On March 1, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Los Angeles Lakers (33-28) won a streak. Davis had 40 points and 15 rebounds, and LeBron had 31 points and nine assists as they regained the lead in overtime, with Kuzma missing a three-pointer to give the Lakers a narrow 134-131 home win over the Washington Wizards (9-50). The Lakers have won 2 in a row, and the Wizards have swallowed a 13-game losing streak. LeBron is just nine points away from the 40,000-point mark.
For the Lakers, Davis had 40 points and 15 rebounds, LeBron had 31 points, four rebounds and nine assists, Russell had 22 points, six rebounds and five assists, Reaves had 12 points, six rebounds and four assists and Dinwiddie had 10 points. For the Wizards, Poole had 34 points and seven assists, Bagley had 23 points and four rebounds, Kuzma had 20 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, Kispert had 20 points, six rebounds and six assists, Avdija had 15 points, 15 rebounds and five assists and Jones had eight points and 11 assists.
LeBron and Davis continued to play in the second game of a back-to-back. Avdija hit a three-pointer after the opening five tied the game, and he led the team to a 7-2 spurt that gave the Wizards a 12-7 lead. Russell answered with a three-pointer, and LeBron and Davis then took turns scoring as the Lakers tied it at 16. After 18 ties, the Wizards played well off the bench, with Kispert and Poole each hitting three-pointers to put the Wizards on an 11-2 spurt to give the Wizards a 29-21 lead. Davis went on five straight points, Russell hit a three-pointer, and the Lakers closed the gap to three points. Holmes scored on a hook shot and Davis hit a jumper as the Lakers trailed by three points at 31-34 to end the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the two teams went back and forth, and the score on the court alternated, and LeBron hit a 3-pointer to succeed, and the Lakers fell behind 42-46. Poole hit another three-pointer to lead the team to five points in a row to extend the advantage, LeBron and Hachimura responded with four points, and the Lakers clung to it. Both sides scored a few points each, and Davis scored four points on consecutive free throws to tie the Lakers at 60 with 2:45 left before halftime. After 65 and 67 ties, Dinwiddie hit a three-pointer and Kuzma scored a dunk to put the Wizards behind by one point at 69-70 at halftime.
For the Lakers, Davis had 24 points and eight rebounds, LeBron had 15 points and Russell had 13 points; For the Wizards, Poole had 20 points and four assists, Kispert had 14 points and Kuzma had 10.
Bagley, Avdija and Shamet combined for six points to start the third quarter as the Wizards retook a 75-70 lead. Zhan Mei took turns scoring, and they led the team to fight back by 8 points to regain the lead. Avdija hit a three-pointer to tie the game at 80, with Davis and Reaves combining for six points to give the Lakers a 96-89 lead with 2:20 left in the quarter. Poole stopped the bleeding with a three-pointer and Bagley hit a jumper to put the Wizards just two points behind. Christie responded with a 3-pointer and the Lakers led 99-95 at the end of the third quarter.
LeBron hit a turnaround jumper to open the fourth quarter, Bagley scored four straight points, Hayes made a layup, and Poole hit a three-pointer from the left wing to put the Wizards up 104-106. Prince and Russell scored four points to stabilize the situation, the Wizards were very tenacious, Bagley broke through, Jones hit a three-pointer, the Lakers received a technical foul, Jones hit a free throw, and the Wizards tied it at 118 with 4:25 left in the fourth quarter. LeBron singled to help the Lakers take the lead again, Kuzma suddenly scored five straight points, and the Wizards took a 123-120 lead with 2:30 left in the fourth quarter.
Reaves scored on a breakaway and Davis hit a jumper to give the Lakers a 124-123 lead with one minute left in the fourth quarter. Poole hit a three-pointer from the top of the arc to give the Wizards a 126-124 lead. Reaves hit a step-back jumper to tie the game at 126. Reaves fouled early, and the Wizards had 4Request a pause at 7 seconds. Poole missed a three-pointer and the game went into overtime.
Russell singled to open overtime, Kuzma scored five points in a row, LeBron responded with three points, and the Lakers tied it at 131. Poole missed, Davis dunked, and the Lakers regained the lead. Avdija knocked down LeBron with the ball, the referee blew for a foul on LeBron, and the Lakers challenged. The referee reviewed the footage and reversed the decision, and Avdija fouled the offense. Kuzma fouled defensively, LeBron hit one of two free throws, Hachimura got a key rebound, Reaves missed a jumper, he blocked Poole's three-pointer later, Davis missed, and there were 17 in overtimeThe Wizards, trailing by three points at 3 seconds, called a timeout. Kuzma missed a three-pointer, Bagley pulled out the rebound, Hachimura got the ball, and the Lakers narrowly won 134-131.
Wizards starting lineup: Jones, Shamet, Avdija, Kuzma, Bagley.
Lakers starting lineup: Russell, Reaves, Hachimura, James, Davis.