Coming off a tough loss to the Clippers, the Lakers have little trouble defeating the NBA's worst team, the Washington Wizards.

On Tuesday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers will host Jordan Poole and the Washington Wizards in California. For the game, they have announced their injury report (updated as of 5:30 Eastern Time). The Lakers have ruled out Jalen Hood-Schifino,

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The Los Angeles Lakers head to down the hall to face the Los Angeles Clippers in a Western Conference matchup that was previously known as 'the Hallway Series' due to these two teams once sharing Staples Center. The Lakers are 21-17, which puts them in sixth place. The Clippers are 23-17, which puts them in fifth place.

After a disappointing loss on Sunday to the Clippers, the Lakers got back on track by blowing out the Wizards on Tuesday.

For the past few seasons, the Los Angeles Lakers have not been the dominant franchise that many are accustomed to. The team had one Western Conference Finals run in the 2023 NBA season, but they came off of being in the Play-In tournament numerous times.

To avoid starting a losing streak on Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers needed a win against the Washington Wizards at the Crypto.com arena. In a surprisingly competitive game, the Wizards fought hard to pull off the upset victory but,