National Basketball Association
Washington 111, L.A. Lakers 95
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials:
#62 Dedric Taylor, #16 David Guthrie, #25 Tony Brothers
Attendance:
18490
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Wizards 111, Lakers 95: Bradley Beal scored a season-high 27 points and John Wall had a season-high 15 assists to lead host Washington to its third win in a row.
Marcin Gortat finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds while Kris Humphries grabbed 20 boards - also a season high - for the Wizards, who improved to 8-2 at home. Wall chipped in 17 points and Paul Pierce had 14 as Washington won its fourth straight in the series.
Kobe Bryant led Los Angeles with 29 points and Nick Young made 5-of-8 3-pointers en route to 21 points. Ronnie Price finished 4-of-4 from the floor - including three 3-pointers - to provide 11 points off the bench as the Lakers saw their two-game winning streak end.
Young hit back-to-back 3-pointers early in the fourth and Price's triple cut Los Angeles' deficit to four points with seven minutes left. The margin remained four points after Bryant's free throws with 2:05 to go before Wall hit a jumper to ignite a game-ending 14-2 run, which included dunks by Gortat, Beal and Rasual Butler.
After going scoreless in the first half of Tuesday's win in Detroit, Bryant had 15 points in the first quarter alone and the Lakers led by as many as 11 in the second before Washington stormed in front 54-52 at halftime, getting the final seven points of the half from Beal. Los Angeles missed its first seven shots of the second half and fell behind by 11 on Pierce's jumper with eight minutes remaining in the third en route to to a 78-69 deficit entering the final 12 minutes.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Lakers G Jeremy Lin missed each of his 10 shots, including six from 3-point distance. ... Butler chipped in 14 points off the bench. ... Washington had a 53-43 advantage on the glass and recorded 33 assists to Los Angeles' 16.
Top Game Performances
L.A. Lakers |
|
Washington |
Kobe Bryant 29 |
Scoring |
Bradley Beal 27 |
Jeremy Lin 5 |
Assists |
John Wall 16 |
Carlos Boozer 8 |
Rebounds |
Kris Humphries 20 |
Kobe Bryant 11 |
Free Throws Made |
John Wall 4 |
Ronnie Price 2 |
Steals |
Rasual Butler 2 |
Robert Sacre 2 |
Blocks |
Kris Humphries 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
L.A. Lakers
|
95 |
38.8 |
12-29 |
17-21 |
16 |
43 |
6 |
8 |
13 |
Washington
|
111 |
48.4 |
6-19 |
15-19 |
33 |
53 |
3 |
6 |
11 |
Upcoming Games
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Washington will play their next game at home against Denver. The Wizards have a W/L % of .727 after a win and .667 after a loss.
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L.A. Lakers will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Lakers have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .214 after a loss.