{"id":575357,"date":"2026-02-01T16:04:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T16:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/575357\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T16:04:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T16:04:56","slug":"lakers-doncic-beat-wizards-142-111-friday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/575357\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers, Doncic beat Wizards 142-111 Friday night"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON \u2014 Luka Doncic<\/a> could do no wrong in the nation\u2019s capital.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And the perpetually struggling Washington Wizards didn\u2019t stand a chance against the offensive onslaught Doncic and the Lakers brought with them inside Capital One Arena, where the Lakers picked up a 142-111 win to continue a strong eight-game \u201cGrammy\u201d trip.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Doncic was in full control of Friday\u2019s game from the moment he first touched the ball.<\/p>\n

Luka Doncic celebrates in front of Jamir Watkins. Getty Images<\/p>\n

The Lakers\u2019 first possession: Doncic assisting Deandre Ayton, whose declining usage and production has been under significant scrutiny as of late, on a layup that started one of Ayton\u2019s best performances since November.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Doncic\u2019s first shot: a nine-foot floater that set the tone for the remainder of the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Because regardless of the problems the hapless Wizards tried to present, Doncic and the Lakers had the answer.<\/p>\n

Force Doncic to pick up his dribble with a double team right after he crosses halfcourt after he scored 16 points in the opening 9 \u00bd minutes? He responded with an effortless pass that flew by four Wizards defenders to assist Jarred Vanderbilt on a dunk that gave the Lakers a 40-22 lead.<\/p>\n

Provide a strong contest and get Doncic off-balance on a pull-up 3-pointer with strong iso defense like Washington guard Jamir Watkins did late in the second quarter? Doncic will bank in the 3 to loud cheers from the crowd.<\/p>\n

The result was Doncic having his sixth triple-double of the season with 37 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds.<\/p>\n

Ayton finished with a 28 point-13 rebound double-double, shooting 85.7% (12-of-14) from the field.\u00a0<\/p>\n

LeBron James added 20 points and six assists.<\/p>\n

Doncic shoots over a defender. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n

What it means<\/p>\n

The Lakers not only improved to 29-18, but they also expect to get Austin Reaves back sometime within the next two games, furthering their offensive onslaught.<\/p>\n

Turning point<\/p>\n

The moment Doncic stepped onto the court.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Seriously.<\/p>\n

The Wizards looked helpless trying to figure out how to slow down the MVP candidate.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Doncic had 16 points, seven assists and seven rebounds in the opening quarter, making the game uncompeitive from the outset.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Lakers not only led by double digits since midway through the opening quarter, but had at least a 20-point lead for the entire second half.\u00a0<\/p>\n

MVP: Luka Doncic<\/p>\n

When you make positive history for a storied franchise like the Lakers, this honor becomes easy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Doncic became the first Laker to record a triple-double in a single half with his 26 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in the opening two quarters at Washington.<\/p>\n

It was the second time in his career Doncic recorded a single-half triple-double, with the first coming on Dec. 6, 2023, while he was with the Mavericks.<\/p>\n

Doncic shoots over the double team. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Stat of the game: First half triple-double<\/p>\n

Doncic posted a triple-double\u2026 in the first half. In 19 minutes, he put up 26 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was the second time of the play-by-play era (1997-98) that a player\u00a0recorded a 25+ point triple double in the first half.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The only other person to do it?<\/p>\n

Doncic in 2023 when with the Mavericks.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

After bouncing around the country for the last 1\u00bd weeks, the Lakers will be able to be settled for a few days.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll travel to New York for matchups against the Knicks and Nets on Sunday and Tuesday, respectively, to close out their eight-game trip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WASHINGTON \u2014 Luka Doncic could do no wrong in the nation\u2019s capital.\u00a0 And the perpetually struggling Washington Wizards…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":575358,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3780],"tags":[7,160,185,150,368,6,66,682,468,3892,683],"class_list":["post-575357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-washington-wizards","tag-basketball","tag-california","tag-lebron-james","tag-los-angeles-lakers","tag-luka-doncic","tag-nba","tag-sports","tag-washington","tag-washington-wizards","tag-washingtonwizards","tag-wizards"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115996231193127963","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=575357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575357\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/575358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=575357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=575357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=575357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}