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 LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Lakers had no problem scoring. Defense was another question. Mike Bibby scored 10 of his 33 points in the final 4:04 Friday night and Kevin Martin added 20, leading the Sacramento Kings to a 116-108 victory over Los Angeles, which shot 52.5 percent from the field, but committed 19 turnovers. It was the first time the Lakers shot at least 50 percent and lost (13-1).
"It was just a bad defensive performance in the first half, giving up that many points," said Kobe Bryant, who had 30 points and 10 assists for the Lakers. "We allowed them to set the tone by coming out and getting off to a 10-0 start. It's tough to get off to that kind of start. And when you combine that with the fact that we had only four free throws in the first half, that's not a good combination."
Ron Artest, playing with the word "Kings" shaved into the back of his head, added 19 points and six assists in his return to Sacramento's lineup after sitting out Wednesday's 135-120 victory against Charlotte with a sore left knee.
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