The Los Angeles Lakers have now lost two in a row after falling to the Sacramento Kings, 125-116.
Los Angeles had the advantage for almost the entire first half. LeBron James made shots near the rim, Malik Monk caught fire again from deep and Talen Horton-Tucker made some nice shots driving towards the rim.
But after building a 14-point lead late in the second quarter, the Lakers unraveled in the final few minutes during that same period that saw the momentum shift going into the second half.
The Kings outscored the Lakers 40-23 in the third and created a 13-point lead of their own. Austin Reaves spurred a late comeback in the fourth along with buckets from LeBron and Malik Monk, but it was not enough.
Here is how the Lakers, now 21-21 on the season, graded individually from the loss:
