WASHINGTON — — Luka Doncic had a triple-double at halftime and finished with 37 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 142-111 rout of the Washington Wizards on Friday night.
Doncic scored 26 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in the first two quarters. His tenth rebound came in the final seconds of the second.
The last time a player had a triple-double in the first half, according to Sportradar, was when Jalen Johnson of the Atlanta Hawks did it on December 5. Johnson had 11 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds in the half.
LeBron James scored 20 points for the Lakers, looking agile at 41 when he threw an alley-oop in the first half with just his left hand. And he wasn’t done diving.
Fans chanted for James’s son, Bronny, to enter the game before midway through the third quarter. That finally happened with 5:29 left in the quarter, and even young James broke free for a one-handed dunk on a breakaway.
Deandre Ayton scored 28 points and 13 rebounds. He made 12 of 14 field goals and the Lakers shot 61% overall.
Malaki Branham scored 17 points for the Wizards, who were trying to put together their first three-game winning streak of the season but were on the second night of a back-to-back.
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin was in the crowd, and injured Wizards star Trae Young wore Ovechkin’s jersey on the bench.
The Lakers led 77-48 at halftime and increased their lead to 38 points in the third quarter.
Next
Lakers: In New York on Sunday night.
Wizards: Host Sacramento on Sunday night.
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