De'Aaron Fox scored a season-high 44 points and Domantas Sabonis added his NBA-best 22nd triple-double with 16 points, 20 rebounds and 12 assists as the visiting Sacramento Kings rallied from an early 19-point deficit to earn a 130–120 victory Wednesday over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Malik Monk scored 26 points with eight assists off the bench against his former team, Davion Mitchell had 12 points, and Harrison Barnes added 11 as the Kings got back on track after losing three of their previous four games.
The Kings improved to 3–0 against the Lakers with the final game of the four-game season series next week at Sacramento.
LeBron James scored 31 points with 13 assists and Rui Hachimura added 29 points as the Lakers dropped to 2–2 in their six-game homestand.
Anthony Davis scored 14 points with 11 rebounds and Austin Reaves added 18 points, with Los Angeles unable to build on a 116–104 home victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday.
The Lakers asserted themselves early, taking a double-digit lead just over five minutes into the game and leading 37–18 with 1:52 left in the opening quarter.
The Kings dominated the second quarter with a 44–20 advantage behind 14 points from Monk and went into halftime with a 72–57 lead.
The Kings led 79–60 early in the second half before the Lakers made a run to cut their deficit to 79–66. But Sacramento fashioned a 10–2 run for an 89–68 lead as Davis went to the Los Angeles bench after committing his fourth foul.
The Lakers pulled within 104–92 after three quarters as Fox reached 32 points for the Kings. Sacramento opened the fourth quarter on a 14–5 run to take a 118–97 lead and was never threatened from there.
James left the floor with 3:56 remaining during a timeout with the Kings leading 122–108, while appearing to favor his left leg.
The Kings shot 55.7 percent from the floor, led 76–50 in points in the paint, and had a 50–18 advantage in bench points.
