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Sanjesh Singh

Lakers player grades: Malik Monk, Talen Horton-Tucker step up to beat Kings

The Los Angeles Lakers made it three wins in a row after topping the Sacramento Kings, 122-114.

The game went back and forth all night as neither side maintained a lead for a good chunk of the game.

It looked like the Kings would head towards a win after going on an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter after trailing 89-85, but LeBron James woke up from a bad shooting night and got help from Malik Monk and Talen Horton-Tucker to edge Sacramento in a clutch outing. Dwight Howard also provided a key presence down low throughout the game.

Los Angeles is now 20-19 on the season. Here is how the squad graded individually after the win:

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