LOS ANGELES — LeBron James caught fire in the fourth quarter on Saturday, scoring 16 of his game-high 32 points in a three-minute span to help the Los Angeles Lakers to a 131-127 win over the Sacramento Kings and a 3-0 start to the season.
James was responsible for 18 points during the Lakers' 21-0 run to start the fourth, scoring 11 straight then assisting on a Jaxson Hayes dunk before scoring five more.
While it was a vintage performance for the 22-year veteran, James said that fourth-quarter burst isn't something he feels will be necessary for entire games in order for L.A.
to win this season. «Listen, I could do that at 22, but at almost 40, I don't need to be doing it for four quarters,» James said after adding 14 rebounds and 10 assists, accounting for the 113th triple-double of his career. «I have the luxury of having a MVP-caliber player next to me [in Anthony Davis].