The Los Angeles Lakers withstood a hot start from the Wizards, took care of business, and departed an Eastern Conference quasi home game with a win.
The final 125-120 margin was superficially close because of an 8-0 run by the Wizards bench against the Lakers bench that came after Washington interim head coach Brian Keefe had effectively conceded the game.
Lakers coach Darvin Ham benched his bench, reinserting starters LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Rui Hachimura, and Austin Reaves for the final 17 seconds to secure the victory. Fittingly, the final play was Davis blocking a Jared Butler three-point attempt, and James securing the rebound.