The Washington Wizards lost to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, 142-111 at Capital One Arena. One night after defeating the Milwaukee Bucks, there was certainly optimism about what Washington could do tonight against LA.

Luka Doncic, LeBron James and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers scored a much-needed win on Friday night. They blew out the Washington Wizards, 142-111. This was a welcome development after L.A.’s embarrassing 129-99 defeat against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday.