The Los Angeles Lakers dealt with multiple issues at once in the 123-120 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday.
L.A. played the last game before the All-Star weekend without LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Marc Gasol and Alex Caruso, approaching the tip-off with a lineup that had never started a game before.
In addition, the Lakers believed some of the calls unfairly went against them in the crucial moments of the clash. Head coach Frank Vogel said the franchise reached out to the NBA regarding Buddy Hield’s 3-pointer in the second quarter that, he argued, should have been counted as a two.