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Lakers at Wizards · Tue, Jan 5 · 7:00 PM ET

Lakers at Washington. Here is where each team has the edge.

LakersWashington

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Pregame win chance

The win-chance line starts at tip-off.

Every basket moves it.

From team Elo ratings, home court and rest. How this works

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01Where the edges are

Based on 2025-26

Lakers edges

  • On offenseLos Angeles' offense gets to the line (2nd) against a Washington defense that sends opponents to the line (29th).
  • On offenseLos Angeles' offense shoots efficiently (2nd) against a Washington defense that gives up good looks (27th).

Wizards edges

No clear mismatch in Washington's favor.

An edge is where one team ranks top 5 on a four-factor battle and the other ranks bottom 8. How edges work

Using last season's numbers until both teams have played 10 games this season. Rosters may have changed.

02Tale of the tape

Based on 2025-26
LALRankStatRankWAS
119.09thOffensive rating29th111.6
117.219thDefensive rating30th123.4
+1.814thNet rating30th-11.8
97.621stPace5th100.8
57.32ndEffective FG %21st53.5
12.620thTurnover %26th13.2
23.922ndOffensive rebound %21st24.1
24.42ndFree throw rate27th18.0
55.522ndOpponent eFG %27th56.3
12.611thForced turnover %22nd11.2
74.313thDefensive rebound %30th70.2
19.18thOpponent FT rate29th23.2

Game plan

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03Form and season series

Lakers4-6 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. L
  3. L
  4. L
  5. W
  6. L
  7. L
  8. W
  9. W
  10. W

Wizards0-10 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. L
  3. L
  4. L
  5. L
  6. L
  7. L
  8. L
  9. L
  10. L

2025-26 series: Fri, Jan 30 LAL 142, WAS 111 · Mon, Mar 30 WAS 101, LAL 120

04Key players

Current roster · 2025-26 numbers