The win is especially significant for the Lakers as they now find themselves just half a game away from fourth place in the tightly contested Western Conference. The team has been

However, the Purple and Gold shrugged off the defeat with a dominant win over the Washington Wizards. The Lakers walked away with a 134-96 win where the likes of LeBron James, Shake Milton, and Rui Hachimura spearheaded the team's offense.

The Los Angeles Lakers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Washington Wizards at 7:00 p.m. ET on Thursday at Capital One Arena. The Lakers might want some stickum for this one as the team gave up 22 turnovers on Tuesday.

If they decide to push for the playoffs, ClutchPoints proposed a trade that would send Washington Wizards swingman Corey Kispert to the Sixers. The Wizards are nowhere near playoff contention, so trading Kispert would make sense. The proposed trade is as follows:

The Lakers did almost everything right when they steamrolled the Wizards to get their seventh win in their last nine games.

The absence of Anthony Davis didn't stop LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers from putting up a season-high 134 points Thursday night against

Playing without injured Anthony Davis, LeBron James has 24 points and 11 assists and six others score in double figures as the Lakers dominate from the outset in a 134-96 win.

LeBron James is listed on the injury report with left foot injury management, and it's not certain if he will suit up.

The Los Angeles Lakers have a prime opportunity to get back on track despite being shorthanded against the Washington Wizards.

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James saw his first real NBA action since opening night, falling to Tyrese Maxey and the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers 118-104. And Bronny, in 15 minutes, did not perform well, at least according to coach JJ Redick.

One of Dwight Howard’s many stops during his NBA career was the Houston Rockets, where he played for three seasons starting in 2013. During that time, he played alongside James Harden, who was doing incredible things.