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De’Aaron Fox and Malik Monk stole the limelight in the sixth game of the NBA Playoffs first-round series which allowed Sacramento Kings to force a seventh game against Golden State Warriors.
The Warriors had pulled the home court advantage in their favour with a road win in the fifth game but failed to closeout the series and suffered a blowout 118-99 loss on Friday.
The Lakers, who earned the Western Conference seventh seed via the play-in tournament, rebounded with a vengeance after failing to lock up the series in Memphis on Wednesday.
They dominated in every facet in one of their best performances of an often rocky season, thrilling a crowd at Crypto.com Arena that included 86-year-old Oscar-winning actor Jack Nicholson.
Nicholson, a Lakers fan for decades, was in his courtside seat for the first time since last season’s opener in October 2021.
