Kings' fourth-quarter push falls short in 114-110 preseason loss to Lakers

Late push comes up short

The Sacramento Kings outscored the Los Angeles Lakers by 12 points in the fourth quarter on Thursday night but could not erase a big halftime gap, falling 114-110 in a preseason game at crypto.com Arena.

The loss left Sacramento 0-2 in the preseason. The Lakers moved to 2-1 in front of 18,350 fans.

How it got away

Los Angeles led 21-20 after one quarter, then pulled away in the second, scoring 36 points to Sacramento's 23 for a 57-43 halftime lead. The Lakers added to the margin in the third and carried an 86-70 cushion into the final period.

The Kings responded with a 40-point fourth quarter, holding Los Angeles to 28, but the comeback stopped four points short.

The numbers

Precious Achiuwa led Sacramento with 18 points on 9-of-13 shooting in 24 minutes. Daeqwon Plowden added 15 off 3-of-6 shooting from deep in 11 minutes, Maxime Raynaud had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Nique Clifford handed out six assists.

Luka Doncic scored 23 for the Lakers, making all nine of his free throws. Sandro Mamukelashvili added 19, Austin Reaves had eight assists and Jarred Vanderbilt pulled down six rebounds.

Turnovers were a problem on both sides: Sacramento committed 25 and Los Angeles 24. The Lakers made the difference at the line, hitting 31 of 38 free throws to the Kings' 16 of 24.

Sources

ESPN