FINAL (Lakers 106, Kings 99)
The Lakers relied on their three stars to hold off the Kings with no overtime needed this time around.
The Lakers advantage in the paint was too much for the Kings, who couldn't capitalize on the Lakers making just 18 of 28 free throws (64.3 percent).
Kobe Byrant had 30 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Pau Gasol had 28 points and 12 rebounds and Andrew Bynum had 21 points and 12 rebounds.
Tyreke Evans finished with 25 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists for the Kings (23-45). Carl Landry had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Jason Thompson had 14 points and 10 rebounds off the bench.
The Lakers(50-18) had 23-second-chance points to nine for the Kings and 60 points in the paint. The Lakers led by as many as 16 points in the fourth quarter.
THIRD QUARTER (Lakers 77, Kings 68)
Tyreke Evans is close to his second triple double this season. He has 17 points, 10 rebound and eight assists.
But Evans can't play in the post and that's where the Kings need help.
When the Lakers remember they have an advantage inside there's not a whole lot the Kings can do with them.
Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol are a combined 17 of 23 shooting. Bynum has 19 points and 11 rebounds. Gasol has 17 points and eight rebouonds.
Kobe Bryant leads all scorers with 24 points on 9 of 22 shooting.
--Jason Jones
SECOND QUARTER (Lakers 49, Kings 48)
The Kings used a 14-3 run to get back in this one, tying the game 33-33 when Omri Casspi buried a three-pointer from the right wing. Tyreke Evans is playing up to the moment once again, scoring 14 points, grabbing eight rebounds and dishing out five assists. He has hit just 4 of 13 while Ron Artest has spent most of the time guarding him, but continues to get to the line where he has hit six of eight attempts.
Kobe Bryant has 18 points for the Lakers, Andrew Bynum has 17 and Pau Gasol has 11. The Kings are shooting just 42.2 percent, but limited their turnovers to five. The Lakers haven't been much better, hitting at a 42.9 percent clip.
FIRST QUARTER (Lakers 28, Kings 17)
This got ugly quick, with the Lakers finishing the quarter on an 11-2 run and Kobe Bryant already scoring 13 points. Lakers center Andrew Bynum has dominated Kings center Spencer Hawes, hitting five of six shots for 11 points while grabbing six points. In Hawes' defense, his running mates aren't rotating at all and that's only making it worse.
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