Doncic scores 23 as Lakers hold off Kings 114-110 in preseason

Lakers build a lead, then hang on

Luka Doncic scored 23 points in 25 minutes as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings 114-110 in a preseason game Thursday night at crypto.com Arena. Doncic made 9 of 9 free throws. The crowd was listed at 18,350.

The win left the Lakers 2-1 in the preseason, and the Kings fell to 0-2.

How the score moved

Los Angeles led 21-20 after one quarter and pulled away in the second, outscoring Sacramento 36-23 to take a 57-43 halftime lead. The Lakers added to the margin in the third quarter, winning it 29-27, and led 86-70 going into the fourth.

Sacramento made it close late. The Kings outscored the Lakers 40-28 in the final quarter but ran out of time to erase the 16-point deficit.

Other contributors

Sandro Mamukelashvili added 19 points for Los Angeles, and Jake LaRavia scored 17. Austin Reaves had a team-high eight assists, and Jarred Vanderbilt led the Lakers with six rebounds in nine minutes.

Precious Achiuwa led Sacramento with 18 points on 9-of-13 shooting. Daeqwon Plowden scored 15, Maxime Raynaud had 13 points and a game-high 10 rebounds, and Nique Clifford handed out six assists.

Sources

ESPN