The Lakers streak to their fifth straight win behind big games from LeBron James, Dennis Schroder, and Russell Westbrook. NBA
Dennis Schroder made two free throws with 3.6 seconds left, LeBron James recorded 37 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers increased their season-best winning streak to five games with a high-octane 136-134 victory over the host Sacramento Kings on Saturday night, January 7 .
De’Aaron Fox had 34 points and 9 assists and Domantas Sabonis had 25 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists before fouling out for the Kings. Harrison Barnes scored 18 points, Kevin Huerter added 17, Keegan Murray tallied 16, and Trey Lyles had 11 for Sacramento. James converted a three-point play to give Los Angeles a 133-132 lead with 48.1 seconds remaining. Westbrook split two free throws with 18.9 seconds left before Fox tied the score with a 13-foot turnaround jumper with 7.4 seconds to play.
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