Lakers Beat Kings - Secure Top Seed in Western Conference

On Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers downed the Sacramento Kings by a score of 124-101. In the process, Kobe and company officially secured the top seed in the Western Conference playoffs. They’ll face the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs.

Kobe Bryant scored 20 points, while Pau Gasol led the team with 22. Lamar Odom accounted for 15, Vladimir Radmanovic had 14 and Jordan Farmer contributed 13 off the bench.

For the Kings, Quincy Douby led all scorers with 32 points, which is especially impressive considering that he came off the bench. Beno Udrih scored 22, Francisco Garcia had 15 and Shelden Williams got 12 points and 11 rebounds. The Kings were without both Ron Artest (thumb) and Kevin Martin (strained knee).

A COMFORTABLE LEAD

At the half, the LA Lakers were up 62-48, and they never looked back. With seven minutes to go in the third, they had increased the margin to 19 points. To end the third quarter, they went on a 12-3 run. While the Kings struggled from the field, the Lakers opened up a 30 point lead with just over 5 minutes remaining in the contest.

As the regular season came to a close for the Lakers, they ended on a six game home winning streak. On the season, they were 30-11 at the Staples Center.

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