 |
15 |