{"id":73084,"date":"2016-03-28T01:05:25","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T05:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=73084"},"modified":"2016-03-28T01:05:25","modified_gmt":"2016-03-28T05:05:25","slug":"john-wall-leads-wizards-easy-101-88-win-kobe-lakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/03\/28\/john-wall-leads-wizards-easy-101-88-win-kobe-lakers\/","title":{"rendered":"John Wall leads Wizards to easy 101 88 win over Kobe, Lakers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LOS ANGELES\u2014John Wall had 22 points and 13 assists, and Marcin Gortat added 16 points and 10 rebounds in the Washington Wizards’ 101-88 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

Kobe Bryant scored 17 points in 23 minutes for the Lakers, who have lost seven of eight to fall to 15-58. Bryant has four home games remaining in his 20-year NBA career, and the Staples Center crowd serenaded him with cheers and chants while the Lakers listlessly lost again.<\/p>\n

Otto Porter Jr. scored 14 points in the Wizards’ balanced performance during the opener of a four-game West Coast swing with their playoff hopes in peril. Washington has won six of eight overall, but dropped two straight home games before the trip.<\/p>\n

D’Angelo Russell scored 22 points for the Lakers despite leaving Friday’s game early with a sprained ankle. Second-leading scorer Jordan Clarkson had only two points in 30 minutes, and the Lakers punctuated an abysmal team shooting game by missing 19 of 20 3-pointers before Russell’s last-minute 3.<\/p>\n

Bryant hit two 3-pointers in the first 2 minutes, but cooled off after his third 3 later in the first quarter. He scored 15 points in the first half, but checked out of the game for good with 4:25 left in the third quarter, likely resting his legs for Monday’s game at Utah.<\/p>\n

J.J. Hickson scored all 14 of his points in the second half for the Wizards, who jumped out to a 24-point lead before the Lakers finally made a fourth-quarter rally.<\/p>\n

The Wizards hit the road after a disheartening double-overtime loss to lowly Minnesota, damaging their playoff chances.<\/p>\n

Bradley Beal, who missed potential game-winning 3-pointers at the end of regulation and the first overtime, went scoreless in the first three quarters after he was slow getting up after taking a tumble to the court late in the first half. He finished with four points.<\/p>\n

Washington trailed by 12 points early, but took the lead with 17 first-half points from Wall.<\/p>\n

Tip-Ins<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wizards: F Markieff Morris sat out after straining his right calf against Minnesota. Nene took his place in the starting lineup and had 10 points. … Gilbert Arenas watched the game from courtside. The longtime Wizards guard grew up in the San Fernando Valley.<\/p>\n

Lakers: F Larry Nance Jr. had nine points. He will sit out Monday’s game at Utah because the rookie doesn’t play back-to-backs to rest his sore right knee. … Ryan Kelly went scoreless in 17 minutes after sitting out the past three games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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