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Memphis Grizzlies at Los Angeles Lakers

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18-9, 6-6 Away
Final
110 - 116

14-12, 9-3 Home

Anthony Davis scores 40 points, LeBron James has 18 in return to help Lakers beat Grizzlies, 116-110

Memphis Grizzlies vs. Los Angeles Lakers: Game Highlights

James also had eight rebounds, eight assists and five turnovers in 34 minutes after missing the previous two games because of a left foot injury. He was away from the team most of last week due to personal reasons.

Austin Reaves scored 19 points for Los Angeles. The Lakers never trailed and led by 23 points in the second half.

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 25 points for Memphis, which had won four in a row. Ja Morant had 20 points, Zach Edey added 13 points and 10 rebounds and Luke Kennard had 12 points.

Takeaways Grizzlies: Memphis entered as the NBA’s highest-scoring offense but trailed 64-46 at the half and was down by at least two possessions the entire second half.

Lakers: James’ return energized Los Angeles, but Davis continues to carry the team. The 31-year-old power forward had 22 points and 10 rebounds in the first half. He briefly left in the third quarter because of shoulder injury, then returned in the fourth and scored 12 critical points down the stretch.

Key moment James scored his first points on a running one-handed dunk just over two minutes into the first quarter. He followed immediately with a block and added tip-in basket on the Lakers’ ensuing offensive possession to give Los Angeles a 9-2 lead.

Key stat Davis has had at least 30 points and 10 rebounds in three of his last four games.

Up next Both teams are back in action Thursday night. The Grizzlies host Golden State, and the Lakers are at Sacramento.

Regular Season Series

LAL lead series 2-1

Matchup Prediction

Lakers: 44.6%
Grizzlies: 55.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 110 - 116
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 110 - 116
4th 1.0 Marcus Smart makes 29-foot three pointer (Desmond Bane assists) 110 - 116
4th 5.0 Rui Hachimura makes 1-foot dunk (LeBron James assists) 107 - 116
4th 8.1 LeBron James defensive rebound 107 - 114

Statistics

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38-97 FG 39-82
39.2 Field Goal % 47.6
9-28 3PT 10-34
32.1 Three Point % 29.4
25-30 FT 28-39
83.3 Free Throw % 71.8
50 Rebounds 44
17 Offensive Rebounds 10
33 Defensive Rebounds 34
25 Assists 23
10 Steals 10
3 Blocks 7
20 Turnovers 21
1 Team Turnovers 2
21 Total Turnovers 23
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
27 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 24
15 Fast Break Points 15
56 Points in Paint 50
31 Fouls 27
0 Largest Lead 23

Game Information

crypto.com Arena

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 15,106 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 20 9 .690 - W3
Memphis 20 10 .667 0.5 L1
Dallas 19 10 .655 1 W2
San Antonio 15 14 .517 5 L1
New Orleans 5 25 .167 15.5 L7

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Clippers 17 13 .567 - W1
LA Lakers 16 13 .552 0.5 L1
Golden State 15 13 .536 1 L1
Phoenix 14 14 .500 2 L3
Sacramento 13 17 .433 4 L4
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