On December 5, Beijing time, the NBA regular season games continued. Los Angeles Lakers plays away, and their opponent is Washington Wizards . The Lakers made efforts in the second quarter and established an 18-point advantage in the first half. In the last quarter, the Wizards narrowed the gap to single digits. At the critical moment, the Lakers withstood the opponent's counterattack and finally defeated the Wizards 130-119, ushering in a three-game winning streak while giving the opponent three consecutive losses.
Lakers (10-12): Davis scored 55 points and 17 rebounds, James 29 points and 8 rebounds and 6 assists, Walker 20 points, Westbrook 6 points and 7 rebounds and 15 assists.
Wizards (11-13): Kuzma 26 points and 7 rebounds, Porzingis 27 points and 9 rebounds, Kispert 16 points, Morris 14 points and 4 assists, Gafford 17 points.
In the first quarter, Walker and James made three-pointers one after another, and the Lakers led 10-4 in 10 minutes and 18 seconds. The Wizards made an 11-0 attack wave, and they overtook the Lakers 15-10 by 5 points in 7 minutes and 01 seconds. The Lakers then responded to the opponent's 17-2 wave, and the Lakers led 27-17 to 10 points in 3 minutes and 15 seconds. In the last 42 seconds, the Wizards chased 5 points in a row. After the first quarter, the Wizards fell behind the Lakers by 6 points 27-33.
Brown and James made three-pointers one after another, Reeves scored 2+1, and the Lakers 9-2 to pull the score wide to 42-29. The Lakers scored 8 points in a row in the middle of the game. Davis made two free throws in 5 minutes and 29 seconds, and the Lakers led by 52-35 to 17 points. After that, the Lakers maintained their advantage at around 20 points, and the Lakers led by 18 points 68-50 at the end of the half.
The Lakers scored again in the third quarter. After a 15-4 attack wave, the Lakers led 29 points at 7 minutes 39 seconds 83-54. The Wizards began to chase points in the second half, and Goodwin's 2+1 in 1 minute and 08 seconds allowed the Wizards to chase to 81-99. The Lakers scored 6 points in a row to end the third quarter, and the score difference between the two sides reached 24 points 105-81.
The Wizards scored an 11-2 start in the final quarter, and the Wizards chased to 92-107 in 9 minutes and 20 seconds. Seeing that the opponent was approaching the score, the Lakers replaced the main player again. Kuzma scored 5 points in a row, and the Wizards narrowed the score difference to single digits 105-114 in 6 minutes and 01 seconds. The Lakers then made an 11-0 attack wave. James made a counterattack dunk in 3 minutes and 32 seconds. The Lakers led by 18 points 125-107, losing suspense to the game. In the end, the Lakers defeated the Wizards 130-119.
