Anthony Davis had 40 points and 15 rebounds, LeBron James added 31 points and Los Angeles extended the Washington Wizards’ losing streak to 13 games with a 134-131 victory Thursday night.
James shifted the momentum permanently in the Lakers’ favor early in overtime when the 21-year veteran followed up his athletic block of Jordan Poole’s layup attempt by hitting a tying 3-pointer of his own with 3:12 to play. James then got his ninth assist on Davis’ dunk on the Lakers’ next possession, putting the Lakers ahead to stay.
James is now nine points shy of becoming the first player in NBA history to score 40,000 after this grinding win for Los Angeles, which was already weary after rallying from a 21-point deficit in the fourth quarter to stun the Clippers on Wednesday night.