Lakers worst loss of season to bogey side Luka injury blow snaps wild streak: NBA wrap
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The Sacramento Kings dominated the Los Angeles Lakers en route to a comfortable 120-107 win in northern California on Thursday AEDT.
The Lakers’ Austin Reaves reeled off seven three-pointers to finish with a game-high 28 points but Los Angeles were unable to staunch the flow of Sacramento scoring.
All five Kings starters finished in double figures, with Harrison Barnes leading the scoring with 23 points.
Sacramento swept the season series with Los Angeles 4-0, while Anthony Davis is yet to register a victory against Kings star Domantas Sabonis in ten games.
The Lakers are currently ninth on the Western Conference standings with 36 wins and 31 defeats.
Luka Doncic scored 21 points and Kyrie Irving 23 to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 109-99 victory over the short-handed Golden State Warriors, who were missing the injured Stephen Curry and Draymond Green. “We played well on the defensive end, and from the first tip of the basketball at the start of the game we had physicality,” Irving said.
“That was the big difference tonight. “We knew they were kind of struggling and they’ve had a few tough games, and we wanted to make it tough for them tonight.”
The only sour note for Dallas was the departure of Doncic midway through the fourth quarter, ending the Slovenian star’s seven-game triple-double streak. Doncic exited with tightness in his left hamstring and did not return “He gave me the signal that his hammy was tight so we took him out,” Dallas coach Jason Kidd said.
“We’ll have a better answer tomorrow.” Luka Doncic scored 21 points and Kyrie Irving 23 to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 109-99 victory over the short-handed Golden State Warriors, who were missing the injured Stephen Curry and Draymond Green.
“We played well on the defensive end, and from the first tip of the basketball at the start of the game we had physicality,” Irving said. “That was the big difference tonight.
“We knew they were kind of struggling and they’ve had a few tough games, and we wanted to make it tough for them tonight.” The only sour note for Dallas was the departure of Doncic midway through the fourth quarter, ending the Slovenian star’s seven-game triple-double streak.
Doncic exited with tightness in his left hamstring and did not return “He gave me the signal that his hammy was tight so we took him out,” Dallas coach Jason Kidd said. “We’ll have a better answer tomorrow.