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Lakers vs. Wizards Instant Recap – 03/22/13

by Ross Pickering March 22, 2013, 9:01 pm

View the story “Lakers vs. Wizards Instant Recap – 03/22/13” on StorifyLakers vs. Wizards Instant Recap – 03/22/13Here’s the instant recap of the Lakers’ 103-100 loss against the Washington Wizards, sourced by tweets.Storified by Lakerholicz· Fri, Mar 22 2013 22:00:52

FIRST QUARTER

GAMETIME! #letsgolakersLakerholicz#pauback #paureboundLakerholicz#pautomettaforthreelolLakerholiczKobe-Pau pick and roll draws the attention, Howard gets the ball inside and is fouled.LakerholiczLakers defense is pretty good early. Wizards still haven’t scored 2+ minutes in. Then Kobe hits a shot.LakerholiczPau wins a tip off a jump ball, Kobe grabs the ball, puts it into Dwight and he scores on the and-one. Lakers lead 10-6.LakerholiczDwight with the bounce pass to Pau for the lay-in!LakerholiczNash hit a floating jumper, then Jamison got an offensive rebound and scored inside. Lakers lead 16-6 at the timeout.LakerholiczJust like we saw Andrew Bynum make some nice passes while in L.A. thanks to playing with Gasol, we’ve seen a little of that from Dwight too.LakerholiczKobe finds Dwight in the lane, he finishes with a nice little hook shot. Then Blake hits the pull-up.LakerholiczJamison hits a longgggg two with his foot on the three-point line. Pau rested for a few minutes, Dwight then rests and Pau will return.LakerholiczLakers lead 22-14 at the timeout.LakerholiczBlake with a pretty behind the back pass to Jamison for the easy lay-in under the rim. That was nice.LakerholiczThe Wizards coach gets T’d up, so Meeks heads to the line and knocks down the tech free throw: he hit a couple FT a few trips back, too.LakerholiczLakers up 27-17.LakerholiczPau looking pretty active. Then Blake with another nice pass, this time he finds Meeks for the layup as he cuts. Then Meeks for three!LakerholiczJamison for three before the buzzer! Lakers lead 35-19 after one quarter.LakerholiczDwight has 7 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. 2 and 5 for Pau. Kobe has 5 assists. Jamison scored 9 off the bench.LakerholiczMeeks put up 8 points in 3 minutes!Lakerholicz

SECOND QUARTER

MWP for threeeeeee!LakerholiczLakers up 38-21 with 8:53 left in the first half.LakerholiczNash with the nice feed, finds Clark for the slam. Then Clark hits the three! Lakers up 43-27.LakerholiczDwight hits a 17-for set shot, Nene answers with a slam. Nash then flips in a nice finger roll, Wall answers. Lakers up 47-31 at timeout.LakerholiczBlake misses, Kobe rebounds, passes to Dwight, who swings to Blake for three!LakerholiczThen Kobe drills the pull-up.LakerholiczMWP blocks the three-point attempt out of bounds. Lakers lead 52-36 with 2:24 left in the first half.LakerholiczVIDEO: Steve Blake uses the pretty behind-the-back pass to find Jamison for the layup. <a href="http://t.co/K8dRuuszAI" class="">lakerholicz.com/video-steve-bl…</a>LakerholiczMWP held the ball and everyone stood still, apart from Jamison: he cut to the rim, MWP found him and Antawn finished at the hoop.LakerholiczLakers up 57-41 with a few ticks left in the first half.LakerholiczKobe misses at the buzzer, Lakers lead 57-41 at halftime. They held the Wizards to 36% shooting, while L.A. shot 53%.LakerholiczKobe took just 5 shots, but has 6 assists. Gasol grabbed 8 rebounds in 11 minutes. Dwight has 12, 8 boards and 3 assists. 11 for Jamison.LakerholiczYep. RT @dparks24: Everyone saying "Its just the Wiz" should realize the Wiz have beat Heat/Thunder/Knicks/Nets/Clips ….oh & DEN twiceLakerholicz

THIRD QUARTER

Wizards had a 3-on-1, Nash got back and caused a missed layup. Kobe then drove inside on the other end and found Dwight for the slam.LakerholiczDwight with a block, then he fouls on the next play as he picks up his third foul.LakerholiczKobe to Dwight AGAIN for the alley-oop slam!LakerholiczPauuuuuuuuuuuuuu.LakerholiczAll of a sudden, Wizards are down just 12.LakerholiczMake that Wizards down just 10 after the turnover and dunk for Washington. Timeout Lakers.LakerholiczMWP with a charge out of the timeout. Wizards cut it to 6.LakerholiczDwight then uses a nice baseline move to get by his man and finish off the glass. Nash then drills the three and gives Kobe the assist!LakerholiczThat’s 10 assists now for Kobe. Lakers lead 68-57 with 5:16 left in the third quarter.LakerholiczKobe’s turn-around jumper rattles in. Dwight then picks up his fourth foul but stays in the game.LakerholiczKobe to Dwight AGAIN. This time Howard finishes off the glass. The duo is working.LakerholiczJamison just tried to put the Wizards on a poster. Jamison didn’t put the Wizards on a poster.LakerholiczAriza hits a three. Wizards down 2. This isn’t a typo.LakerholiczKobe!LakerholiczLakers up 74-72 after three qwuarters. Kobe has 11 assists, but he also has 6 turnovers. Little rusty in his first game back.Lakerholicz

FOURTH QUARTER

Wall ties it up to open the fourth, then Meeks answers with a three.LakerholiczMeeeeeeeeks!LakerholiczYeahhhh Lakers you might not want to leave shooters open. #justsayinLakerholiczWizards lead by 2. Lakers call timeout. I collapse on the floor.LakerholiczKobe draws a shooting foul out of the timeout and hits two free throws. He ties it until Washington answers. Then Kobe draws another foul.LakerholiczAntawn Jamison has hurt his wrist and will get an x-ray after the game. SMH.Lakerholicz#nashcashLakerholiczKOBEEEE! Reverse slam! #ankleareyouokayareyouokayankleLakerholicz#LOLMettaLakerholiczMeeks hits a three after MWP finds him off a horrible looking possession. Meeks then misses an open three. Lakers up 89-86.LakerholiczAriza hits another three and Washington go up 2 until MWP answers from deep!Lakerholicz(Looks like Pau’s gonna be benched again down the stretch)LakerholiczTREVOR THA TROLL.LakerholiczKobe! And-one!LakerholiczKobe misses the free throw, game still tied until Kobe hits a pull-up the next trip down. Lakers lead by 2 with 2:50 left in the game.LakerholiczNene called for travelling out of the timeout. Kobe then draws a foul on Ariza away from the basket, Wizards are over the limit.LakerholiczKobe goes 1-of-2 at the line. Lakers up 3. Nene then scores over Dwight. Kobe’s pull-up is too long.LakerholiczLakers up 1. Nene scores over Howard again and the Wizards take the lead.LakerholiczKobe pull-up in the paint is short. Nene hacked as he attacks the rim and going to the line.LakerholiczNene makes 1-of-2 free throws. Wizards lead by 2 with 43 seconds left.LakerholiczMWP brings it up and charges through Nene. Offensive foul…LakerholiczWall misses, Dwight rebound. Timeout Lakers with 16 second left, down by 2.LakerholiczLot of candidates for that one. RT @makanahut: @Lakerholicz would this be worst loss of year?LakerholiczKobe gets the ball. Uses the Dwight pick. Kobe for the tie. Off.LakerholiczThe shot by Kobe went in-and-out, then Wall ended up with the ball and was fouled.LakerholiczWall hits both free throws. Wizards up 4 with 4 seconds remaining.LakerholiczKOBE FOR THREE.LakerholiczHow many times is he going to do this?LakerholiczLakers down 1 with 2.3 left. Wizards ball.Lakerholicz"Damn Kobe" is trending worldwide.LakerholiczWow. Wizards JUST call a timeout before the five second inbound call.LakerholiczWizards get it into Wall and Lakers have to foul. Wall makes both free throws. No timeouts for Lakers. Kobe got a good look for 3, off.LakerholiczWith just over a second left, Dwight made a 3/4 court pass to Kobe. Bryant got a good look but it was off to the right.LakerholiczLakers blow an 18 point lead and lose 103-100.LakerholiczWhat a bad loss from the Lakers. They better regroup..Jared LimAm I surprised that the #Lakers blew the lead? No. Surprised that they lost? Not at all.AdamLakers blew it..Si Carlo

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Written by Ross Pickering

Ross Pickering is the founder of Lakerholicz.com. He's here to bring you daily updates on your Los Angeles Lakers, despite living 5,485 miles away from L.A. in England. You can follow him on Twitter: @RossPickering