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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Lou Williams assumed the closer role that Kobe Bryant for so long relished against the Sacramento Kings.Williams scored 13 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter to help the Los Angeles Lakers rally for a 101-91 victory over the Kings on Thursday night.Williams continually hurt the Kings in the fourth quarter, going 4 of 8 from the field and 4 of 5 on free throws to help the Lakers rebound from a poor first half in which they trailed by as many as 19 points.He is one of those players who keeps getting better as the game progresses, Lakers coach Luke Walton said. Hes been doing this his whole career, making big shots.The Lakers took control by breaking away from a tie game with 10 straight points, the final five by Nick Young, to go ahead 92-82 with 3:36 left. Los Angeles has four wins in a five-game stretch for the first time since November 2013.Its a little like your kids, you love all your victories, Walton said when asked if this was the Lakers best win of the season. It was nice to fight like that and get a win on the road.Another veteran with big-shot capabilities, Young made four 3-pointers and scored 16 points. He had 13 points in the second half, when the Lakers outscored the Kings 56-36.We really were able to pick it up in the second half when we played much more aggressive, Young said. Starting a (three-game) road trip and winning the first one is great.DeMarcus Cousins had 28 points and nine rebounds, Rudy Gay had 15 points and eight rebounds, and Ty Lawson had 11 points for the Kings, who had their modest two-game win streak snapped. Sacramento had won the last seven meetings with the Lakers.I think our defense broke down towards the end. We let them get a lot of shots that they can hit and that gave them confidence, Cousins said. We should have buried them in the second half. But we gave them confidence and some momentum in this game for them to finish it out the way they did.DAngelo Russell scored 17 points and Julius Randle had 15 points and eight rebounds for the Lakers. Timofey Mozgov added 10 points.With the Lakers trying to hold on, Williams drove the lane and was fouled while making an off-balance shot. He converted the free throw for a three-point play and a 97-88 lead.The Kings led by double digits in the first half but their offense grew stagnant in the third quarter and continued halfway through the fourth, when they were outscored 28-21.Both Young and Russell had eight points in the third quarter, when the Lakers outscored the Kings 23-18 and pulled within 73-70 heading into the fourth.TIP-INSLakers: The Lakers opened the game making their first five shots, then missed 12 of 14 the remainder of the quarter and trailed 30-16. ... Larry Nance Jr. entered the game in the first quarter. He missed Tuesdays game against Dallas due to concussion symptoms. .. Los Angeles committed 21 turnovers that led to 27 points.Kings: Lawson made his first field-goal attempt. In the previous three games Lawson had missed 15 straight shots and scored six points in 77 minutes. ... Cousins made two 3-pointers in the games opening four minutes. He entered the game 5 of 22. ... Playing in his second game following an eight-game suspension, Lawson missed nine of 11 shots and had six points.BENCH BUNCHWilliams was the key contributor in the Lakers 41-24 advantage in bench points.Both Jordan Clarkson and Tarik Black had seven points in a reserve role. Nance played 22 minutes and had only two points, but he secured seven rebounds and had two steals.He (Williams) is one of the players that can get off at any minute, Gay said. I honestly think that hes underrated. Hes a guy who can get buckets and also he knows how to facilitate.UP NEXTLakers: Play at New Orleans on Saturday. The Pelicans got their first win of the season Thursday at Milwaukee.Kings: In Portland on Friday night, facing a tough back-to-back.Jeff Samardzija Jersey . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . Jonathan Sanchez Jersey . 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Lohse pitched eight strong innings for his first win in eight starts, Carlos Gomez hit a two-run homer on his bobblehead day and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-1 on Sunday. "I had a good slider working today," Lohse said after his longest outing of the season. "Im finally coming back around where I can snap it off. And Maldy (catcher Martin Maldonado) called a great game and the guys played great defence. So it was just a combination of everything." Scooter Gennett had a two-run triple for the Brewers, who took the final three games of the four-game series. Milwaukee slugger Ryan Braun left after the third inning with a sore right thumb, which has been a lingering problem for him. He struck out in his only plate appearance in the first. "It wasnt real good to start the game and he wanted to play," manager Ron Roenicke said. "But the first at-bat wasnt good again." Gennetts triple highlighted a four-run second inning and Gomezs homer in the sixth off starter Jonathan Pettibone was plenty of insurance for Lohses first victory since beating San Diego on April 22. Lohse (2-6) experienced minor hamstring tightness in his left leg after running the bases during his previous start Tuesday, but showed no ill effects. His only major hiccup was Humberto Quinteros first home run of the season, a shot into the Phillies bullpen in right. Lohse got off to a shaky start, though. The first two batters singled and then Ryan Howard singled with one out. But his line drive was hit hard and right at right fielder Norichika Aoki. Michael Young, who led off with a single, tried to score from second but was out at the plate on a strong throw from Aoki. "The first inning was a little shaky," Roenicke said. "I thought it was huge the throw that Nori made to home to get us an out there. And once he got through that, command got really good." Lohse agreed with his managers assessment of Aokis play. "That got me going, because it was a little sketchy there at first, giving up some hits early," Lohse said. "But after that, kind of settled in and the guys played great defence." The Brewers turned two double plays, one for Lohse and one for closer Jim Henderson in the ninth. After escaping the first, Lohse faced the minimum each inning until the eighth. After two quick outs, Quintero spoiled the shutout bid with a home run. Lohse then struckk out pinch-hitter Freddy Galvis.dddddddddddd "All his pitches, he got working," Roenicke said. "The fastball was located great, down in the zone. The sliders were all good, some nice curveballs, great changeups. But, he got it all working." Lohse gave up four hits, walked one and struck out six. "Ive got to give Lohse some credit, too," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "He knew how to pitch us. He changed speeds good. Located his fastball good. But, at the same time I feel we could have definitely hit better." The Phillies slipped to 31-33 after opening the series with a 5-1 win that pulled them a game above .500. Jean Segura, who came in leading the NL in hits with 82, singled home two runs in the seventh. Maldonado added a solo homer in the eighth. Henderson, just back from a strained right hamstring, pitched a scoreless ninth. Pettibone (3-2) allowed six runs, four earned, and four hits in 5 1-3 innings. He struck out four but walked two and hit two batters with pitches in his first career start against the Brewers. Milwaukee got to Pettibone in the second and then again in the sixth. Logan Schafer singled in the sixth and then Gomez hit the first pitch from Pettibone into the Brewers bullpen in left for his 11th home run of the season. After Maldonado walked, Manuel brought in Jeremy Horst. The Brewers scored four runs in the second. Pettibone got in trouble right away by making an error. He misplayed a bunt by Gomez, who went to second on Yuniesky Betancourts single. Pettibone then hit Maldonado with a pitch, loading the bases. Gomez scored on Juan Franciscos grounder to first. Gennett, who made his major league debut Tuesday night against Oakland, tripled to right-centre for the first two RBIs of his career. He scored on Lohses sacrifice. NOTES: Schafer pinch hit for Braun and then replaced him in left field. ... The Phillies placed C Erik Kratz on the 15-day disabled list with a left knee injury and selected the contract of C Steven Lerud from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. ... The Brewers reinstated Henderson from the 15-day DL and optioned RHP Tyler Thornburg to Triple-A Nashville. Thornburg pitched two scoreless innings of relief Saturday night for his first major league win. ... Betancourt caught Laynce Nixs foul ball while tip-toeing down the steps of the Phillies dugout in the fifth inning. Third base umpire Mark Carlson still signalled no play. ... 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