In another close game, the Sacramento Kings fell to the Los Angeles Lakers 131-127 to drop to 0-2 on the season. The Lakers used a 21-0 run to start the fourth quarter and never relinquished the lead.
While the Lakers made the run, new King DeMar DeRozan did exactly what he was brought in to do.
The Kings struggled with stopping runs last season, and while the stretch was too long for the Lakers, DeRozan scored 15 points in the fourth quarter to bring them back into the game. DeMar finished the night with 23 points on 9-of-12 (75 percent) from the field…