LOS ANGELES -- LeBron James caught fire in the fourth quarter on Saturday, scoring 16 of his game-high 32 points in a three-minute span to help the Los Anglees Lakers to a 131-127 win over the Sacramento Kings and a 3-0 start to the season. James was responsible for 18 points in the Lakers' 21-0 run to start the fourth, scoring 11 straight, then assisting on a Jaxson Hayes dunk, then scoring five more. While it was a vintage performance for the 22-year veteran, James said that fourth-quarter burst isn't something he feels will be necessary for entire games in order for L.
A. to win this season. Editor's Picks LeBron: Crucial for red-hot AD to be 'focal point' 19h Dave McMenamin Bronny set to split time between Lakers, G League 12h Shams Charania and Dave McMenamin "Listen, I could do that at 22, but at almost 40, I don't need to be doing it for four quarters," James said after adding 14 rebounds and 10 assists, accounting for the 113th triple-double of his career.
"I have the luxury of having a MVP-caliber player next to me [in Anthony Davis ]. AR [ Austin Reaves ] can get it going in bunches, D-Lo [D'Angelo Russell] can catch fire, Rui [Hachimura] has been consistent and he can get going and score in bunches as well. "So, this team is not built for me to have 16-point quarters through all four quarters.
That's not how it's constructed and nor should it be. We're a team and we all play together." Indeed, for as hot as James was to start the fourth, it was Davis who finished it.