The Los Angeles Lakers should not listen to Anthony Davis' suggestion that the team needs to add a starting center.

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without star big man Anthony Davis for at least a week due to an abdominal strain.

The Los Angeles Lakers' cushy lead over the Washington Wizards on Thursday afforded head coach J.J. Redick a chance to give guard Bronny James a share of garbage time minutes. With the Lakers up 124-89 on the road with just under three minutes to go,

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No part of the box score was kind to the Washington Wizards in Thursday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Capital One Arena. The Wizards lost the shooting battle by 22.5 percentage points, the rebounding battle by 10, the assist battle by 13 and, most importantly, the scoring battle, 134-96.

If the Washington Wizards’ New Year’s Resolution was to win more basketball games, it’s safe to say they’ve dropped the ball. Washington hasn’t won since January 1, dragging a 15-game losing skid into tonight’s home stand vs. the Los Angeles Lakers.

3-Point Goals: 15-32, .469 (Hachimura 4-5, Reaves 4-7, Christie 3-5, Knecht 2-7, Milton 1-2, L.James 1-4, B.James 0-2). Team Rebounds: 4. Team Turnovers: None.

The Los Angeles Clippers are hosting the ... Kriss Dunn is questionable with left knee soreness and P.J. Tucker is not currently with the team. The Lakers have six players listed on their injury ...

LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers move up the East Coast Tuesday night for a road contest with the Philadelphia 76ers in the City of Brotherly Love.

Turnovers: 11 (Hayes 3, Jemison III 2, Reaves 2, Christie, Hachimura, Knecht, Vanderbilt). Steals: 9 (Vanderbilt 4, Milton 2, B.James, Christie, Hachimura). Technical Fouls: Reaves, 2:14 first; Knecht, 1:25 fourth; Knecht, 1:25 fourth. Percentages: FG .319, FT .824.

The first NBA game of a doubleheader on Tuesday, Jan. 28 sees the Philadelphia 76ers playing host to the Los Angeles Lakers at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.