NBA

Los Angeles Lakers at Washington Wizards

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29-18, 17-10 Away
Final
142 - 111

12-35, 8-16 Home

Doncic and James lead the way, and the Lakers shoot 61% from the field in a 142-111 rout of Wizards

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Washington Wizards: Game Highlights

Doncic had 26 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in the first two quarters. His 10th rebound came in the waning seconds of the second.

The last time a player had a triple-double in the first half, according to Sportradar, was when Jalen Johnson of the Atlanta Hawks did it Dec. 5. Johnson had 11 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds in the half.

LeBron James scored 20 points for the Lakers, looking spry at age 41 when he threw down an alley-oop in the first half with only his left hand. And he was not finished dunking.

Fans were chanting for James' son, Bronny, to come in the game before the midpoint of the third quarter. That finally happened with 5:29 left in the fourth, and even the younger James broke free for a one-handed dunk on a breakaway.

Deandre Ayton had 28 points and 13 rebounds. He was 12 of 14 from the field, and the Lakers shot 61% overall.

Malaki Branham scored 17 points for the Wizards, who were trying for their first three-game winning streak of the season but were on the second night of a back-to-back.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin was in the crowd, and injured Wizards star Trae Young wore Ovechkin's jersey on the bench.

The Lakers led 77-48 at halftime and pushed their advantage as high as 38 points in the third quarter.

Up next Lakers: At New York on Sunday night.

Wizards: Host Sacramento on Sunday night.

Regular Season Series

LAL lead series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 142 - 111
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 142 - 111
4th 0.9 shot clock turnover 142 - 111
4th 23.3 Jake LaRavia defensive rebound 142 - 111
4th 27.1 Jamir Watkins misses 30-foot three point jumper 142 - 111

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/lal.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originLAL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/wsh.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originWSH
52-85 FG 44-99
61 Field Goal % 44
14-33 3PT 16-48
42 Three Point % 33
24-32 FT 7-10
75 Free Throw % 70
46 Rebounds 39
11 Offensive Rebounds 17
35 Defensive Rebounds 22
38 Assists 28
17 Steals 10
4 Blocks 4
16 Turnovers 18
1 Team Turnovers 1
17 Total Turnovers 19
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 21
26 Fast Break Points 23
66 Points in Paint 50
8 Fouls 19
38 Largest Lead 2
4 Lead Changes 4
97 Percent Led 1
Washington Wizards Washington Wizards Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tristan Vukcevic, F Out Apr 11
Alex Sarr, C Out Apr 11
Bilal Coulibaly, G Out Apr 11
Tre Johnson, G Out Apr 11
Anthony Davis, F Out Apr 7
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Austin Reaves, G Out Apr 26
Luka Doncic, G Out Apr 21

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 20,028 · Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 53 29 .646 - W3
Phoenix 45 37 .549 8 W1
LA Clippers 42 40 .512 11 W1
Golden State 37 45 .451 16 L3
Sacramento 22 60 .268 31 L1

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 46 36 .561 - L1
Orlando 45 37 .549 1 L1
Charlotte 44 38 .537 2 W1
Miami 43 39 .524 3 W2
Washington 17 65 .207 29 L10
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