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LeBron helps Lakers build big lead, then Bronny plays whole 4th quarter of 134-96 rout of Wizards

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49-90FG29-91

54Field Goal %32

15-323PT10-44

47Three Point %23

21-22FT28-34

9Offensive Rebounds12

39Defensive Rebounds26

31Assists18

9Steals4

6Blocks6

11Turnovers13

3Technical Fouls0

10Points Conceded Off Turnovers22

37Fast Break Points19

24Fouls18

42Largest Lead2

Game Recap

By AP•Jan 31, 2025 • 2:42 AM

As he is shooting free throws, Lakers rookie Bronny James is showered with MVP chants by the fans in Washington.

WASHINGTON -- — 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 night.

While 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.

It was the 16th consecutive loss for Washington, tying a franchise record. It's the second time this season the Wizards have dropped that many in a row.

This one was never close after the first few minutes, even though the Lakers were missing Anthony Davis because of an abdominal muscle strain. Washington was without rookie Alex Sarr, who had a sprained left ankle.

Los Angeles has won five of six, rebounding from a 14-point loss at Philadelphia on Tuesday night.

This was the Lakers' most lopsided victory this season, surpassing their 111-88 win over the Wizards just over a week ago.

With the Lakers up by 39 and 1:25 remaining, Los Angeles rookie Dalton Knecht was called for two technical fouls — apparently for arguing — and ejected.

Jordan Poole led the Wizards with 19 points.

Takeaways

Lakers: LeBron James was questionable because of left foot issues, so Los Angeles was probably happy to give him the final quarter off with a big lead.

Wizards: Washington trailed 78-45 at halftime, the most points the Wizards have allowed in the first half all season.

Key moment

The crowd was chanting for Bronny James well before he finally went in. He shot 1 of 6 from the field, but he finally made it into the scoring column with a driving layup while being fouled by Tristan Vukcevic with 2:48 play. James converted the free throw for a three-point play.

Key stat

The Wizards became the fifth team to lose at least 16 straight games on multiple occasions in a season, according to Sportradar.

Up next

The Lakers have two games left on their road trip. They play at New York on Saturday. Washington is at Minnesota on Saturday night.

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Play By Play

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TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jaxson Hayes vs. Jonas Valanciunas (Max Christie gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul	0	0
11:45	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:45	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
11:21	Kyle Kuzma misses 41-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	2
11:19	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	0	2
11:13	Jordan Poole personal foul	0	2
11:05	Max Christie misses 22-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:01	Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound	0	2
10:54	Jonas Valanciunas misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	2
10:51	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	0	2
10:51	Rui Hachimura out of bounds lost ball turnover	0	2
10:47	Jordan Poole makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)	2	2
10:34	LeBron James makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Jaxson Hayes assists)	2	4
10:20	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	2	4
10:20	Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 2	3	4
10:20	Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2	4	4
10:06	Rui Hachimura makes layup (LeBron James assists)	4	6
9:56	Jordan Poole misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	4	6
9:53	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	4	6
9:48	Jonas Valanciunas kicked ball violation	4	6
9:40	LeBron James misses two point shot	4	6
9:39	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	4	6
9:39	Jaxson Hayes makes tip shot	4	8
9:13	Kyle Kuzma makes 30-foot three point jumper (Jonas Valanciunas assists)	7	8
8:53	Austin Reaves makes 25-foot three pointer	7	11
8:42	Kyle Kuzma makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jordan Poole assists)	10	11
8:25	Austin Reaves misses 5-foot two point shot	10	11
8:23	Wizards defensive team rebound	10	11
8:09	Jaxson Hayes kicked ball violation	10	11
8:02	Jonas Valanciunas misses 10-foot hook shot	10	11
8:00	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	10	11
7:47	Max Christie misses 22-foot three point jumper	10	11
7:43	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	10	11
7:41	Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	11
7:38	Jordan Poole defensive rebound	10	11
7:31	Kyshawn George makes 23-foot three point shot (Kyle Kuzma assists)	13	11
7:11	Rui Hachimura makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	13	14
7:01	Kyle Kuzma misses 32-foot three point jumper	13	14
6:59	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	13	14
6:54	Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul	13	14
6:54	Wizards Full timeout	13	14
6:54	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	13	15
6:54	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	13	16
6:30	shot clock turnover	13	16
6:20	Jaxson Hayes makes alley oop layup (LeBron James assists)	13	18
6:02	Bilal Coulibaly makes 18-foot pullup jump shot	15	18
5:43	Rui Hachimura makes driving layup (Austin Reaves assists)	15	20
5:32	Jaxson Hayes blocks Jordan Poole 's 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	15	20
5:28	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	15	20
5:26	LeBron James makes 31-foot running pullup jump shot	15	23
5:02	Jordan Poole makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jonas Valanciunas assists)	18	23
4:54	Kyshawn George blocks Rui Hachimura 's 4-foot driving layup	18	23
4:53	Jordan Poole defensive rebound	18	23
4:38	Jonas Valanciunas misses 18-foot jumper	18	23
4:36	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	18	23
4:32	Max Christie makes 23-foot three point shot (Austin Reaves assists)	18	26
4:31	Wizards Full timeout	18	26
4:31	Corey Kispert enters the game for Kyle Kuzma	18	26
4:31	Bub Carrington enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	18	26
4:31	Richaun Holmes enters the game for Kyshawn George	18	26
4:31	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for LeBron James	18	26
4:31	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Rui Hachimura	18	26
4:18	Jordan Poole misses 27-foot three point jumper	18	26
4:15	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	18	26
4:11	Jaxson Hayes offensive goaltending turnover	18	26
3:59	Max Christie personal foul	18	26
3:49	Bub Carrington misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	18	26
3:46	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	18	26
3:28	Austin Reaves makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaxson Hayes assists)	18	29
3:22	Max Christie shooting foul	18	29
3:22	Jordan Poole makes free throw 1 of 2	19	29
3:22	Justin Champagnie enters the game for Bilal Coulibaly	19	29
3:22	Trey Jemison III enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	19	29
3:22	Shake Milton enters the game for Max Christie	19	29
3:22	Jordan Poole misses free throw 2 of 2	19	29
3:20	Trey Jemison III defensive rebound	19	29
3:06	Shake Milton makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Austin Reaves assists)	19	31
2:58	Jordan Poole misses driving layup	19	31
2:58	Corey Kispert offensive rebound	19	31
2:58	Trey Jemison III shooting foul	19	31
2:58	Corey Kispert makes free throw 1 of 2	20	31
2:58	Corey Kispert makes free throw 2 of 2	21	31
2:37	Austin Reaves makes 2-foot two point shot (Shake Milton assists)	21	33
2:27	Justin Champagnie makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Bub Carrington assists)	23	33
2:22	Justin Champagnie personal foul	23	33
2:20	Corey Kispert blocks Austin Reaves 's 14-foot driving floating jump shot	23	33
2:19	Corey Kispert defensive rebound	23	33
2:14	Corey Kispert makes two point shot (Jordan Poole assists)	25	33
2:14	Austin Reaves technical foul	25	33
2:14	Jordan Poole makes technical free throw	26	33
2:14	LeBron James enters the game for Austin Reaves	26	33
1:55	Trey Jemison III vs. Richaun Holmes (LeBron James gains possession)	26	33
1:50	LeBron James makes driving layup	26	35
1:30	Jordan Poole misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	26	35
1:27	Shake Milton defensive rebound	26	35
1:21	LeBron James makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot	26	37
1:21	Richaun Holmes defensive goaltending violation	26	37
1:09	Jordan Poole bad pass (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)	26	37
1:05	Trey Jemison III makes 2-foot two point shot (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	26	39
56.0	Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul	26	39
56.0	Jordan Poole makes free throw 1 of 2	27	39
56.0	Kyle Kuzma enters the game for Richaun Holmes	27	39
56.0	Jordan Poole makes free throw 2 of 2	28	39
46.0	Dalton Knecht misses 27-foot three point jumper	28	39
41.2	Shake Milton offensive rebound	28	39
41.2	Shake Milton makes 1-foot two point shot	28	41
41.2	Bub Carrington shooting foul	28	41
41.2	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Trey Jemison III	28	41
41.2	Shake Milton makes free throw 1 of 1	28	42
34.1	Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul	28	42
34.1	Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 1 of 2	28	42
34.1	Wizards offensive team rebound	28	42
34.1	Bilal Coulibaly enters the game for Jordan Poole	28	42
34.1	Kyle Kuzma makes free throw 2 of 2	29	42
16.1	LeBron James misses two point shot	29	42
12.1	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	29	42
3.2	Dalton Knecht misses 26-foot three point jumper	29	42
2.1	Wizards defensive team rebound	29	42
2.1	Jordan Poole enters the game for Bilal Coulibaly	29	42
2.1	Bilal Coulibaly enters the game for Justin Champagnie	29	42
0.0	Jordan Poole misses 59-foot three point pullup jump shot	29	42
0.0	Wizards offensive team rebound	29	42
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	42

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Venue

Capital One Arena

Washington, DC

Date & Time

12:00 AM, January 31, 2025

Coverage

NBA League Pass, MNMT, Spectrum Sports Net

Attendance

17,491

Referees

Brent Barnaky, Marc Davis, Phenizee Ransom

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	35	24	.593	W1
Phoenix	34	26	.567	W1
Golden State	31	29	.517	L1
LA Clippers	27	31	.466	L3
Sacramento	14	47	.230	W1

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

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