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The Kings scored four times in the second period, gave up four in the third, and finally won at Crypto.com Arena on Quinton Byfield’s overtime goal. Brandt Clarke left after a boarding major.
The Kings have scored once in each of their three home losses. Ottawa arrives without Linus Ullmark, and Drew Doughty and Corey Perry are day-to-day.
Luka Doncic scored 41 and the Lakers scored 129 at home, but Portland’s fourth-quarter shot-making and 41 free throws handed Los Angeles its first loss.
The 3-0 Lakers have given up 46 offensive rebounds in three games. Tonight they face a 2-0 Portland team built around Donovan Clingan, with the Clippers waiting Wednesday.
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.
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.
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.
Game day at Crypto.com Arena: the first opener without LeBron James in eight years. Injury reports, the starting-five question, JJ Redick’s ‘biggest unknown’ and three things to watch.