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The same arena that rocked to ''M-V-P!'' for Kobe Bryant in the first half was bellowing ''Beat L.A.!'' in the final minute. It's amazing the fans weren't speechless over what they were witnessing. It wasn't merely that the Los Angeles Lakers had blown a 21-point, second-half lead to the lowly Washington Wizards - it was the fact that the Lakers had essentially lost the game to a bunch of Wizards second-stringers. It truly is almost surreal...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Fri 12/14	Was	LAL 102-96
Fri 3/22	LAL	Was 103-100

Game Stats

Lakers (23-16) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts K. Bryant, G 40 5 4 3 30 P. Gasol, F 40 15 2 2 19 A. Bynum, C 33 6 1 0 19 D. Fisher, G 28 2 5 2 9 M. World Peace, F 26 3 1 1 3 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts M. Barnes 22 3 1 2 7 J. McRoberts 12 2 0 1 6 A. Goudelock 8 1 0 2 5 T. Murphy 11 4 0 2 3 S. Blake 20 1 7 1 0 D. Ebanks 0 0 0 0 0 J. Kapono 0 0 0 0 0 L. Walton 0 0 0 0 0 D. Morris 0 0 0 0 0

Wizards (9-29) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts T. Booker, F 38 17 1 5 18 J. Crawford, G 30 1 5 3 14 J. McGee, C 23 12 1 4 12 J. Wall, G 30 2 9 2 4 C. Singleton, F 20 3 0 2 3 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts N. Young 29 1 6 2 19 K. Seraphin 25 9 0 2 14 R. Mason 12 1 0 1 14 S. Mack 18 2 2 0 4 A. Blatche 10 2 0 1 4 M. Evans 5 1 0 2 0 R. Lewis 0 0 0 0 0 J. Vesely 0 0 0 0 0 R. Turiaf 0 0 0 0 0

Complete Box Score

Injury Report

Lakers Date Player Injury 4/26 S. Nash, PG Strained right hamstring 4/26 S. Blake, PG Strained right hamstring 4/24 J. Meeks, SG Sprained left ankle 4/13 K. Bryant, SG Left achilles

Wizards Date Player Injury 4/17 E. Okafor, C Sprained right ankle 4/3 B. Beal, SG Right leg 2/12 L. Barbosa, G Torn ACL

Player News

Lakers Pau Gasol (LAL - Forward-Center) News: Gasol is expected to make a full recovery from his knee procedures Thursday and will return to basketball activities in about 12 weeks.  (RotoWire - Thu. May 9, 2013) Pau Gasol (LAL - Forward-Center) News: Gasol will get ultrasonic treatment on both knees in an attempt to regenerate his tendons. The Lakers announced Gasol's plan Wednesday.  (STATS - Wed. May 8, 2013) Pau Gasol (LAL - Forward-Center) News: Gasol will undergo a procedure Thursday to attack the tendonosis he's experiencing in both of his knees, Yahoo! Sports reports.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 8, 2013)

Wizards Jason Collins (WAS - Forward-Center) News: Collins, the NBA veteran who last week announced he was gay, is disputing reports from publishing insiders who say he is shopping a book deal.  (STATS - Mon. May 6, 2013) Jason Collins (WAS - Forward-Center) News: The Democratic National Committee says Collins will headline its annual lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender gala.  (STATS - Mon. May 6, 2013)