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After being 10-point favorites and falling to the Charlotte Hornets<\/a> on Monday, the Kings were back on their home floor in Sacramento looking to bounce back against an ailing Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> team and wound up walking off the court with a 134-120 victory. <\/p>\n The Lakers would head into Sacramento with injuries to Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook and Austin Reaves, putting a hell of a workload on the shoulders of LeBron James. Through the first quarter, the Kings looked to be in a bit of a rush to find their offensive flow. Their shots weren\u2019t falling and everything started to look like a \u201chere we go again\u201d type of feel. <\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t until the second quarter when Sac found their tempo and groove. Domantas Sabonis (13 points, 21 rebounds and 12 assists) was a huge catalyst in helping the Kings head into the half with a 66-58 advantage. Nemas Queta was a treat to watch as well in that first half. The two-way contracted big man was called upon early and did a pretty decent job in his 10 minutes of action, finishing with 10 points on 5-for-5 shooting and three rebounds. Mike Brown recently spoke about trying to find \u201cthat guy\u201d to put in as the secured backup for Sabonis when he\u2019s off the court. <\/p>\n While this wasn\u2019t a job securing type of outing for Queta, the young big did show he has been developing in the G-League and he may be looked at again to see if he\u2019s ready to see some consistent minutes. <\/p>\n Starting the second half, the Kings once again showed a bit of a slow start. Shots weren\u2019t falling and they kept giving up a ton of easy baskets to the Lakers. After an early timeout from coach Brown, Sacramento came out strong defensively and began playing to their strength, which is getting out in transition and finishing on the break. <\/p>\n De\u2019Aaron Fox put together another solid night to add to his potential All-Star year, finishing the game with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. Keegan Murray, who had been struggling, finally had his breakout game, scoring a career-high 23 points and knocking down six three-pointers. Harrison Barnes has just been Mr. Reliable for the Kings as of late, as he would finish the night with 20 points and 8 rebounds. <\/p>\n I can\u2019t forget about Kevin Huerter who just put on a clinic on how to keep moving with or without the ball and get to your spot. Huerter would finish the game with a team-high 26 points to go along with 5 rebounds and 3 steals. <\/p>\n This was a tremendous bounce back game from the Kings and against a Western Conference opponent who is hunting them in the playoff standings. Sacramento will now get a couple of days to rest and prepare for their upcoming bout against Bradley Beal and the Washington Wizards<\/a> on December 23. <\/p>\n Oh, before I go….<\/p>\n LIGHT THE BEAM!!!!!! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n