D'Angelo Russell Made NBA History In Wizards-Lakers Game
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On Thursday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Washington Wizards in California.
The game was close, but the Lakers were able to win by a score of 134-131 (in overtime).
Anthony Davis led the way with 40 points, 15 rebounds, four assists, one steal and three blocks while shooting 14/22 from the field in 41 minutes of playing time.
Back-to-back & overtime
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) March 1, 2024
Got it done. pic.twitter.com/LCw6FF65e4
D'Angelo Russell finished his night with 22 points, six rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block while shooting 9/21 from the field and 4/11 from the three-point range in 44 minutes of playing time.
The 2019 NBA All-Star also made history by moving ahead of Antoine Walker (1,386) for sole possession of 57th on the all-time three-pointers list.
Following Walker, the next player for Russell to pass will be Brent Barry (1,395).
The #Lakers take the win in OT over the Wizards! pic.twitter.com/YA90NVfjx5
— Spectrum SportsNet (@SpectrumSN) March 1, 2024
With the victory, the Lakers improved to 33-28 in 61 games, which has them as the ninth seed in the Western Conference (one of the final two play-in tournament spots).
They are in the middle of a two-game winning streak and are 21-9 in the 30 games they have hosted in Los Angeles.
Following the Wizards, the Lakers will remain at home to host the Denver Nuggets on Saturday evening.
#LAKERSWIN pic.twitter.com/pvS3biLALO
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) March 1, 2024
As for the Wizards, they dropped to 9-50 in 59 games, which has them as the 15th seed in the Eastern Conference.
They are in the middle of a 13-game losing streak.
Following the Lakers, the Wizards will remain in Los Angeles to face off against the Clippers on Friday.