Lakers defeated by Washington Wizards

Washington’s Bradley Beal had a team-high 27 points to lead the team to a 116-107 win past a struggling Los Angeles Lakers. Russell Westbrook also scored 18 points, 18 rebounds, and 14 assists to achieve his 30th triple-double against Lakers. Wizards are 28-34 currently in the season and right now hold the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference standings. While Lakers were still without LeBron James but had Anthony Davis to rely on who scored the team-high 26 points.

Lakers just shot 43 percent and had 49 rebounds overall while the Wizards had 61. Lakers also had Andre Drummond at 17 points and 11 rebounds in their fourth defeat off five matches so far. In another match, Utah Jazz thrashed Sacramento King 154-105.