Regular Season Results

The Lakers won three of four games against the Sacramento Kings this season:

* Dec. 8 at Arco Arena--Kings 103, Lakers 91: The Kings’ frenetic energy ran the Lakers ragged, as Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal and Ron Harper combined to commit 16 turnovers and Predrag Stojakovic came off the bench to score 19 points. Chris Webber scored 20 with 12 rebounds.

* March 12 at Staples Center--Lakers 109, Kings 106: Bryant scored a career- high 40 and O’Neal added 39 points and 20 rebounds, and they combined to score 25 of the Lakers’ final 27 points as they rallied from a 16-point third-quarter deficit. It was the first time two Lakers scored 35 or more in a game since Gail Goodrich scored 36 and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35 on March 5, 1976.

* March 26 at Arco Arena--Lakers 90, Kings 89: Trailing by two with less than 10 seconds left, Bryant found O’Neal underneath the basket. O’Neal made the layup, was fouled by Jason Williams, and made the free throw. Then he blocked Vlade Divac’s 20-foot jumper in the final seconds.

* April 14 at Staples Center--Lakers 121, Kings 114: In O’Neal’s return after missing two games because of a sprained ankle, he scored 41 points and grabbed 16 rebounds. Bryant had 31 and Glen Rice 24. The Kings jumped out to a quick double-digit lead, but the Lakers burst to the lead in the third quarter and held on.