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NBA: Lakers fall to ousted Kings, now await 1st-round opponent

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UJTVcPM_Kdo?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Sacramento Kings 136-122 on Thursday (US time), as the West top seed rested their main guys in their last game of the regular season.</p><p>Buddy Hield scored 28 points and Sacramento, already out of postseason contention, was hitting from long range to finish its campaign on a winning note.</p><p>The Lakers played LeBron James just 15 minutes (17 points, 4 assists), as Anthony Davis (knee), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (ribs), Alex Caruso (neck) and Kyle Kuzma (rest) sat out, according to an Associated Press report.</p><p>Dion Waiters scored 19 points for the Lakers, who fell to 3-5 in the bubble, including 1-4 since beating Utah to clinch the No. 1 seed in the conference.</p><p>Los Angeles is the only team at the time this story was posted that didn&#x27;t have an opponent yet for the playoffs first round, as four teams later in the day slug it out for a play-in appearance and a chance to advance.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Washington Wizards beat the Boston Celtics 96-90, as both teams closed their regular season.</p><p>Boston faces Philadelphia in an East playoff matchup.</p><p>Watch the Wizards-Celtics highlights below:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rnXb3i7FNDE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/"><b>ABS-CBN Sports website</b></a>).</p>

<p>The Lakers lost to the Kings 136-122 on Thursday (US time), as the West top seed rested their main guys in their last game of the regular season.</p>

The Lakers lost to the Kings 136-122 on Thursday (US time), as the West top seed rested their main guys in their last game of the regular season.