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Up next for the Lakers: Friday vs. Washington

Lakers power forward Pau Gasol drives to the basket against Spurs big men Tim Duncan, left, and Tiago Splitter in the second half.
Lakers power forward Pau Gasol drives to the basket against Spurs big men Tim Duncan, left, and Tiago Splitter in the second half.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
By Mike Bresnahan

LAKERS VS. WASHINGTON

When: 7:30.

Where: Staples Center.

On the air: TV: TWC SportsNet, TWC Deportes; Radio: 710, 1330.

Records: Lakers 22-45; Wizards 35-32 through Wednesday.

Record vs. Wizards: 0-1.

Update: The Wizards are in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race and will probably make postseason play for the first time since 2008. They beat the Lakers in November, 116-111, as center Nene scored a career-high 30 points and point guard John Wall had 31 points and nine assists.

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Mike Bresnahan

Mike Bresnahan previously covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Times. He started the beat in 2004, a month after Shaquille O’Neal was traded, and covered several seasons of mediocrity before the Lakers won back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010. Now they’re back to mediocrity. Bresnahan is from Los Angeles, started with The Times after graduating the University of Wisconsin in 1994, and has also covered the L.A. Kings, pro beach volleyball and numerous colleges and high schools. He left The Times in 2016.

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