Los Angeles – – lebron james 33 points and 9 assists, Lonnie Walker has 21 points, los angeles lakers overcome the absence Anthony Davis beat the Washington Wizards 119-117 on Sunday nights.
Davis, who leads the Lakers with 27.4 points and 12.1 rebounds, injured his right foot in Friday night’s win over Denver and is expected to miss several weeks.
Thomas Bryant He added 16 points and 10 rebounds to give the Lakers their third win in four games, giving Washington their 10th straight loss and 13th loss in 14 games.
“You have to follow the lead and sometimes wait for your (name) to be called,” Bryant said after making his third start without Davis out. What I can do to make sure I’m in that mode in case something like this happens. I take pride in the preparation I have.
James appeared to lose the ball near midcourt, but got it back and Bryant scored a tiebreak dunk with 7.1 seconds left. Kyle Kuzma Missed Washington’s 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds remaining.
“Whoever can play, they have to play,” said James, who has scored 30 or more points in four straight games. “We are all NBA players and we have to trust the game plan that our coach puts out.
bradley beer 29 points in Wizards comeback. He has missed the last six games due to a hamstring injury and last saw action on December 4 in a 130-119 home loss to the Lakers.
Kuzma scored 22 points, Kristaps Porzingis Add 21 to Washington. The last time the Wizards won was at home against Minnesota on November 28th.
Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr. said he was “definitely frustrated” after allowing a go-ahead basket on a break play. “We were playing to get the ball out of[James’]hand and we missed it. I put my hand on the ball and I couldn’t hold it.”
The Wizards led 102-98 with an alley-oop dunk with 6:43 remaining. Daniel GaffordHowever, the Lakers’ 8-0 run, capped by James’ three-point play, gave Los Angeles a 106-102 lead with 5:09 remaining. The Lakers never lost again.
Austin Reeves Hitting a pair of floaters as the Lakers went up 115-111 with 1:17 remaining. But back-to-back goals from Gafford and Beal tied the game for the Wizards.
James led the Lakers 117–115 when he brought the ball onto the court with 27.1 seconds remaining and split the lanes for an uncontested dunk. Beal had his two free throws with 23.1 seconds remaining to see him tie again at 117.
Beal played 32 minutes in his comeback.
“I thought he was cool,” said Unseld. “He’s credited with getting back on his feet. He’s really good at finding his rhythm on the floor.”
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Davis injured himself Friday after twisting his leg in the Nuggets star’s leg. Nikola Jokic.
Severity is still to be determined. He was scheduled to see his specialist on Sunday night.
Davis missed 36 of the Lakers’ 72 regular-season games in 2020-21 and missed 42 of 82 games last season. Sunday was his fourth absence of the season.
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Wizards: Gafford injured his ankle in the first half but returned after halftime. … G Doron WrightHe has not played since October 25 due to a hamstring injury.
Lakers: G Patrick Beverly Withdrew due to right calf pain. … Reeves stepped on Gafford’s foot just past the halfway point of the third quarter, injuring his ankle and going to his locker room before returning in the fourth quarter.
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Wizards: Tuesday night in Phoenix.
Lakers: Monday night in Phoenix.
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