{"id":200222,"date":"2026-03-02T06:44:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T06:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/200222\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T06:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T06:44:18","slug":"luka-doncic-and-lebron-james-power-lakers-to-dominant-win-over-kings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/200222\/","title":{"rendered":"Luka Doncic and LeBron James power Lakers to dominant win over Kings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The search for sustained consistency remained a focus for the Lakers<\/a> on Sunday against a Sacramento Kings team with the NBA\u2019s worst record.<\/p>\n

And it helped that the Lakers were completely healthy against the Kings, something that has eluded them nearly all season.<\/p>\n

Behind strong efforts from Luka Doncic<\/a> and LeBron James<\/a>, the Lakers defeated the struggling Kings 128-104<\/a> at Crypto.com Arena in their second straight blowout win.<\/p>\n

Doncic, one of five Lakers to score in double figures, scored 28 points on 10-for-16 shooting. He made four three-pointers and had nine assists and five rebounds.<\/p>\n

James, who played after initially being listed as questionable because of arthritis in his left foot, scored 24 points in 27 minutes on eight-for-15 shooting. He made a trio of threes and had five assists.<\/p>\n

Rui Hachimura played 22 minutes off the bench and had eight points and two rebounds after missing the previous two games because of illness.<\/p>\n

Nique Clifford led the Kings (14-48) with 26 points and had seven rebounds.<\/p>\n

Just as in Saturday\u2019s win at Golden State, the Lakers (36-24) benefited from strong shooting. They shot 50% from the field and 46% from three-point range.<\/p>\n

One of the most exciting plays happened in the first quarter when Marcus Smart dived for a loose ball and, while prone on his back, passed to James. The Lakers star then passed to a hustling Austin Reaves, who took a few dribbles to get a Kings defender to commit before making an alley-oop pass to James for a two-handed, rim-hanging dunk.<\/p>\n

The crowd was whipped into a frenzy. The Kings called a timeout, allowing the Lakers and their fans to soak in the moment.<\/p>\n

\"Lakers <\/p>\n

Lakers star Luka Doncic celebrates after a three-pointer by teammate Rui Hachimura against the Kings on Sunday.<\/p>\n

(Ronaldo Bolanos \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n

There was another play in the third quarter in which Doncic slipped and almost fell down, losing control of the ball. But Doncic regained his balance and the ball before shooting an off-balance three-pointer that gave the Lakers a 24-point lead.<\/p>\n

It was that kind of night for the Lakers, a game full of highlights and fun that allowed coach JJ Redick to empty his bench in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

The Lakers are 3-3 since the All-Star break with 28- and 24-point wins after three straight losses.<\/p>\n

Before the game, Redick remarked how his team has stayed \u201cpositive\u201d and stuck to the process.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe world has fallen 19 different times and we\u2019ve responded,\u201d Redick said. \u201cAnd again, we\u2019re looking for that level of consistency. It\u2019s not always \u2014 like I said last night \u2014 going to show up in wins and losses. But we\u2019re confident we\u2019re going to find it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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