Dennis Schröder made 2 free throws with 3.6 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings 136-134 for their fifth straight win.
De'Aaron Fox’s 14-foot fadeaway had tied it at 134 with 7.4 seconds left.
The Kings had the ball down 2, but Fox missed a 42-foot pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the teams each scored 12. Fox (Clutch Player of the Year, 2022-23) scored 10 of the Kings’ 12 on 3 for 5 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line. With 2:43 left, Kevin Huerter stole the ball from LeBron James, and Fox’s jumper off it tied the game at 130.
James had 37 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Thomas Bryant added a season-high 29 points (18 in the paint) and 14 rebounds on 12 for 14 shooting. Schröder added 27 points on 8 for 11 shooting, and Russell Westbrook had 23 points and 15 assists off the bench. The Lakers had 4 20-point scorers.
For the Kings, Fox had 34 points and 9 assists, and Domantas Sabonis added 25 points (14 in the paint), 12 rebounds and 7 assists. Fox scored 17 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter.
The Lakers outscored the Kings 70-48 in the paint. The Lakers outscored the Kings 19-4 in 4 minutes with James, Westbrook, Beverley, Schröder and Bryant on the floor together. Wenyen Gabriel fouled out for the Lakers, and Sabonis for the Kings.