De'Aaron Fox pours 44 points into Los Angeles Lakers to lead Sacramento Kings to win

The Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Sacramento Kings at krypto.com Arena by 130-120 despite an extraordinary game by LeBron James. De'Aaron Fox was sublime, finished with 44 points and gave no option to a Los Angeles team that moves away from sixth place.

Fox finished 19 of 32 from the field and was unstoppable on offense throughout the game. He was supported by Malik Monk from the bench, who finished with 26 points and 8 assists. And what can we say about Domantas Sabonis, who literally ate a sad Anthony Davis with a triple-double from the Wilt Chamberlain era: 16 points, 20 rebounds and 12 assists.

For the Lakers, LeBron was outstanding, scoring 31 points and dishing out 13 assists. Rui Hachimura supported him with 29 points and 13 of 17 from the field. Austin Reaves went for 18. However, Anthony Davis was held to 14 points after missing 8 of the 13 shots he attempted. D'Angelo Russell finished the duel with 10 points.

OUT OF PLAYOFFS.

It was a direct duel in the fight for the playoffs that leaves the Kings seventh with 35 wins and 26 losses, half a game behind the sixth place Phoenix Suns and the Lakers tenth with 34 wins and 30 losses, 3 games behind the Arizona Suns. There are 18 regular season games left for the Los Angeles Kings, can they avoid the Play-In?.