Avdia returned with an impressive double-double - and a dramatic loss to the Lakers - voila! sport. The Wizards count 13 consecutive losses, after stretching LeBron and his friends but succumbing 134:131 after overtime.
The Israeli who played more than any other player provided 15 points and 15 rebounds in 42 minutes. Anthony Davis finished with 40 points and 14 rebounds, LeBron, who needed 40 of his own to reach 40,000 points, stopped at 31 and is expected to reach the historic mark in the next game.