Lakers Given 3rd and 4th Quarter by Referees in 112-103 Win Against Kings

Yeah I know the title’s wacky, but it’s true. The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings 112-103 on Friday night, but they were given the third and fourth quarter by the referees. First, let’s look at the fouls among starters. The Lakers starters had 17 fouls while the Kings starters had 22. However, it goes beyond fouls. 

Here’s a run-down of events in the 3rd and 4th quarter that gave the tempo and control to the Lakers:

3rd Quarter 

1. Luke Walton and Pau Gasol both got away with traveling.

2. Lamar Odom hit the ball out of bounds and Kings power forward Jason Thompson was blamed.

3. Trevor Ariza smacked Kings center Brad Miller in the face on a rebound attempt and Miller was called for a foul.

4th Quarter

1. Kings power forward Jason Thompson was fouled on a dunk by Lamar Odom.

2. Kings shooting guard Francisco Garcia was called for charging when his defender was inside the circle.

3. Kings point guard Bobby Jackson was called for a moving pick when he wasn’t moving.

If you want to continue to live in your world of make-believe than go ahead, but the fact is that the Lakers got calls. Its David against Goliath when the Kings play the Lakers. It’s a big market against a small market. At least the Kings kept Laker fans from getting free tacos from Jack-in-the-Box by scoring 100.   

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