Game ID: 22400674
Los Angeles Lakers @ Washington Wizards
Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
WAS 29 16 25 26 96LAL 42 36 27 29 134
LAL @ WAS ScoutingLAL @ WAS Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
WAS availability going into 1/23 · 1 day's restOUT Brogdon missed 9 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 6 since 1/12, out tonight
BACK Vukcevic back 1/19 after 9, 2 min since (17% of 15)
WAS availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Brogdon missed 10 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 7 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Butler missed 2 since 1/21, out tonight
BACK Vukcevic back 1/19 after 9, 2 min since (15% of 15)
WAS availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Brogdon missed 11 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 8 since 1/12, returns tonight: 10 min (58% of 17)
OUT Butler missed 3 since 1/21, out tonight
BACK Vukcevic back 1/19 after 9, 2 min since (15% of 15)
WAS availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Brogdon missed 12 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Butler missed 4 since 1/21, out tonight
BACK Holmes back 1/27 after 8, 10 min since (58% of 17)
BACK Vukcevic back 1/19 after 9, 4 min since (25% of 15)
WAS availability going into 1/30 · back-to-backOUT Brogdon missed 13 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Butler missed 5 since 1/21, returns tonight: 17 min (154% of 11)
BACK Holmes back 1/27 after 8, 13 min since (77% of 17)
WAS availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restOUT Sarr missed 2 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 14 since 1/07, returns tonight: 21 min (90% of 24)
BACK Holmes back 1/27 after 8, 14 min since (80% of 17)
BACK Butler back 1/30 after 5, 17 min since (154% of 11)
WAS availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Sarr missed 3 since 1/29, out tonight
BACK Brogdon back 2/01 after 14, 21 min since (90% of 24)
BACK Holmes back 1/27 after 8, 15 min since (86% of 17)
BACK Butler back 1/30 after 5, 17 min since (154% of 11)
WAS availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Sarr missed 4 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Vukcevic missed 2 since 2/01, returns tonight: 19 min (127% of 15)
BACK Brogdon back 2/01 after 14, 21 min since (91% of 24)
BACK Holmes back 1/27 after 8, 16 min since (91% of 17)
BACK Butler back 1/30 after 5, 17 min since (154% of 11)
WAS availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Sarr missed 5 since 1/29, out tonight
BACK Brogdon back 2/01 after 14, 20 min since (84% of 24)
BACK Vukcevic back 2/05 after 2, 19 min since (127% of 15)
BACK Butler back 1/30 after 5, 17 min since (154% of 11)
LAL availability going into 1/23 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 4 since 1/15, returns tonight: 3 min (19% of 18)
OUT Vanderbilt missed 35 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Milton missed 2 since 1/19, returns tonight: 3 min (31% of 11)
BACK Finney-Smith back 1/19 after 2, 22 min since (75% of 29)
NEW Christie 25 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 36 since 11/04, returns tonight: 12 min (79% of 16)
BACK Finney-Smith back 1/19 after 2, 22 min since (73% of 29)
BACK Reddish back 1/23 after 4, 3 min since (19% of 18)
BACK Milton back 1/15 after 2, 6 min since (50% of 11)
NEW Christie 25 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Jemison III missed 2 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Finney-Smith back 1/19 after 2, 23 min since (77% of 29)
BACK Reddish back 1/23 after 4, 3 min since (19% of 18)
BACK Vanderbilt back 1/25 after 36, 12 min since (79% of 16)
BACK Milton back 1/23 after 2, 3 min since (31% of 11)
LAL availability going into 1/28 · back-to-backOUT Hachimura missed 2 since 1/25, returns tonight: 24 min (75% of 32)
OUT Reddish missed 2 since 1/25, returns tonight: 18 min (100% of 18)
OUT Jemison III missed 3 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Finney-Smith back 1/19 after 2, 23 min since (80% of 29)
BACK Vanderbilt back 1/25 after 36, 13 min since (82% of 16)
BACK Milton back 1/23 after 2, 8 min since (71% of 11)
NEW Christie 25 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/30 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 2 since 1/27, out tonight
OUT Jemison III missed 4 since 1/23, returns tonight: 18 min (171% of 10)
BACK Hachimura back 1/28 after 2, 24 min since (75% of 32)
BACK Reddish back 1/23 after 4, 11 min since (59% of 18)
BACK Vanderbilt back 1/25 after 36, 13 min since (82% of 16)
BACK Milton back 1/23 after 2, 7 min since (66% of 11)
NEW Christie 25 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 3 since 1/27, returns tonight: 20 min (97% of 21)
BACK Hachimura back 1/28 after 2, 25 min since (78% of 32)
BACK Reddish back 1/23 after 4, 11 min since (59% of 18)
BACK Vanderbilt back 1/25 after 36, 14 min since (89% of 16)
BACK Milton back 1/23 after 2, 12 min since (114% of 11)
BACK Jemison III back 1/30 after 4, 18 min since (171% of 10)
NEW Christie 25 to 30 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 2/04 · 2 days' restOUT Reddish missed 2 since 1/30, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 1/28 after 2, 29 min since (92% of 32)
BACK Vincent back 2/01 after 3, 20 min since (97% of 21)
BACK Vanderbilt back 1/25 after 36, 14 min since (89% of 16)
BACK Jemison III back 1/30 after 4, 10 min since (94% of 10)
NEW Christie 25 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 3 since 1/30, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 1/28 after 2, 30 min since (95% of 32)
BACK Vincent back 2/01 after 3, 21 min since (101% of 21)
BACK Jemison III back 1/30 after 4, 8 min since (80% of 10)
NEW Christie 25 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Milton 11 to 17 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 4 since 1/30, out tonight
OUT Morris missed 2 since 2/04, returns tonight: 6 min (39% of 16)
BACK Hachimura back 1/28 after 2, 32 min since (100% of 32)
BACK Vincent back 2/01 after 3, 24 min since (114% of 21)
BACK Jemison III back 1/30 after 4, 8 min since (80% of 10)
NEW Milton 11 to 17 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 115, shooting 39 percent and 28 from three, 18 free throws a game; Poole at 15 and Kuzma at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Brogdon (13 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 103, shooting 50 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Davis at 27 and James at 24 a game. They have won the glass by 6 a night. Without Vincent (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-6 a night and Washington minus-5 and the defense, the Lakers allowing 103 a night to Washington's 115. Call it the Lakers 115, Washington 105, the Lakers by 10.
1/23 @ LAC 93-110 — WAS notes
WAS lost 93-110. WAS shot 34% (32 of 94) to LAC's 45%, 11 of 46 from three. Poole led with 24 (6 of 19, 4 of 12 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Coulibaly added 15, Sarr 14. Q3 was theirs, 31-26, the deficit cut from 22 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 84-62 against them. Kuzma's -25 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/25 @ PHX 109-119 — WAS notes
WAS lost 109-119. WAS shot 47% (42 of 90) to PHX's 44%, 18 of 41 from three, and got to the line 9 times to PHX's 28. The glass went 37-53 against them. Kuzma led with 30 (12 of 24, 5 of 9 from three); Poole added 19, Valančiūnas 16. Q3 was theirs, 32-28, the deficit cut from 15 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 91-77 against them. Coulibaly's -14 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/27 @ DAL 108-130 — WAS notes
WAS lost 108-130. WAS took 9 more shots (101 to 92), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to DAL's 53%, 11 of 37 from three. Coulibaly led with 16 (6 of 15, 2 of 6 from three); Kispert added 15, Poole 15. Q3 was theirs, 33-28, the deficit cut from 30 to 25, but the other 3 periods went 102-75 against them. George's -35 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/29 vs TOR 82-106 — WAS notes
WAS lost 82-106. WAS shot 39% (28 of 72) to TOR's 48%, 5 of 30 from three, and went to the line 29 times to TOR's 15 — 21 points from the stripe to their 11. WAS turned it over 25 times to TOR's 14, and TOR turned those into 12 steals. Kuzma led with 19 (7 of 14, 5 of 8 at the line); Champagnie added 12, George 10. Q4 was theirs, 24-26, but the other 3 periods went 80-58 against them. Coulibaly's -30 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/30 vs LAL 96-134 — WAS notes
WAS lost 96-134. WAS shot 32% (29 of 91) to LAL's 54%, 10 of 44 from three, and went to the line 34 times to LAL's 22 — 28 points from the stripe to their 21. The glass went 38-48 against them. Poole led with 19 (5 of 15, 3 of 10 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Kuzma added 13, Kispert 11. Q3 was theirs, 25-27, but the other 3 periods went 107-71 against them. George's -35 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/01 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 43 from three, 26 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Randle at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without DiVincenzo (8 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 98 a night and allowing 120, shooting 39 percent and 28 from three, 22 free throws a game; Poole at 16 and Kuzma at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Sarr (2 straight), Brogdon (14 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 43 percent from three to Washington's 28 and the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-5 a night and Washington minus-6. Call it Minnesota 120, Washington 104, Minnesota by 16.
2/03 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 105, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Bridges at 24 and Micić at 11 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Ball (3 straight), Gra. Williams (30 straight), Salaün (8 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 118, shooting 41 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Kuzma at 20 and Poole at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Sarr (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the defense, Charlotte allowing 105 a night to Washington's 118 and the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-2 a night and Washington minus-6. Call it Charlotte 114, Washington 105.
2/05 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 99, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; K. Johnson at 17 and Russell at 15 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without C. Johnson (6 straight), Thomas (16 straight), Clowney (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 117, shooting 41 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Kuzma at 18 and Coulibaly at 14 a game. Without Sarr (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 99 a night to Washington's 117 and the glass, where Washington has been minus-1 a night and Brooklyn minus-7. Call it Brooklyn 112, Washington 105.
2/07 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 112, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Kuzma at 21 and Kispert at 14 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Sarr (5 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 110, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Mitchell at 25 and Garland at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Wade (7 straight), Okoro (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 39 percent from three to Washington's 33 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-6 a night and Washington plus-1. Call it Cleveland 119, Washington 110.
1/23 vs BOS 117-96 — LAL notes
LAL won 117-96. LAL shot 47% (42 of 89) to BOS's 38%, 15 of 35 from three. The glass went 53-42 for them. Davis led with 24 (9 of 18, 6 of 6 at the line); Reaves added 23, L. James 20. The hinge was Q1, 34-23: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 28. Vincent was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
1/25 @ GSW 118-108 — LAL notes
LAL won 118-108. LAL shot 55% (47 of 86) to GSW's 46%, 10 of 29 from three. Davis led with 36 (13 of 23, 0 of 3 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); James added 25, Reaves 16. The hinge was Q3, 30-25: a lead of 1 became 6, and the lead reached 15. Finney-Smith was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
1/27 @ CHA 112-107 — LAL notes
LAL won 112-107. LAL shot 51% (44 of 86) to CHA's 45%, 6 of 28 from three, and went to the line 24 times to CHA's 18 — 18 points from the stripe to their 15. The glass went 48-34 for them. Davis led with 42 (17 of 28, 8 of 10 at the line); James added 22, Reaves 17. The hinge was Q1, 39-19: from level to 20 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Davis was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
1/28 @ PHI 104-118 — LAL notes
LAL lost 104-118. LAL shot 51% (37 of 72) to PHI's 47%, 10 of 33 from three. LAL turned it over 22 times to PHI's 9, and PHI turned those into 14 steals. L. James led with 31 (10 of 16, 1 of 4 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Knecht added 24, Reaves 13. Q4 was theirs, 28-19, the deficit cut from 23 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 99-76 against them. Hayes's -19 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/30 @ WAS 134-96 — LAL notes
LAL won 134-96. LAL shot 54% (49 of 90) to WAS's 32%, 15 of 32 from three, and got to the line 22 times to WAS's 34. The glass went 48-38 for them. L. James led with 24 (9 of 19, 1 of 4 from three); Hachimura added 22, Milton 21. The hinge was Q2, 36-16: a lead of 13 became 33, and the lead reached 42. L. James was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
2/01 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 25 and Bridges at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 105, shooting 52 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Davis at 26 and James at 24 a game. They have won the glass by 7 a night. Without Vincent (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-7 a night and New York minus-1 and the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 13 times a game to New York's 10. Call it New York 116, the Lakers 111.
2/04 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Powell at 28 and Harden at 25 a game. They have won the glass by 7 a night. Without Dunn (7 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 108, shooting 54 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Davis at 27 and James at 27 a game. Without Reddish (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Clippers 113, the Lakers 112, the Lakers keeping it close.
2/06 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 106, shooting 54 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; James at 27 and Hachimura at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Reddish (3 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 114, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Wiggins at 22 a game. Without Kuminga (16 straight), Waters III (2 straight), Anderson (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-5 a night and Golden State minus-3 and the defense, the Lakers allowing 106 a night to Golden State's 114. Call it the Lakers 117, Golden State 108.
2/08 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 107, shooting 54 percent and 42 from three, 24 free throws a game; James at 31 and Reaves at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. They have won the glass by 4 a night. Without Reddish (4 straight), Morris (2 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 26 and Haliburton at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Isa. Jackson (44 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-4 a night and Indiana minus-9 and the arc, the Lakers at 42 percent from three to Indiana's 34. Call it the Lakers 118, Indiana 111.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAR A. Reaves
BJ B. James
CK C. Koloko
DK D. Knecht
JH J. Hayes
JV J. Vanderbilt
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
RH R. Hachimura
SM S. Milton
TJ T. Jemison III
WASAG A. Gill
BC B. Carrington
BC B. Coulibaly
CK C. Kispert
JB J. Butler
JC J. Champagnie
JD J. Davis
JP J. Poole
JV J. Valančiūnas
KG K. George
KK K. Kuzma
PB P. Baldwin Jr.
RH R. Holmes
TV T. Vukcevic
LAL/WAS the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
LeBron helps Lakers build big lead, then Bronny plays whole 4th quarter of 134-96 rout of Wizards
WASHINGTON -- — LeBron James had 24 points and 11 assists before resting for the final quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers ' 134-96 rout of the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.
While James sat out, his son Bronny played the whole fourth quarter and scored a career-high five points — a development that delighted the crowd, even on the road.
It was the 16th consecutive loss for Washington, tying a franchise record. It's the second time this season the Wizards have dropped that many in a row.
This one was never close after the first few minutes, even though the Lakers were missing Anthony Davis because of an abdominal muscle strain. Washington was without rookie Alex Sarr , who had a sprained left ankle.
Los Angeles has won five of six, rebounding from a 14-point loss at Philadelphia on Tuesday night.
This was the Lakers' most lopsided victory this season, surpassing their 111-88 win over the Wizards just over a week ago.
With the Lakers up by 39 and 1:25 remaining, Los Angeles rookie Dalton Knecht was called for two technical fouls — apparently for arguing — and ejected.
Jordan Poole led the Wizards with 19 points.
Takeaways Lakers: LeBron James was questionable because of left foot issues, so Los Angeles was probably happy to give him the final quarter off with a big lead.
Wizards: Washington trailed 78-45 at halftime, the most points the Wizards have allowed in the first half all season.
Key moment The crowd was chanting for Bronny James well before he finally went in. He shot 1 of 6 from the field, but he finally made it into the scoring column with a driving layup while being fouled by Tristan Vukcevic with 2:48 play. James converted the free throw for a three-point play.
Key stat The Wizards became the fifth team to lose at least 16 straight games on multiple occasions in a season, according to Sportradar.
Up next The Lakers have two games left on their road trip. They play at New York on Saturday. Washington is at Minnesota on Saturday night.