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The Los Angeles Lakers delivered a dominant performance at home Sunday, crushing the Sacramento Kings 128-104 behind stellar showings from their star duo.<\/p>

Luka Doncic led all scorers with 28 points while dishing out nine assists, and LeBron James chipped in 24 points as the Lakers successfully completed their second straight victory. The win came just one day after Los Angeles snapped a three-game skid with an impressive road triumph over Golden State.<\/p>

Supporting contributions came from Austin Reaves and Deandre Ayton, who each tallied 12 points in the comfortable home victory.<\/p>

The Lakers were nearly unstoppable offensively, connecting on 50.0% of their field goal attempts (47 of 94) while draining an impressive 46.2% from beyond the arc (18 of 39). The victory kicks off a favorable seven-game homestand for Los Angeles, with seven of their next eight contests scheduled at home through March 14.<\/p>

Sacramento got strong individual efforts from Nique Clifford, who exploded for 26 points, and Maxime Raynaud, who recorded a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds. The loss dropped the Kings to 2-2 since they finally broke their franchise-worst 16-game losing streak.<\/p>

Former Laker Russell Westbrook managed 14 points against his previous team as Sacramento concluded a five-game road swing with a 2-3 record.<\/p>

Los Angeles now holds a 3-1 season series advantage over the Kings with Sunday’s victory.<\/p>

The Lakers seized control from the opening tip, building their first double-digit cushion at 19-8 with 5:55 left in the initial frame. Just four minutes later, that margin had ballooned to 34-14, and Los Angeles closed the first quarter ahead 36-18 after Doncic poured in 12 first-quarter points.<\/p>

The second quarter saw the Lakers extend their lead to as much as 22 points before settling for a 64-49 halftime advantage. Los Angeles shot an efficient 51.2% from the field in the opening half while capitalizing on 12 Sacramento turnovers. Despite Sacramento holding a 27-18 edge on the boards, the Kings struggled mightily from three-point territory, making just 2 of 14 attempts.<\/p>

Sacramento opened the third quarter with an 11-6 spurt to trim the deficit to 70-60, but the Lakers quickly answered with a decisive 13-2 surge that pushed their lead to 83-62 with 4:40 remaining in the period. James capped the quarter with a buzzer-beating three-pointer that sent Los Angeles into the final frame holding a commanding 96-76 advantage.<\/p>

Any hopes of a Kings comeback were extinguished early in the fourth quarter when a Marcus Smart steal led to a fast-break dunk by James, giving the Lakers a 105-81 cushion with 9:43 on the clock. Sacramento never mounted a serious threat the rest of the way.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a convincing 128-104 home victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday. Luka Doncic led the way with 28 points and nine assists while LeBron James contributed 24 points in the blowout win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":30106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772435819233.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-7PB","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":33091,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/doncic-explodes-for-44-points-makes-lakers-history-in-win-over-pacers\/","url_meta":{"origin":30107,"position":0},"title":"Doncic Explodes for 44 Points, Makes Lakers History in Win Over Pacers","author":"Admin","date":"March 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Luka Doncic delivered a spectacular 44-point performance in just three quarters, leading the Lakers to a 128-117 victory over Indiana on Friday. 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