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Old mistakes hurt Lakers down the stretch in tight loss to Kings

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The swings were wild, 14 points in the Lakers’ favor after a red hot first quarter and 14 points back towards the Kings in the second half. But with a little over four minutes left, the score was totally even – the Kings and the Lakers about to enter crunch time with the game totally undecided.

Sam Farmer’s NFL divisional round playoff picks

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Los Angeles Times’ NFL writer, Sam Farmer, examines this week’s playoff matchups in the NFL divisional round. Lines according to FanDuel. Last week’s record 4-2. Using point spreads with the scores Farmer had predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 1-5. All times Pacific: No. 4 Jacksonville at No. 1 Kansas City — When: Saturday, 1:30 p.m., NBC. Line: Chiefs by 8 1/2.