Luka Doncic and the Lakers are playing against the poor Wizards

After a minor injury in Cleveland, because of the local prosecutionLuka Dončić quickly convinced himself of his form in Washington. He connects the shots and brings the Lakers to the score. Alex Saar responds, but everything is already too easy for Los Angeles, who takes control (27-41). A symbol of this ease is access to the circle. Deandre Ayton comes around almost every time and can be entertaining. Back in the locker room, JJ Redick’s troops almost won the match (48-77), and Luka Doncic already has another triple-double in his pocket…

As the meeting delivered its verdict, the seriousness of the Californians dropped. Waste arrives, but so do spectacular actions. LeBron James was on the bad side of the poster, but also on the good side, overtaking Sarah. The home team finished the third quarter excellently, with a score of 14-3 (84-108).

Obviously, this is not enough to turn things around. The Lakers tighten the screws at the beginning of the last act and the benches can open in the last minutes (111-142).

WHAT TO REMEMBER

– Luka Dončić is fine, thanks for him. After hitting his first four shots and finishing the first quarter with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, the Slovenian assured: his little mishap against the Cavaliers was forgotten. Taking advantage of a team that did not defend all night, the former Mavericks enjoyed himself and achieved his triple-double on the break. A short third quarter to wrap up his performance and he could have sat for the entire last one. His stat sheet? Fat with 37 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds.

– A treat for Deandre Ayton. With the Wizards unable to protect their rim, the pivot was able to create lanes and baskets. Luka Doncic and LeBron James spent the evening serving him, he just had to dunk or drop the ball in the circle. The former Phoenix player scored 28 points on 12/14 shooting, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks.

– Difficult evening for Alex Sarr. If the Lakers and their staff managed to score so close to the circle (66 points in the paint), it is necessarily because the Frenchman was not effective in this area. The Wizards didn’t want to defend, and the spaces were too wide to hope to fill them with just the presence of a pivot. For the most part, with his 16 points (8/14 shooting), 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, he did what he could.

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How to read statistics? Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive jump; T = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = point difference when the player is on the court; Points = Points; Rating: player rating calculated based on positive actions – negative actions.