The Los Angeles Lakers took on the Eastern Conference’s bottom-spot occupying, Washington Wizards, on Tuesday, January 21, at the Crypto.com Arena. The LeBron James-starring side came on the back of Sunday’s disappointing 116-102 loss to their crown-rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers. <\/p>
As the Lakers host Jordan Poole in a crucial game, they aim to turn things around and record their 23rd win of the season and the 15th at home. The match-up against the 6-35 lowly Wizards is Lakers’ second-last home game before they set on a six-game road trip. <\/p>
The game featured superstar forward LeBron James in the lineup, who was on the injury report<\/a> due to a left foot injury management and was listed ‘probable’. However, James was later upgraded to available, where he recorded 21 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists.<\/p> Along with him, star forward Anthony Davis was also listed as questionable on the injury report. But to everyone’s relief, he was later upgraded and was featured in the lineup, leading the Lakers to a 111-88 win against the Wizards. The 31-year-old scored 29 points and added 16 rebounds and five assists in 32 minutes of gameplay.<\/p>