LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had 21 factors, 13 assists and 10 rebounds a day after flying to Atlanta and returning to observe a soccer sport on his break day, and the Los Angeles Lakers despatched the Washington Wizards to their eleventh straight loss with a 111-88 victory Tuesday evening.
James recorded his 121st profession triple-double and his ninth of the season. The main scorer in NBA historical past confirmed no unfavourable results from his lengthy journey Monday to observe his Ohio State Buckeyes Faculty Soccer Playoff victory in championship sport in opposition to Notre Dame.
Anthony Davis had 29 factors and 16 rebounds for Los Angeles. Dorian Finney-Smith made 4 3-pointers whereas scoring 16 factors, and Austin Reaves added 16.
Bilal Coulibaly scored 17 factors for the Wizards, who have not gained since New 12 months’s Day. Jordan Poole and Corey Kispert had 15 factors every for Washington, which fell to 1-18 on the street in the midst of a six-game street journey.
Bronny James performed the ultimate 1:59.
Takeaways
Wizards: Coulibaly had his greatest efficiency in January, whereas Kyle Kuzma had 12 factors and 9 rebounds in opposition to his former workforce.
Lakers: They’d some powerful occasions, however they did not path within the ultimate 44 minutes and largely dealt with their enterprise in opposition to the worst workforce within the NBA. Los Angeles reached the midway level of its schedule at 23-18.
Key second
James scored 10 factors within the second quarter because the Lakers pulled away. He then accomplished his triple-double with 3:19 left, and the Lakers instantly referred to as a timeout to take him and Davis out of the sport.
Key statistic
James earned his 2,308th profession steal within the second quarter, passing Scottie Pippen for seventh in NBA historical past. He completed the sport with 2,309. Maurice Cheeks is sixth with 2,310.
To be continued
The Lakers host the Celtics on Thursday and the Wizards journey down Freeway 110 to face the Clippers on Thursday.
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