ESPN “shocked” by Domantas Sabonis has triple-double as Kings beat Lakers for four-game season sweep

ESPN “shocked” by Domantas Sabonis has triple-double as Kings beat Lakers for four-game season sweep

500 Lakers entering the night in Ninth Place visiting the Seventh Place Kings Kings looking to complete the regular season sweep over La they’ve done it just once before leading by one Anthony Davis cannot get the alley to go and then damont sabonis gets the block Kings challenge the gold 10

Call and they win it that’s a clean block Davis just one of five in the first half from the floor when defended by by sabonis here’s Keegan Murray with the three dearen Fox dudes deadly on the drive Kings with a four-point lead at the break the lead has swollen to a dozen

Sabonis hits that a few minutes later 10-point game sabonis on the push just kind of bullies his way through Davis Davis kind of took the shoulder to the chin shaken up briefly but would remain in the game 15-point lead for the Kings LeBron James down the lane oh they’re trying to do that

Clippers thing and go wild in the fourth James again they’re within 12 but after they got it to single digits the Kings light the beam it’s a bonus Harrison Barnes hits that three and then sabonis Fox that gives sabonis a triple double 17 19 and 10 and one interview with

George sadonna after the 13-point victory all right guys we’re here with Damonte sabonis another triple double for you 23rd of the Season most in the NBA this year and you swept the season series against these guys for the first time in eight years which one was

Sweeter uh you know just getting the win you know this uh tonight counted as as basic basally as two wins you know um we’re close in the standings uh we’re fighting for that playoff spot speaking of which you guys now are in the six seed you’re out of the playing area for

Now how important is it for you guys to get out of that playing area I think it’s important you know um just to be to be in the playoffs and not having to play uh like a March Madness game you know um it’s going to be great we can

Focus on our opponent what are the keys for you to stay in that area the playoff area uh we we just got to be consistent you know this year uh we we’ve been up and down all year you know and this is the end we got like 17 16 games left and

We got take care of business all right I know you got to go like the beam with your son congratulations thank you thank you appreciate it guys all right guys back to you he’s going to go like the beam that’s tiger what’ you do last night I lit the

Beam with my dad what’ you do a poop in my pants and two what do you want for me light the beam there we go Sacramento lighting the beam 13-point win they sweep the Lakers and they move into sixth in the Western Conference split the season series where

The Suns have the better division record at the moment Kings just a game back of the Pelicans who you’ll see a later in the show for that five and as you heard damont mention they got fewer than 20 games left in the regular season they take on the Warriors Crow

Roar and I scoring the Lakers scored well act it was a pretty wild third quarter too there were some runs there and in the fourth I believe there was an run by the Lakers okay yeah and yeah and then you heard the Crowd Oh we lost the

Reeves just let me be Petty for a second and then then the Kings went on a 60 run so you know the response was nice to see and you’re going to need those responses especially this late in the Season Take a look at the Western Conference standings we just asked ke Murray even

About these and if they look at these every single day like we do and it Mak sense we do because look they moved on up to that six spot let’s go yeah I’m trying to get the crowd into it if they win everything will take care of itself

Phoenix has Phoenix has two games back to back Boston and Boston so that might give us a little more leeway in that aspect too I mean you just got to keep moving up win games and he’ll take care ofself yeah yeah it sounds easier said

Than done right I mean they got a good home stretch so I mean the last two games have been great yeah so I it’s nothing like playing in front of these fans you got to go out there and give them something to enjoy watching Kings just got to keep playing you know some

Of the star players in this league because I really feel like there’s something different with them a different energy even with a lot of Lakers fans in this building tonight it just felt like the Kings didn’t care what was happening who was cheering for who and in that third quarter they were

Really feeling it especially on the defensive Ben Mike they were really locking down guys left and right in the Lakers like I said earlier went cold and the Kings outscored the Lakers in the third 28 17 So speaking of the Lakers going cold they had six turnovers and

Get this the Kings had five steals that third quarter for the Kings I mean was heartbreaking for the Lakers just when they’re active I mean you can see when everybody’s active defensively everybody’s on a string together things go great for them they have to keep playing they have to keep trusting in

Each other and know that if I go help somebody somebody will have my back and I feel like that trust has been there the last two games specifically because we see and we’ve talked about it over and over again how good this team plays on the road defensively but then on

Their home floor were like what’s going on out there um you had o’ Keegan Murray last night and they were locked in you had no Kevin herder tonight and I’m not acting like he’s your defensive Specialist or anything but it’s just something the normaly of having your

Starters out there he wasn’t there Kings made sure whatever adversity was thrown at them that they were going to get things done and I feel like that’s what makes them Pros I mean you got you got to go out there and do it especially from the home crowd you lost a lot you

Lost a few games here that should have that should have been one that would put you maybe at the fourth or third or fourth spot right now but you can’t you can’t go back on that now you have 17 games left you have to close out have to

Close out the season hard I love it you can’t go back on that oh you just did and it broke my heart Keon Ellis also has been a huge reason why this K team looks different and I love it because even our producer the other night was

Like team look a little different when Keon’s out there especially on the defensive end the answer is yes this guy the deflections he’s getting way that he is getting steals you know he had three steals in this game but look at the way he’s producing on the offensive end 14

Points for keonis these last two games what did you love about him tonight I mean all that scoring is a plus I mean you you get that the role he’s playing he has to knock his shots down but I love what he’s bringing defensively you know he’s getting deflections he’s

Putting pressure on their top point guard I mean he he held Russell to you know he have one point going into the fourth quarter so I mean just stuff like that goes a long way you know we talk about him adding that extra effort in there and everything Kings had 16 Second

Chance points and outrebounded the Lakers I mean those are things that you are needing to see all those little things and when you have guys that are going to leave it all out there on the floor it becomes contagious and keeg meray tonight you know coming back from

Injury not playing last night you never know what you’re going to get right if is a guy going to be a little bit slower Keegan he did fantastic five three-pointers seven of 13 from the field he finished with 11 rebounds that is right he was crashing the boards what

Did you like from Keegan tonight it’s good to see him back in the lineup he’s a he brings a different threat to the game you know you got Fox bonus you got monk but he his size defensively helps a lot and he can I mean he either step out

To the three or or get you points to the basket yeah and you know and I forgot mention the two steals right like we keep talking about this King team 11s as a team but Keegan also provided two of those deals I just felt like the way

That everyone is making sure that they were disciplined hands up in the sky trying to make life more difficult sometimes it could be difficult to make LeBron James life more difficult but I felt like the Kings did a pretty good job tonight LeBron James finished with 18 points 13 rebounds a double double

For the old man he was two of eight from three-point land glad a lot of those rattled in and now his 4 minutes what did you see from him I mean he just it looked like he wasn’t really engaged in the game towards the end um he had I

Think he had like six I think he had six points for a while and just watched him he turned it on late in the game and for him to still be able to do at that at that age is is remarkable yeah and you

Know it I think when we were at the half we were looking at Austin Reeves and ruy hura in what they were providing for the Los Angeles Lakers they were leading them and scoring and they were really doing a lot of the dirty work out there so LeBron James still huge threat you

Got to make sure you’re watching him he also finished with nine assist almost a trip double for the old guy well coming up next we’re going to look ahead to the kings are taking on Next fore for For for spe for e for for speee

ESPN “shocked” by Domantas Sabonis has triple-double as Kings beat Lakers for four-game season sweep