Lakers ready for 2nd leg of quick series against Kings

SACRAMENTO — If the Lakers’ 113-100 win over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night was Game 1 of a playoff series, then both teams would be strategizing adjustments for Saturday’s Game 2 rematch.

But this two-game set at Golden 1 Center isn’t the playoffs.

And with Saturday being just the Lakers’ 28th and the Kings’ 29th game of the regular season, there’s only so much mental and emotional investment that can be put into this one, with the Lakers scheduled to play 21 games in 41...