In a game of runs, the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Sacramento Kings for an 99-86 win. The win was the Lakers second in a row, a modest accomplishment but if nothing else further distances the team from their recent nine-game losing streak.
After falling into an early deficit, the Lakers responded with a 19-0 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 18 points in the first half. But the Kings steadily chipped away at their deficit and even took a lead in the third quarter.
A string of 3-pointers, with Brook Lopez heavily involved, sparked a Lakers run in which they pushed back ahead and never relinquished their lead.