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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Guard Wesley Johnson found Los Angeles Lakers backcourt teammate Jodie Meeks wide open in the corner, spotted up behind the 3-point line and got him the basketball. Meeks' 3-pointer with 1:08 left proved Johnson right, hitting nothing but net and capping a 19-point night that helped lift the Lakers past the Sacramento Kings 106-100 at Sleep Train Arena on Friday. It also symbolized the way the Lakers have played without forward Kobe Bryant, their 15-time All-Star who announced he will return Sunday when Los Angeles hosts the Toronto Raptors. Meeks' 3-pointer gave the Lakers a two-possession lead that they didn't relinquish and came during a 10-0 run over a 2:42 stretch late in the fourth quarter that was fueled by three Lakers steals, two of them by Johnson.
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