Author: Alex Ignacio
The Kings (2-4-2) visit the Devils (6-4-0) at 12:30 p.m. PT. Quinton Byfield is questionable, and New Jersey’s new goalie Connor Hellebuyck is not expected to play.
The Clippers shot 49 percent and 43 percent from three but lost the ball 26 times. Darius Garland scored 26 with nine turnovers, and Brook Lopez went 8-of-9 off the bench.
Austin Reaves scored 13 of his 28 points in a 39-26 third quarter as the Lakers moved to 2-0. Collin Sexton debuted with three steals, and Jake LaRavia hopes to return Sunday or Tuesday.
Brandt Clarke roofed the winner 2:43 into overtime, Artemi Panarin scored twice and Darcy Kuemper stopped 41 of 43 as the Kings won their second straight. Quinton Byfield missed the game.
Rui Hachimura called Crypto.com Arena special to him. After a 3-of-13 opener, the former Laker gets his old team tonight, and again Wednesday at Intuit Dome.
Collin Sexton is cleared after missing the preseason and opener with a soleus strain. Jake LaRavia is questionable with a right ankle sprain, and Walker Kessler is available with a finger splint.
Quinton Byfield traveled but did not skate Wednesday. Peter Laviolette calls him day-to-day, Jared Wright is up from Ontario, and the Kings visit a 5-3-1 Islanders team tonight.
The Clippers never trailed: Darius Garland hit his first five shots, Kris Dunn started over Keaton Wagler, and the rookie still delivered 15, five and five off the bench.
A record-setting debut: Walker Kessler went 12-for-12, Luka Doncic had 28 and a half-court buzzer-beater after a feud with Yaxel Lendeborg, and the Lakers routed the Warriors.
Down 2-0 late in the first, the Kings scored twice in 31 seconds and beat Washington 5-2 for their first win. Erik Gustafsson scored the winner; Quinton Byfield left with an upper-body injury.