Anthony Davis, Lakers spoil interim coach Doug Christie's Kings debut with 132-122 win
LOS ANGELES (AP) Anthony Davis had 36 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists in the Los Angeles Lakers' 132-122 win over Sacramento on Saturday night in the Kings’ first game under interim coach Doug Christie.
LeBron James didn’t play for the Lakers because of illness, but a balanced effort helped make up for his absence, led by Austin Reaves with 26 points and a career-high 16 assists. Rui Hachimura had 21 points, Max Christie chipped in with 16 and Dalton Knecht had 18 off the bench.
Playing for the first time since Mike Brown was fired on Friday in controversial fashion, De’Aaron Fox led the Kings with 29 points and 12 assists, and DeMar DeRozan had 25 points.
Los Angeles erupted for 12 straight points to end the third and start the fourth to open up a 20-point advantage.
Sacramento got it to 123-117 with less than four minutes to go, but Reaves and Christie made sure the home team held on.
Kings: Doug Christie made it 15 years in the NBA because of his commitment to defense. He'll need to instill that into his team after the Kings gave up 33 free-throw attempts.
Lakers: Reaves' playmaking isn't needed as much when James is in the lineup, but he can distribute the ball when he needs to.
Domantas Sabonis picked up his fifth foul with 4:17 left in the third, and the power forward was missed as the Lakers pulled away by attacking the paint when he was on the bench. He would foul out with 5:20 remaining in the game.
The Lakers are now 2-1 without James in the lineup, with Hachimura helping out in both wins. He had 23 against Portland on Dec. 8.
The Kings host Dallas on Monday, and the Lakers continue their four-game homestand against Cleveland on Tuesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Domantas Sabonis vs. Anthony Davis (Gabe Vincent gains possession) | ||
| 11:47 | | +3 | Austin Reaves makes three point jump shot (Max Christie assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:29 |  | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point turnaround jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 2-3 |
| 11:12 | | Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:09 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Gabe Vincent defensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point running finger roll layup | 2-5 |
| 10:30 | | Malik Monk turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:16 | | Austin Reaves misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 10:14 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:08 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point floating jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 2-7 |
| 9:38 | | +2 | Malik Monk makes two point pullup jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 4-7 |
| 9:27 | | Keegan Murray personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 9:23 | | +3 | Max Christie makes three point jump shot (Anthony Davis assists) | 4-10 |
| 9:05 | | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 7-10 |
| 8:47 | | Gabe Vincent turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:32 | | Domantas Sabonis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 7-12 |
| 8:12 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving layup (Malik Monk assists) | 9-12 |
| 8:12 | | Max Christie shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 8:12 | | De'Aaron Fox misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:10 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 7:50 | | +3 | Max Christie makes three point jump shot | 9-15 |
| 7:35 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point cutting layup (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 11-15 |
| 7:23 | | Rui Hachimura misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:22 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point running jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 14-15 |
| 7:02 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point driving floating jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 14-17 |
| 6:47 | | Malik Monk misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:46 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 6:42 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point driving hook shot | 14-19 |
| 6:36 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:26 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 17-19 |
| 6:09 | | Keegan Murray personal foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 5:58 | | D'Angelo Russell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | Kings turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 5:18 | | Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:15 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | +3 | Keon Ellis makes three point jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 20-19 |
| 4:38 | | +3 | Rui Hachimura makes three point jump shot (Dalton Knecht assists) | 20-22 |
| 4:22 | | Domantas Sabonis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:20 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 4:12 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 4:12 | | D'Angelo Russell kicked ball violation | ||
| 4:02 | | +3 | Domantas Sabonis makes three point jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 23-22 |
| 3:38 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point driving layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 23-24 |
| 3:33 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:25 | | Kevin Huerter misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:21 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 3:01 | | Rui Hachimura misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:57 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 23-27 |
| 2:33 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point pullup jump shot | 25-27 |
| 2:14 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 25-29 |
| 2:03 | | Trey Lyles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:02 | | Cam Reddish defensive rebound | ||
| 1:53 | | +2 | Dalton Knecht makes two point cutting layup (Austin Reaves assists) | 25-31 |
| 1:43 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:40 | | Dalton Knecht defensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | +2 | Dalton Knecht makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 25-33 |
| 1:19 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 1:13 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point pullup jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 25-35 |
| 0:49 | | +2 | Kevin Huerter makes two point stepback jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 27-35 |
| 0:35 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point driving layup | 27-37 |
| 0:35 | | De'Aaron Fox shooting foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 0:35 | | Austin Reaves misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 0:33 | | Trey Lyles defensive rebound | ||
| 0:23 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point pullup jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 29-37 |
| 0:05 | | +3 | Austin Reaves makes three point pullup jump shot | 29-40 |
| 0:00 | | +2 | Alex Len makes two point alley-oop dunk (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 31-40 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:50 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point fadeaway jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 33-40 |
| 11:31 | | Austin Reaves turnover (bad pass) (De'Aaron Fox steals) | ||
| 11:27 | | +2 | Kevin Huerter makes two point running layup (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 35-40 |
| 11:06 | | +2 | Christian Koloko makes two point alley-oop layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 35-42 |
| 10:51 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point pullup jump shot (Alex Len assists) | 37-42 |
| 10:37 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:33 | | Christian Koloko offensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | Alex Len personal foul (Christian Koloko draws the foul) | ||
| 10:27 | | Christian Koloko turnover (lost ball) (DeMar DeRozan steals) | ||
| 10:23 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point running layup |