LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 28 points and nine assists, LeBron James added 24 points and the Los Angeles Lakers closed a two-game series on back-to-back nights with a 128-104 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night.
Austin Reaves scored 12 points for the Lakers, who also won at Golden State on Saturday to end a three-game losing streak. After an unconvincing week of play following the All-Star break, Los Angeles was back to its best over the weekend, beating its two Northern California rivals by a combined 52 points.
Doncic made four 3-pointers and the NBA’s leading scorer played only the first three quarters, while James, Marcus Smart and Luke Kennard each made three 3-pointers. The Lakers made 17 of their first 33 3-point attempts while the starters were still on the court, flirting with the franchise record in 3-point percentage before finishing 18 of 39.
James, 41, had a pair of rim-shaking dunks that he celebrated enthusiastically during a comfortable victory for the Lakers, who never trailed again after Sacramento scored the game’s opening basket.
Nique Clifford scored 26 points for the Kings in their fourth straight loss at the Lakers’ downtown arena. Russell Westbrook scored 14 points against his former team in his hometown.
Sacramento, the worst team in the NBA, has lost 18 of 20.
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