These three absences are sure to compromise the Lakers' defense. They will have to have a strong team effort in order to contain Wizards guard Jordan Poole, who is averaging 20.7 points and 4.9 assists a game while shooting 39.5% from 3-point range, all of which are career-highs.

Lakers Top Performers LeBron James – 24 points, 3 rebounds, 11 assists Rui Hachimura – 22 points, 4 rebounds, 4 3PM Wizards Top Performers Jordan Poole -19 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists Kyle Kuzma – 13 points,

LeBron James powered the Lakers past the Wizards 134-96, as Bronny James scored a career-high five points, earning 'MVP' chants.

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No part of the box score was kind to the Washington Wizards in Thursday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Capital One Arena. The Wizards lost the shooting battle by 22.5 percentage points, the rebounding battle by 10, the assist battle by 13 and, most importantly, the scoring battle, 134-96.

The Washington Wizards lost their 16th straight game on Thursday as they were blown out at home 134–96 by the Los Angeles Lakers. The signs were there early that this was not going to be the Wizards' night as the team settled for a shot from half-court on their very first possession of the game.

While LeBron James sat out, his son Bronny played the whole fourth quarter and scored a career-high five points — a development that delighted the crowd, even on the road.

On Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Philadelphia 76ers by a score of 118-104 (at the Wells Fargo Center). Bronny James surprisingly was insert

The Lakers did almost everything right when they steamrolled the Wizards to get their seventh win in their last nine games.

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LeBron James had 24 points and 11 assists before resting for the final quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' 134-96 rout of the Washington Wizards on Thursday