Washington Wizards: 3 takeaways from their first loss of the season

3. Wizards hit a snag on both ends

The Washington Wizards’ offense finished the game a lot like it began. They scored just 18 points in the first quarter, shooting 7-of-18 (38.9 percent) from the field, trailing the Lakers 23-18 after one.

Things improved mightily after the first, but in the fourth quarter, the offense reverted back to its old stagnant self. Washington scored a season-low 13 points on 5-of-23 shooting (21.7 percent) from the floor.

The bench got a solid shooting effort from sharpshooter Jodie Meeks, but a majority of his production came in the first half. Meeks put up 11 points on 3-of-5 shooting, draining two 3-pointers in the effort. He had eight points in the first two quarters of play.

The Wizards shot 41.1 percent from the field and 23.1 percent from the 3-point arc as a team. Wall and Beal combined for 45 shots and Kelly Oubre Jr. and Otto Porter were relatively ineffective on offense in the end. Porter fouled out of the game as well.

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Oubre Jr. was unable to get a key stop on Brandon Ingram on the final play of regulation, tying the game at 92-92 with 0.7 seconds remaining in the game.