Lakers 111-88 Wizards (Jan 21, 2025) Game Recap

LOS ANGELES — — LeBron James had 21 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds a day after flying to Atlanta and back to watch a football game on his day off, and the Los Angeles Lakers sent the Washington Wizards to their 11th straight loss with a 111-88 win on Tuesday night.

James recorded his 121st career triple-double and his ninth of the season. The leading scorer in NBA history showed no ill effects from his long trip Monday to see his Ohio State Buckeyes’ College Football Playoff championship game win over Notre Dame.

Anthony Davis had 29 points and 16 rebounds for Los Angeles. Dorian Finney-Smith hit four 3-pointers while scoring 16 points and Austin Reaves added 16.

Bilal Coulibaly scored 17 points for the Wizards, who have not won since New Year’s Day. Jordan Poole and Corey Kispert each had 15 points for Washington, which fell to 1-18 on the road midway through a six-game road trip.

Bronny James played the final 1:59.

Takeaways

Wizards: Coulibaly had his highest scoring performance in January, while Kyle Kuzma had 12 points and nine rebounds against his former team.

Lakers: They had periods of struggle, but they didn’t trail in the final 44 minutes and mostly went about their business against the NBA’s worst team. Los Angeles reached the midway point of its schedule at 23-18.

Key moment

James scored 10 points in the second quarter as the Lakers pulled away. He then completed his triple-double with 3:19 left and the Lakers immediately called timeout to get him and Davis out of the game.

Key state

James got his 2,308. career steal in the second quarter and passed Scottie Pippen for seventh in NBA history. He finished the game with 2,309. Maurice Cheeks is sixth with 2,310.

Next

The Lakers host the Celtics on Thursday and the Wizards travel down the 110 freeway to face the Clippers on Thursday.

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