National Basketball Association
Sacramento 134, L.A. Lakers 120
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Where: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
Officials: #64 Justin Van Duyne, #60 James Williams, #3 Nick Buchert
Attendance: 17611

Kevin Huerter, Keegan Murray, De'Aaron Fox and Harrison Barnes combined for 91 points, Domantas Sabonis logged a triple-double and the Sacramento Kings pulled away from the visiting Los Angeles Lakers in the middle two periods for a 134-120 victory Wednesday night.

Huerter led the way with 26 points, followed by Murray with 23, Fox with 22 and Barnes with 20, helping the Kings beat the Lakers for the second straight time this season.

LeBron James went for a game-high 31 points as part of a double-double for the Lakers, who played without Anthony Davis (strained right foot) and Russell Westbrook (sore left foot).

Coming off a blowout loss at Phoenix on Monday, the Lakers held the upper hand for most of the first quarter and retained a 44-43 lead near the midpoint of the second period before the Kings' offense took control of the game.

Sacramento put up 41 points in the second quarter to take a 66-58 lead into the break, then left the visitors behind for good with a 40-point uprising in the third period, building a 106-86 lead.

Murray (six), Huerter (three) and Barnes (three) combined for 12 3-pointers, one more than the entire Lakers team. Sacramento outscored the visitors 51-33 from beyond the arc.

Murray used 6-for-12 accuracy on 3-pointers to give him his fifth 20-point game of the season. The Kings are 5-0 in those contests.

His six 3-pointers matched his season best, set earlier this month at Cleveland.

Sabonis, the league leader in double-doubles, recorded just his second triple-double with 13 points and game-highs in rebounds with 21 and assists with 12.

Neemias Queta was a sixth King scoring in double figures with 10 points off the bench, making all five of his shots and helping Sacramento outshoot the visitors 50.5 percent to 50.0 percent.

James produced his 31 points in 34 minutes. He completed his double-double with a team-high 11 assists while also finding time for six rebounds.

Lonnie Walker IV added 19 points, Dennis Schroder 18, Thomas Bryant 17 to go with a team-high 10 rebounds and Patrick Beverley 13 for the Lakers.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
L.A. Lakers   Sacramento
LeBron James 31 Scoring Kevin Huerter 26
LeBron James 11 Assists Domantas Sabonis 12
Thomas Bryant 10 Rebounds Domantas Sabonis 21
LeBron James 9 Free Throws Made De'Aaron Fox 8
Patrick Beverley 3 Steals Kevin Huerter 3
LeBron James 2 Blocks Terence Davis 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
L.A. Lakers 120 50.0 11-24 25-30 25 39 5 6 15
Sacramento 134 50.5 17-47 21-28 29 46 2 6 12
Upcoming Games
  • Sacramento will play their next game at home against Washington. The Kings have a W/L % of .588 after a win and .538 after a loss.
  • L.A. Lakers will play their next game at home against Charlotte. The Lakers have a W/L % of .538 after a win and .333 after a loss.