LeBron helps Lakers build big lead, then Bronny plays whole 4th quarter of 134-96 rout of Wizards
WASHINGTON (AP) 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.
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.
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.
The Wizards became the fifth team to lose at least 16 straight games on multiple occasions in a season, according to Sportradar.
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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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Jaxson Hayes vs. Jonas Valanciunas (Max Christie gains possession) | |||
11:45 | Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul (Jaxson Hayes draws the foul) | |||
11:45 | +1 | Jaxson Hayes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 | |
11:45 | +1 | Jaxson Hayes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-0 | |
11:21 | Kyle Kuzma misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
11:19 | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | |||
11:13 | Jordan Poole personal foul (Jaxson Hayes draws the foul) | |||
11:05 | Max Christie misses three point jump shot | |||
11:01 | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | |||
10:54 | Jonas Valanciunas misses three point jump shot | |||
10:51 | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | |||
10:51 | Rui Hachimura turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
10:47 | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 2-2 | |
10:34 | +2 | LeBron James makes two point pullup jump shot (Jaxson Hayes assists) | 4-2 | |
10:20 | Jaxson Hayes shooting foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | |||
10:20 | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-3 | |
10:20 | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-4 | |
10:06 | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point layup (LeBron James assists) | 6-4 | |
9:56 | Jordan Poole misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
9:53 | Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound | |||
9:48 | Jonas Valanciunas kicked ball violation | |||
9:40 | LeBron James misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
9:39 | Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound | |||
9:39 | +2 | Jaxson Hayes makes two point tip layup | 8-4 | |
9:13 | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 8-7 | |
8:53 | +3 | Austin Reaves makes three point pullup jump shot | 11-7 | |
8:42 | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 11-10 | |
8:25 | Austin Reaves misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
8:23 | Wizards defensive rebound | |||
8:09 | Jaxson Hayes kicked ball violation | |||
8:02 | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point hook shot | |||
8:00 | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | |||
7:47 | Max Christie misses three point jump shot | |||
7:43 | Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound | |||
7:41 | Rui Hachimura misses three point jump shot | |||
7:38 | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | |||
7:31 | +3 | Kyshawn George makes three point running jump shot (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 11-13 | |
7:11 | +3 | Rui Hachimura makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 14-13 | |
7:01 | Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot | |||
6:59 | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | |||
6:54 | Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | |||
6:54 | Wizards 60 second timeout | |||
6:54 | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-13 | |
6:54 | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-13 | |
6:30 | Wizards turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
6:20 | +2 | Jaxson Hayes makes two point alley-oop layup (LeBron James assists) | 18-13 | |
6:02 | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point pullup jump shot | 18-15 | |
5:43 | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point driving layup (Austin Reaves assists) | 20-15 | |
5:32 | Jaxson Hayes blocks Jordan Poole's three point pullup jump shot | |||
5:28 | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | |||
5:26 | +3 | LeBron James makes three point running pullup jump shot | 23-15 | |
5:02 | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 23-18 | |
4:54 | Kyshawn George blocks Rui Hachimura's two point driving layup | |||
4:53 | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | |||
4:38 | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point jump shot | |||
4:36 | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | |||
4:32 | +3 | Max Christie makes three point running jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 26-18 | |
4:31 | Wizards 60 second timeout | |||
4:18 | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | |||
4:15 | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | |||
4:11 | Jaxson Hayes turnover (offensive goaltending) | |||
3:59 | Max Christie personal foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | |||
3:49 | Bub Carrington misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
3:46 | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | |||
3:28 | +3 | Austin Reaves makes three point jump shot (Jaxson Hayes assists) | 29-18 | |
3:22 | Max Christie shooting foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | |||
3:22 | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-19 | |
3:22 | Jordan Poole misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
3:20 | Trey Jemison III defensive rebound | |||
3:06 | +2 | Shake Milton makes two point driving floating jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 31-19 | |
2:58 | Jordan Poole misses two point driving layup | |||
2:58 | Corey Kispert offensive rebound | |||
2:58 | Trey Jemison III shooting foul (Corey Kispert draws the foul) | |||
2:58 | +1 | Corey Kispert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-20 | |
2:58 | +1 | Corey Kispert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-21 | |
2:37 | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point driving finger roll layup (Shake Milton assists) | 33-21 | |
2:27 | +2 | Justin Champagnie makes two point driving floating jump shot (Bub Carrington assists) | 33-23 | |
2:22 | Justin Champagnie personal foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | |||
2:20 | Corey Kispert blocks Austin Reaves's two point driving floating jump shot | |||
2:19 | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | |||
2:14 | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point running layup (Jordan Poole assists) | 33-25 | |
2:14 | Austin Reaves technical foul | |||
2:14 | +1 | Jordan Poole makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 33-26 | |
1:52 | Jump ball. Trey Jemison III vs. Richaun Holmes (LeBron James gains possession) | |||
1:50 | +2 | LeBron James makes two point driving layup | 35-26 | |
1:30 | Jordan Poole misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
1:27 | Shake Milton defensive rebound | |||
1:21 | +2 | LeBron James makes two point driving floating jump shot | 37-26 | |
1:21 | Richaun Holmes defensive goaltending violation | |||
1:09 | Jordan Poole turnover (bad pass) (Jarred Vanderbilt steals) | |||
1:05 | +2 | Trey Jemison III makes two point turnaround hook shot (Jarred Vanderbilt assists) | 39-26 | |
0:56 | Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | |||
0:56 | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-27 | |
0:56 | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-28 | |
0:46 | Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot | |||
0:41 | Shake Milton offensive rebound | |||
0:41 | +2 | Shake Milton makes two point reverse layup | 41-28 | |
0:41 | Bub Carrington shooting foul (Shake Milton draws the foul) | |||
0:41 | +1 | Shake Milton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 42-28 | |
0:34 | Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | |||
0:34 | Kyle Kuzma misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
0:34 | Wizards offensive rebound | |||
0:34 | +1 | Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-29 | |
0:16 | LeBron James misses two point driving reverse layup | |||
0:12 | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | |||
0:03 | Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot | |||
0:02 | Wizards defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | Jordan Poole misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:00 | Wizards offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:47 | Trey Jemison III blocks Kyle Kuzma's two point driving layup | |||
11:47 | Wizards offensive rebound | |||
11:39 | +2 | Jared Butler makes two point driving bank jump shot | 42-31 | |
11:39 | Trey Jemison III shooting foul (Jared Butler draws the foul) | |||
11:39 | +1 | Jared Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 42-32 | |
11:25 | +3 | Rui Hachimura makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 45-32 | |
11:13 | Corey Kispert misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
11:10 | LeBron James defensive rebound | |||
11:06 | LeBron James misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
11:04 | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | |||
10:57 | Corey Kispert misses three point running jump shot | |||
10:54 | Trey Jemison III defensive rebound | |||
10:45 | Richaun Holmes shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | |||
10:45 | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-32 | |
10:45 | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-32 | |
10:32 | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | |||
10:31 | Wizards offensive rebound | |||
10:20 | Jared Butler misses three point jump shot | |||
10:15 | Trey Jemison III defensive rebound | |||
10:06 | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 49-32 | |
9:57 | Kyle Kuzma misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
9:56 | Richaun Holmes offensive rebound | |||
9:56 | +2 | Richaun Holmes makes two point putback layup | 49-34 | |
9:30 | LeBron James misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
9:28 | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | |||
9:24 | LeBron James shooting foul (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | |||
9:24 | Kyle Kuzma misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
9:24 | Wizards offensive rebound | |||
9:24 | +1 | Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-35 | |
9:03 | Justin Champagnie blocks Rui Hachimura's two point turnaround jump shot | |||
9:03 | Wizards defensive rebound | |||
8:50 | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point driving hook shot | |||
8:48 |