Los Angeles Lakers vs. Washington Wizards
March 30, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Lakers beat the Wizards 120-101 on 2026-03-30 at home. The Lakers started LeBron James, Deandre Ayton, Rui Hachimura, Austin Reaves, and Jake LaRavia. The Wizards started Justin Champagnie, Tristan Vukčević, Bub Carrington, Tre Johnson, and Will Riley. Tristan Vukcevic (Wizards) scored 18 points (7/11) in his matchups, with Deandre Ayton as his primary defender. LeBron James (Lakers) scored 5 points (2/7) in his matchups, with Jamir Watkins as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
120
Did not play: Luka Dončić (NWT - League Suspension), Maxi Kleber (DNP - Coach's Decision)
WAS
Washington Wizards
101
Did not play: Bilal Coulibaly (DND - Injury/Illness), Kyshawn George (DND - Injury/Illness), Alex Sarr (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- LeBron James · Deandre Ayton · Rui Hachimura · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia Starter 15.6 min
- LeBron James · Luke Kennard · Jarred Vanderbilt · Jaxson Hayes · Bronny James 13.9 min
- Deandre Ayton · Rui Hachimura · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia · Bronny James 3.6 min
- Luke Kennard · Deandre Ayton · Rui Hachimura · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia 3.3 min
- Jarred Vanderbilt · Drew Timme · Kobe Bufkin · Dalton Knecht · Bronny James 2.7 min
WAS
Washington Wizards
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Justin Champagnie · Tristan Vukčević · Bub Carrington · Tre Johnson · Will Riley Starter 10.8 min
- Anthony Gill · Justin Champagnie · Bub Carrington · Tre Johnson · Will Riley 7.7 min
- Anthony Gill · Sharife Cooper · Jaden Hardy · Jamir Watkins · Will Riley 7.5 min
- Anthony Gill · Jaden Hardy · Tristan Vukčević · Jamir Watkins · Will Riley 6.1 min
- Anthony Gill · Sharife Cooper · Justin Champagnie · Jaden Hardy · Jamir Watkins 3.7 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Lakers defense
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Tristan Vukcevic 18 pts (7/11) in 41 possessions
Guarded by: Deandre Ayton (31 %, 2 pts) · Jaxson Hayes (18 %, 2 pts) · LeBron James (13 %, 8 pts)
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Jaden Hardy 14 pts (6/8) in 47 possessions
Guarded by: Luke Kennard (28 %, 8 pts) · Bronny James (25 %, 2 pts) · Jarred Vanderbilt (19 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| LeBron James | Jamir Watkins: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Justin Champagnie: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jake LaRavia | Bub Carrington: 24 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Will Riley: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Austin Reaves | Tre Johnson: 25 poss., 10 pts (1/3) · Bub Carrington: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Rui Hachimura | Will Riley: 18 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Bub Carrington: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bronny James | Sharife Cooper: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Jaden Hardy: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Luke Kennard | Jaden Hardy: 13 poss., 8 pts (3/4) · Will Riley: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Will Riley: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jaden Hardy: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Deandre Ayton | Anthony Gill: 14 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Tristan Vukcevic: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jaxson Hayes | Anthony Gill: 19 poss., 10 pts (4/4) · Tristan Vukcevic: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Drew Timme | Anthony Gill: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jamir Watkins: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Dalton Knecht | Justin Champagnie: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Anthony Gill: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kobe Bufkin | Jamir Watkins: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jaden Hardy: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Wizards defense
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LeBron James 5 pts (2/7) in 66 possessions
Guarded by: Jamir Watkins (21 %, 0 pts) · Justin Champagnie (16 %, 3 pts) · Will Riley (14 %, 2 pts)
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Austin Reaves 12 pts (6/11) in 54 possessions
Guarded by: Tre Johnson (31 %, 6 pts) · Bub Carrington (17 %, 2 pts) · Anthony Gill (14 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Anthony Gill | Jaxson Hayes: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Deandre Ayton: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Will Riley | Rui Hachimura: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jake LaRavia: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Justin Champagnie | LeBron James: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Rui Hachimura: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jamir Watkins | LeBron James: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Luke Kennard: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Bub Carrington | Jake LaRavia: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Austin Reaves: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Tre Johnson | Austin Reaves: 16 poss., 6 pts (3/6) · LeBron James: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaden Hardy | Bronny James: 11 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Jarred Vanderbilt: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Sharife Cooper | Bronny James: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Luke Kennard: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Tristan Vukcevic | Deandre Ayton: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Jaxson Hayes: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |