Lakers Loss Badly To The Washington Wizards 107-116 | Anthony Davis Leads LA With 26 Pts

Lakers Loss Badly To The Washington Wizards 107-116 | Anthony Davis Leads LA with 26 Pts The Washington Wizards may have lost their eight-game winning streak at the hands of the Spurs on Monday, but they got back on track with a 116-107 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. Russell Westbrook logged his 30th triple-double of the year for the Wizards, who improved to 28-34 to further themselves into contention for a play-in tournament spot. For the 36-26 Lakers, who are the fifth seed in the Western Conference, Andre Drummond scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Notable Performers Russell Westbrook, Wizards: 18 PTS, 18 REB, 14 AST Bradley Beal, Wizards: 27 PTS Anthony Davis, Lakers: 26 PTS, 5 REB Andre Drummond, Lakers: 17 PTS, 11 REB Ben McLemore, Lakers: 16 PTS, 4-12 3PT Lakers Can't Out-Defend Slow Offense The Lakers went into the second quarter with a four-point lead, but the distance between themselves and the Wizards could have been greater had Los Angeles been more productive at the line. They shot nine times from the foul line in the first quarter and only hit four of those shots. Still, their 60 percent shooting from the field was enough for them to pull ahead of Washington after 12 minutes, but it wasn't a runaway. Anthony Davis and Andre Drummond each scored eight points, and Dennis Schroder logged six after one. In the second quarter, the Lakers struggled to keep an advance from Washington at bay, and they struggled on their shots outside of the paint yet again. They ended the half shooting a miserable 3-of-13 from three, though they improved their shooting from the line ever so slightly, heading into the break with 62.5 percent shooting at that point. The misses put the Lakers at a deficit heading into the break, even as Montrezl Harrell logged 12 points to lead the team. Heading into the final frame, Drummond emerged as the leader for the Lakers with a total of 17 points. With a quieter than usual offense, the Lakers lacked the defense to back it up and keep things from getting out of hand. They allowed the Wizards, who entered the night averaging 47.1 percent shooting from the field, to end with 52.2 percent shooting, and they got out-rebounded defensively 40-28. At the end of a road trip, perhaps the Lakers simply ran out of steam. But with LeBron James reportedly nearing a return, there's no reason to worry as the defending champions work to close out the season. So Z Nation, what did you think about the Lakers loss against the Washington Wizards??? Also stay tune tomorrow for my Denver Broncos NFL draft selection 2021 headline, see you then👍🏼 Comments down below 💭☑️ Like and Share my videos 👍🏼☑️ ✅ Subscribe to my channel ZSPN on YouTube ✅ Thank you all for watching ZSPN on YouTube http://youtube.com/c/ZSPNSports Check out my podcast, ZSPN , on Anchor! https://anchor.fm/zspn Like my page on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/ZSPNSports/ Follow me on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/zspn_sports Follow me on Instagram: ZSPN_Sports Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3I60o3Wt-X421fEiJSjziA/join 💜GO LAKERS💛