Lakers Continue 10-Game Streak With 125-103 Win Against Wizards

The Los Angeles Lakers improve to 17-2 with their win over the Washington Wizards (6-11) Friday night by a final of 125-103. This victory marks their 17th win in 18 games and 10th consecutive win. Their sole loss coming from the Toronto Raptors on November 10.

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This game seemed to have Los Angeles written all over it, aside from an 11-point lead early on by Washington. This early run proved to be short lived. Lakers’ players had a field day with LeBron James scoring 23 points with 11 assists in just 24 minutes. Anthony Davis had 26 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks, including a huge dunk on Moritz Wagner. Quinn Cook scored 17 points, Rajon Rondo had 13, and Danny Green added 11.

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Two Wizards alums took advantage of their former team. JaVale McGee had 15 points and made 5-of-6 free throws. Dwight Howard finished the night with 8 points.

The Wizards found some success in Bradley Beal, who led Washington with 18 points and nine assists. Rui Hachimura scored 16 points and nabbed 8 rebounds. Shooting just 39.6% from the field, compared to the Lakers’ 51.7%, proved to be a major reason for a Washington defeat. The Lakers also converted 14 of 32 3-pointers compared to Washington who was 10 of 37.

Despite this tough loss, Washington can’t let this define their whole season. Going out against a tough Lakers team, who sits at 17-2, is not an easy task and many more losses like this are sure to come. However, Washington entered the game tied with the Milwaukee Bucks as the league’s highest-scoring teams with an average of 119.4 points per outing. So promise does exist for the 6-11 Wizards.

The Lakers host the Dallas Mavericks (12-6) December 1, while the Wizards look to improve against a tough Los Angeles Clippers team (14-6) on December 1 as well.

Article by Austin Letorney