The Lakers followed the lead of their oldest member, the triple-double producing LeBron James, in dispatching the Wizards 120-101 at Crypto.com Arena on Monday night. Austin Reaves took over the primarily ballhandling duties with Doncic out, running the show in delivering a near double-double with 19 points and nine assists. Backup center Jaxson Hayes was outstanding in scoring 19 points on eight-for-eight shooting, including a three-pointer with six minutes and 41 seconds left. Luke Kennard had 19 points off the bench, knocking down four of five from three-point range. Although the Lakers won handily, it was against a Wizards team tied for the worst record in the NBA (17-58).

Source: Los Angeles Times March 31, 2026 05:18 UTC