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John Wall's 40 pointer in Washington Wizards' win

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Watch John Wall's 40-point haul in the Wizards' win against the Lakers

John Wall was in dazzling form as his 40 points led the Washington Wizards to a huge win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Wizards beat LeBron James' Lakers 128-110 on Sunday night with Wall netting 40 points with 14 assists and six rebounds.

Sunday night's scores

  • Atlanta Hawks 127-144 Brooklyn Nets
  • Philadelphia 76ers 128-105 Cleveland Cavaliers
  • New York Knicks 99-110 Indiana Pacers
  • LA Lakers 110-128 Washington Wizards
  • Sacramento Kings 120-113 Dallas Mavericks
  • Miami Heat 102-96 New Orleans Pelicans
  • Toronto Raptors 86-95 Denver Nuggets

Wall turned in a dominant first half, dropping 28 points as the Wizards held a big lead at the break. The Wizards were 26-8 up early on thanks to Wall's lay-up and he ended the half with a baseline jumper over 7'1'' center Tyson Chandler to make it 71-51.

Nothing the Lakers tried to slow Wall worked as the Wizards emphatically ended a four-game losing streak, going up by 27 points in the third quarter.

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Wall finished it off in style, stepping into an open three-pointer from the top of the arc to give him a season-high 40 points.

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