Ron Artest scored 16 and Shannon Brown scored 13 for the Lakers, who won their sixth straight and handed the Wizards their 12th straight loss.
Nick Young led Washington with a season-high with 22 points. Al Thornton had 18 points and Andray Blatche had 16 points, 12 rebounds and five assists.
The Lakers carried an 82-60 lead into the fourth quarter and the Wizards never seriously challenged after that, despite cutting the deficit to single digits with less than 2 minutes remaining in the game.
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