When Los Angeles Lakers fans hear the name Doug Christie, they do not think happy thoughts as he was a long-time rival of the team while playing for the Sacramento Kings in the early 2000s.

Tthe Los Angeles Lakers’ 132-122 win over Sacramento on Saturday night in the Kings’ first game under interim coach Doug Christie.

Los Angeles went up by 11 in the opening period and led 40-31 at the end of the first quarter. Sacramento came back to tie the game on a dunk by Keegan Murray with 5:08 to play in the first half and led 66-65 at the halftime break after Fox made two free throws with 13.1 seconds remaining.

The Los Angeles Lakers injury report is filled to the brim with players, including Anthony Davis and LeBron James, two key matchup of the game candidates. That means for tonight, we get a little interesting with the matchup of the game between new coach Doug Christie and first year head coach JJ Redick.

LOS ANGELES — Of course Doug Christie would start his tenure as the interim head coach of the Sacramento Kings in Southern California for a road game against the Los Angeles Lakers. That bit of fate was not lost on him ahead of Saturday night’s game.

Based on what he saw in a 132-122 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers after what he described as a “crazy 24 hours” following the firing of Mike Brown, interim coach Doug Christie thinks the Sacramento Kings are capable of turning things around.

The Kings lost their sixth in a row in Doug Christie’s debut as interim coach a day after Mike Brown was fired.

Anthony Davis had 36 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 132-122 win over Sacramento on Saturday night in the Kings’ first game under interim coach Doug Christie.

When Los Angeles Lakers fans hear the name Doug Christie, they do not think happy thoughts as he was a long-time rival of the team while playing for the Sacramento Kings in the early 2000s ...

15 rebounds and eight assists in the Los Angeles Lakers' 132-122 win over Sacramento on Saturday night in the Kings’ first game under interim coach Doug Christie. LeBron James didn’t play for ...

De'Aaron Fox and the struggling Kings have new leadership with interim coach Doug Christie, but change isn't going to happen overnight, as Sacramento dropped a 132-122 decision to the Lakers to fall to 13-19.