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Kings drop sixth straight in Los Angeles, 112-80
By Ben Schneider December 3, 2010 |
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Playing one of the worst teams in the conference, the Los Angeles Lakers snapped their worst losing streak in three years. Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 22 points and Lamar Odom and Paul Gasol both finished with 16 points as Los Angeles easily handled Sacramento 113-80 at the Staples Center to snap a four-game slide. "I wasn't a good time for us to catch the world champs at home," said Kings head coach Paul Westphal. "They needed a win and they took it to us. It got out of hand pretty quickly and there was no coming back for us tonight." The Lakers got 14 points from Shannon Brown and 11 from Steve Blake, both in reserve roles. Jason Thompson scored 19 and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Kings, who have dropped six straight. Tyreke Evans added 15 points in the loss and Pooh Jeter scored 11, all in the fourth quarter. "We had a good defensive game going for us and everything fell into place," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "With 68 points in the paint we had good penetration tonight." The Lakers made 10-of-21 from the field en route to a 21-16 advantage after the first quarter The Lakers' four-game losing streak entering Friday was their worst slump since April 8-13 2007The winning team has scored over 100 points in 34 of the last 35 meetings...Sacramento only eclipsed the 100-point mark once in its last 12 games.The Kings have lost eight straight against the Lakers, six straight at the Staples Center. |
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