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LeBron has a triple-double 1 day after cheering on Buckeyes in Atlanta. Lakers beat Wizards 111-88
LOS ANGELES (AP) LeBron James had 21 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds one 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 consecutive defeat with a 111-88 victory Tuesday night.
James recorded his 121st career triple-double and his ninth of the season. The top scorer in NBA history showed no ill effects from his long trip Monday to watch his Ohio State Buckeyes' College Football Playoff championship game victory 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 haven't won since New Year's Day. Jordan Poole and Corey Kispert had 15 points apiece for Washington, which dropped to 1-18 on the road midway through a six-game trip.
Bronny James played the final 1:59.
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 handled their business against the NBA's worst team. Los Angeles reached the midway point of its schedule at 23-18.
James scored 10 points in the second quarter while the Lakers pulled away. He then completed his triple-double with 3:19 to play, and the Lakers immediately called timeout to get him and Davis out of the game.
James got his 2,308th career steal in the second quarter, passing Scottie Pippen for seventh place in NBA history. He finished the game with 2,309. Maurice Cheeks is sixth with 2,310.
The Lakers host the Celtics on Thursday, and the Wizards drive down the 110 freeway to face the Clippers on Thursday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Alex Sarr vs. Anthony Davis (Max Christie gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 | | Austin Reaves turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Poole steals) | ||
| 11:41 |  | Jordan Poole turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:25 | | Alex Sarr blocks Rui Hachimura's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:22 | | Bub Carrington defensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | Anthony Davis blocks Alex Sarr's two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:09 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | Rui Hachimura misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:56 | | Bub Carrington defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:41 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | Max Christie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:28 | | Alex Sarr defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point driving dunk (Alex Sarr assists) | 2-0 |
| 10:02 | | LeBron James turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:47 | | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:43 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point cutting dunk (LeBron James assists) | 2-2 |
| 9:17 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point driving bank jump shot | 4-2 |
| 9:17 | | Max Christie shooting foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 9:17 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 5-2 |
| 9:07 | | +2 | Max Christie makes two point cutting layup (Anthony Davis assists) | 5-4 |
| 9:00 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point pullup jump shot | 8-4 |
| 8:40 | | +3 | Anthony Davis makes three point jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 8-7 |
| 8:24 | | Alex Sarr misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:21 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 8:17 | | Alex Sarr personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 8:14 | | Bilal Coulibaly blocks Austin Reaves's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:14 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 8-9 |
| 7:48 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:44 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running layup | 8-11 |
| 7:39 | | Alex Sarr defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 7:31 | | Max Christie blocks Jordan Poole's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:29 | | Kyle Kuzma offensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point putback layup | ||
| 7:27 | | Kyle Kuzma offensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point tip layup | 10-11 |
| 7:19 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point alley-oop dunk (Austin Reaves assists) | 10-13 |
| 7:03 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 12-13 |
| 6:50 | | Bilal Coulibaly shooting foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 6:50 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:50 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-14 |
| 6:50 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-15 |
| 6:32 | | +2 | Alex Sarr makes two point stepback jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 14-15 |
| 6:08 | | Anthony Davis misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 6:06 | | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | Jordan Poole misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:53 | | Alex Sarr offensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | Alex Sarr misses two point putback layup | ||
| 5:52 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | LeBron James misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:44 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | LeBron James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:36 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 5:28 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:25 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 5:19 | | Austin Reaves misses two point running layup | ||
| 5:17 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | Anthony Davis shooting foul (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | ||
| 5:14 | | +1 | Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-15 |
| 5:14 | | Kyle Kuzma misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:11 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | Anthony Davis misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | ||
| 4:55 | | Alex Sarr defensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | Anthony Davis blocks Corey Kispert's two point running layup | ||
| 4:47 | | Max Christie defensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | +3 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes three point jump shot (Anthony Davis assists) | 15-18 |
| 4:16 | | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:11 | | Jordan Poole offensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:07 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:03 | | Bilal Coulibaly blocks Rui Hachimura's two point running layup | ||
| 4:00 | | Alex Sarr defensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:51 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | Max Christie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:31 | | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:16 | | Kyshawn George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:13 | | Gabe Vincent defensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | +3 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes three point jump shot (Gabe Vincent assists) | 15-21 |
| 2:50 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:45 | | Max Christie defensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | Anthony Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:33 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | +3 | Bub Carrington makes three point stepback jump shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 18-21 |
| 2:05 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point driving dunk | 18-23 |
| 1:53 | | Bub Carrington misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:50 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | +2 | Jaxson Hayes makes two point running alley-oop dunk (LeBron James assists) | 18-25 |
| 1:45 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:26 | | Kyshawn George misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:23 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 1:16 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 18-27 |
| 0:55 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point stepback bank jump shot (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 21-27 |
| 0:44 | | LeBron James turnover (bad pass) (Corey Kispert steals) | ||
| 0:40 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point running alley-oop layup (Bub Carrington assists) | 23-27 |
| 0:29 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 23-29 |
| 0:05 | | Jaxson Hayes blocks Bub Carrington's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:05 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | Wizards turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:01 | | Austin Reaves misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Wizards defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:50 | | Corey Kispert misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:48 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | +3 | LeBron James makes three point jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 23-32 |
| 11:11 | | Jaxson Hayes personal foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 11:01 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point turnaround jump shot (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 25-32 |
| 10:44 | | Kyshawn George shooting foul (Jaxson Hayes draws the foul) | ||
| 10:44 | | Jaxson Hayes misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:44 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | +1 | Jaxson Hayes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-33 |
| 10:31 | | Bub Carrington misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:28 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | +3 | Austin Reaves makes three point running jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 25-36 |
| 10:04 | | +2 | Kyshawn George makes two point cutting layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 27-36 |
| 9:41 | | Austin Reaves misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:37 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Kyshawn George assists) | 30-36 |
| 9:03 | | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:00 | | Bub Carrington defensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | Jaxson Hayes blocks Kyle Kuzma's two point running layup | ||
| 8:55 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 8:44 | | Bub Carrington misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Dalton Knecht defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:24 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point running pullup jump shot | 33-36 |
| 8:18 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:02 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point cutting layup (Anthony Davis assists) | 33-38 |
| 7:46 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 35-38 |
| 7:25 | | Max Christie misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:22 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:15 | | Max Christie defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point cutting layup (Austin Reaves assists) | 35-40 |
| 6:43 | | Kyshawn George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:39 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:35 | | Max Christie misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:31 | | Austin Reaves offensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point alley-oop dunk (Austin Reaves assists) | 35-42 |
| 6:31 | | Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 6:31 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 35-43 |
| 6:10 | | Alex Sarr misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:08 | | Dalton Knecht defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point driving layup | 35-45 |
| 6:05 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:56 | | +2 |