The Washington Wizards were able to get back in the win column against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Wizards defeated the Lakers 127-119 at Capital One Arena.
LeBron James moved into second all-time on the NBA’s All-Time scoring list. Passing Karl Malone officially on a driving layup. Coach Unseld spoke postgame on what it is like facing a guy who puts pressure on you as James does.
“Any time you have to go up against a guy like LeBron, you’re in for a night,” Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr. said. “He can go off at any point. He had a stretch there which was pretty amazing. The way he’s playing right now, it’s unbelievable.”
Kristaps Porzingis led the way for the Washington Wizards. Porzingis scored 27 points on 9-for-17 shooting from the field. He knocked down 1-for-3 from the three-point line. Porzingis also grabbed three rebounds and dished out five assists. He knocked down some big shots down the stretch to lift the Wizards to the win.
More Wizards Contributions
- Corey Kispert scored 13 points, grabbed two rebounds, and dished out three assists.
- Rui Hachimura scored 10 points
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 18 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and dished out three assists.
- Deni Avdija scored 17 points, grabbed four rebounds, and dished out four assists off the bench.
- Daniel Gafford scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds off the bench.
- Tomas Satoransky scored 16 points, grabbed three rebounds, and dished out six assists.
The Wizards travel to Houston, Texas on Monday, 3/21 to face the Houston Rockets. Tip-off is at 8 pm Eastern/ 7 pm Central from the Toyota Center.
