Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James shoots against Sacramento Kings centre Alex Len on Oct 26. LOS ANGELES – LeBron James had 32 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, and Anthony Davis became the first Laker since Kobe Bryant in 2005-06 to open the season with three straight 30-plus-point games as Los Angeles rode a fourth-quarter surge to down the visiting Sacramento Kings 131-127 on Oct 26. But James, who scored half of his points in a remarkable three-minute stretch at the start of the fourth quarter, told ESPN: “Listen, I could do that at 22, but at almost 40, I don’t need to be doing it for four quarters.
“I have the luxury of having a MVP (Most Valuable Player)-calibre 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.” All five Lakers starters scored in double figures. Hachimura had 18 points and nine rebounds, and Reaves and Russell each scored 16 points.
Dalton Knecht added 10 points off the bench. Los Angeles (3-0) came into the game looking to extend the franchise’s longest unbeaten start since the 2010-11 National Basketball Association (NBA) season, when the Lakers went 8-0. De’Aaron Fox knocked do.
