In the short time between the third and fourth quarters, the Lakers’ offense dropped from unfathomably hot to absolutely frigid.
Los Angeles went volcanic in the third quarter, hitting 15 straight shots to take a 13-point lead into the final period. But then Washington took advantage of fourth-quarter mistakes to seize a 119-108 victory.
At first it appeared that the Wizards (46-28) were going to run away with this one, as they quickly went up by a dozen in the first quarter.
But D’Angelo Russell shot the Lakers (21-53) back into it, as the purple and gold scored the frame’s final eight points to tie at 27.