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Anthony Davis had 35 points to go along with 18 rebounds and all five Los Angeles starters scored in double figures as the Lakers capped a 5-1 road trip with a 125-120 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night, April 3 (Thursday, April 4, Manila time).
Reserves only accounted for 12 of Los Angeles’ points, with LeBron James supplying 25 points, Rui Hachimura posting 19 on 9-of-12 shooting from the floor, and D’Angelo Russell adding 18.
Austin Reaves rounded out the starting five with 16 points. James also had 7 rebounds and 9 assists for the Lakers (44-33).
The starters’ contributions gave Los Angeles its eighth win in the past nine games while comfortably keeping the Lakers in a Western Conference play-in spot.
With both teams playing on the second night of a back-to-back, Washington started out looking like the fresher team when it ran out to an 11-point lead early in the first quarter.
The advantage was fleeting, however, as Los Angeles runs of 14-0 in the opening period gave the Lakers a lead they never relinquished.
Despite losing Deni Avdija (migraine) for the second half, the Wizards (15-62) did not go away quietly. They rallied to pull within two points, 107-105, on Justin Champagnie’s dunk with 7:13 left in the game.
However, Los Angeles responded with 12 unanswered points to put the game away.
Jordan Poole went 5-for-9 from three-point range en route to a team-high 29 points.
Kyle Kuzma recorded a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds, Corey Kispert added another 17 points, and Tristan Vukcevic scored 15 points.
For the Lakers, Hachimura grabbed 7 boards, and Davis had 3 blocks and 2 steals while registering his 61st double-double of the season.
Davis had 21 points and 9 rebounds before the break, helping the Lakers take a 67-60 edge into intermission.
Los Angeles sits at ninth place in the West, five games ahead of the Houston Rockets, the first team out of a play-in spot.
– Rappler.com
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