The Sacramento Kings beat the Los Angeles Lakers 141-137 in triple overtime.
De'Aaron Fox made a driving layup on a pass from Buddy Hield with 21 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 100, and the Kings outscored the Lakers 41-37 in the three overtimes.
During clutch time, the Kings outscored the Lakers 48-39. Fox scored 16 of the Kings’ 48 on 7 for 14 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Russell Westbrook had 6 of his 11 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Malik Monk that tied the game and 2 on baskets by Anthony Davis that put the Lakers ahead. In that stretch, Tyrese Haliburton had 2 of his 5 steals, 1 of them during an 11-0 Kings run, and the Kings scored 2 points off them.
Fox had 34 points and 8 assists. Hield added 25 points and 6 assists off the bench, and Haliburton had 19 points, 9 assists and 5 steals. The Kings had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Lakers, LeBron James had 30 points and 11 assists, and Westbrook added 29 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, his fifth triple-double of the season. Anthony Davis had 23 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals and 4 blocks. Monk scored 20 points on 8 for 11 shooting off the bench. The Lakers had 4 20-point scorers.
The Kings grabbed 16 offensive rebounds to the Lakers’ 9 and outscored them 71-49 off the bench. The Lakers forced 15 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. Alex Len and Terence Davis fouled out.