It’s been a tumultuous couple of days for the Wizards. Heading into Sunday night’s matchup with the Lakers down two men (Kelly Oubre Jr. and Austin Rivers) with a pending trade and Otto Porter Jr. (right knee contusion), Washington knew it would need heavy minutes from its starters to get a needed home win. John Wall and co. responded, with the All-Star point guard scoring a season-high 40 points (14 assists) to lead the way to a 128-110 drubbing of Los Angeles in D.C.
A 14-0 Wizards run near the outset of the game was a sign of things to come for Washington on the night, as it went on to shoot nearly 51% from the field and 41.