Sacramento Kings vs LA Lakers - Full Highlights - March 15, 2016 - NBA 2015-16 Season
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Recap
LOS ANGELES -- For the first time in franchise history, the Sacramento Kings swept the Los Angeles Lakers in a regular-season series.
Darren Collison and DeMarcus Cousins scored 22 points apiece, sparking the Kings to a 106-98 victory over the Lakers on Tuesday night at Staples Center.
"We got off to a bad start against Utah, a really bad start, so our focus was to get off to a good start today and to have a defensive presence and have an impact on the game early on," said Collison, referring to the Kings' 108-99 loss to the Jazz on Sunday. "Everything else would take care of itself."
Rudy Gay added 20 points and eight rebounds for the Kings, who beat the Lakers for the seventh consecutive time. Sacramento (26-40) also snapped a five-game skid.
Kings point guard Rajon Rondo dished out 12 assists and recorded four steals to go along with nine points. Rondo extended his Sacramento single-season record to 44 games with at least 10 assists.
The Kings forced the Lakers into 22 turnovers (leading to 30 points), while committing 17 themselves (leading 17 points). That, combined with the solid start, turned out to be the difference.
"We're athletic, we did a good job of protecting the paint and getting out there in the open court," said Collison, who connected on 10 of 14 shots overall and scored 17 of his points in the first half. "Rondo, myself, (Cousins), Rudy. When we get like that on the defensive end, we're pretty tough to beat."
LOS ANGELES -- For the first time in franchise history, the Sacramento Kings swept the Los Angeles Lakers in a regular-season series.
Darren Collison and DeMarcus Cousins scored 22 points apiece, sparking the Kings to a 106-98 victory over the Lakers on Tuesday night at Staples Center.
"We got off to a bad start against Utah, a really bad start, so our focus was to get off to a good start today and to have a defensive presence and have an impact on the game early on," said Collison, referring to the Kings' 108-99 loss to the Jazz on Sunday. "Everything else would take care of itself."
Rudy Gay added 20 points and eight rebounds for the Kings, who beat the Lakers for the seventh consecutive time. Sacramento (26-40) also snapped a five-game skid.
Kings point guard Rajon Rondo dished out 12 assists and recorded four steals to go along with nine points. Rondo extended his Sacramento single-season record to 44 games with at least 10 assists.
The Kings forced the Lakers into 22 turnovers (leading to 30 points), while committing 17 themselves (leading 17 points). That, combined with the solid start, turned out to be the difference.
"We're athletic, we did a good job of protecting the paint and getting out there in the open court," said Collison, who connected on 10 of 14 shots overall and scored 17 of his points in the first half. "Rondo, myself, (Cousins), Rudy. When we get like that on the defensive end, we're pretty tough to beat."