The Lakers dominated the Wizards by 31 points, with LeBron James delivering a spectacular dunk and Luka Dončić recording a triple-double by halftime.

Today, the Lakers played away against the Eastern Conference's second-worst team, the Wizards, with an easy path to victory. The Lakers have secured six consecutive wins over the Wizards. Reaves has yet to return, so the Lakers' starters stayed the same, and the Wizards started Carlington, George, Champagnie, Koulibaly, and Sarr.

The Lakers' first basket came from Ayton; hopefully, he plays tough today.

Dončić slowed down and made a floater shot.

The Wizards hit two three-pointers in a row, Dončić scored a shot, and Ayton finished with a dunk.

The Wizards nailed another three-pointer, but LeBron responded with a score.

After the score was tied at 11, Dončić hit two consecutive three-pointers, unstoppable. LeBron assisted Ayton on a fast break, prompting a Wizards timeout.

Dončić and LeBron connected on a long pass, and LeBron scored under the basket!

After Hayes came in, he dunked twice consecutively, both assisted by Dončić.

After the timeout, LeBron rested while Dončić kept assisting Hayes and was also shooting hot from beyond the arc.

Hayes scored 8 points, enjoying some great dunks in the first quarter.

Dončić scored a 2+1 under the basket; completely unstoppable.

Hachimura also made a three-pointer, and Dončić delivered a perfect pass to Vanderbilt for a dunk.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led 41-27 over the Wizards. LeBron had 5 points, 1 rebound, and 1 assist; Dončić had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists; Ayton had 6 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist; Hayes had 8 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist; Hachimura had 4 points, 1 rebound; Vanderbilt had 2 points, 2 rebounds.

In the second quarter, LeBron made a turnaround fadeaway jumper and also hit a three-pointer.

Isn't it crazy? Eight Wizards players were born after LeBron's NBA debut in 2003.

LeBron's fadeaway jumper was still beautiful. He assisted Smart for a three-pointer, extending the lead to 20 points.

Ayton scored under the basket, prompting a Wizards timeout. The Wizards dunked, but LeBron answered with an alley-oop slam, amusingly staring at his left hand afterward.

Leading by 22 points, LeBron took a rest. Meanwhile, Ayton was dominating, scoring 14 points on 7 of 8 shooting, as the Lakers led by 27 going into the timeout.

After Vincent hit a three-pointer, he surprisingly passed up an open dunk opportunity, which was puzzling.

Dončić went one-on-one and nailed a three-pointer, clearly overpowering his defender.

At halftime, the Lakers led 77-48 over the Wizards. LeBron had 14 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, and 2 steals; Dončić achieved a triple-double with 26 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, and 2 steals; Ayton had 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists; Hayes had 10 points, 2 rebounds; Smart had 3 points, 2 assists; Hachimura had 5 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists; Vanderbilt had 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals; Vincent had 3 points, 2 assists.

In the third quarter, Ayton was ready to feast again.

Lalavia finally scored his first point of the game.

LeBron performed a spectacular alley-oop reverse dunk, officially putting the Lakers ahead by 30 points.

After the timeout, LeBron made a steal and almost ran all the way back to the locker room.

With such a large lead, the Lakers relaxed a bit with no issues. Dončić's three-pointer was effortless.

Champagnie dunked over LeBron and gave him a glare.

With the Lakers leading 100-66, they called a timeout. The Wizards started double-teaming Dončić, but Hachimura scored 5 straight points.

Dončić looked frustrated being double-teamed and seemed a bit annoyed.

In the final stretch, the Wizards went on a 14-3 run to cut the deficit to 84-108 entering the fourth quarter. Early in the last period, the Wizards hit a three-pointer, LeBron assisted Ayton’s alley-oop, Timmy scored, and the Wizards called a timeout.

A little over a minute later, Vanderbilt made a steal and dunk, forcing another Wizards timeout.

LeBron drove solo and slammed a powerful two-handed dunk with a hand switch; the play was ferocious.

With 5 minutes 29 seconds left, the Lakers subbed in their bench. Brownie made a steal and dunk that excited the veteran.

Later, Brownie was fouled on a three-point attempt and made 2 of 3 free throws. The game was already decided, ending with the Lakers crushing the Wizards 142-111 by 31 points.

LeBron finished with 20 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals; Dončić had 37 points, 11 rebounds, 13 assists, and 3 steals; Ayton posted 28 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 blocks; Hachimura scored 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists; Smart had 3 points, 4 assists; Lalavia added 3 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals; Vincent contributed 6 points, 2 assists; Vanderbilt had 8 points, 2 rebounds, 4 steals; Hayes scored 10 points, 3 rebounds; Timmy had 4 points, 3 assists; Knecht scored 4 points; Brownie had 4 points, 1 assist; Kleber added 4 points, 3 rebounds.