On January 10, Beijing time, the Lakers lost to the Grizzlies 119-127 at home, missing out on a 5-game winning streak, while the Grizzlies won 9 consecutive wins. In this game, James can be described as a desperate effort, he shot 14 of 19 in the game, 3 of 4 from three-point range, 3 of 3 points, 35 points, rebounds and 7 assists, personal performance is very outstanding. It's just a pity that the Lakers only have James status online, the other players' play is disappointing, the starting players in addition to James, other players score in single digits, and the Grizzlies, the starting 5 people have 4 people scored in doubles, in the overall play, the Lakers are far inferior to the Grizzlies, in the overall play is not as good, which also led to the Lakers at home to the Grizzlies, ending their own winning streak.
In this game, the Lakers played very well in the first quarter, the team can match the strength of the Grizzlies at both ends of the attack and defense, when the score is opened, they can complete the catch-up, single quarter game, the two teams fight to 27 draws, it can be said that it is a tie, who does not have much advantage.
However, in the second quarter, the Lakers offense appeared to pull the crotch, they shot consecutive shots missed, and the Grizzlies, they did not give the Lakers too many opportunities, they performed strong on the offensive end, and in the single quarter they blasted a wave of 38-25 offense. By the end of the half, the Grizzlies were already holding a 13-point lead.
Entering the second half, the Grizzlies did not reduce their offense, and in the face of the Lakers' weak defense, the team performed efficiently, and they scored 42 points again in the third quarter, 11 points in a single quarter. At the end of the third quarter, the Grizzlies led the Lakers by as many as 24 points. At the end of the game, the Grizzlies played steadily, did not give the Lakers too many opportunities to counterattack, the team attacked and defended at both ends of the performance, and the Lakers saw that the score gap could not be further narrowed when there were 7 minutes left in the game, and they also replaced the main force in advance. Although in the last minute, the Lakers narrowed the score gap to single digits with the play of a group of role players, but unfortunately, because they were too far behind, the Lakers eventually lost to the Grizzlies, missing 5 consecutive wins, and the Grizzlies won 9 consecutive wins.
Morant was in average form in this game, he had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists on 4-of-9 shooting, but fortunately, the other Grizzlies players stepped forward, Bane scored 23 points, Jaren Jackson had 21 points and 12 rebounds, Kyle Anderson 14 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, Clark also scored 14 points, the whole team scored 6 in double figures, in the case of Morant's general state, other role players stepped forward, they shared the pressure of Morant with efficient performance in the game, and the Grizzlies were able to beat the Lakers. It depends on the good performance of the team as a whole. After beating the Lakers, the Grizzlies have won nine straight games, and they are currently in the top four in the West, and the performance of this youth team this season is commendable, and they will be the team worth looking forward to in the West.
On the Lakers side, the core of the team, James, played well, and he personally got a comprehensive statistic of 35 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, and once again played a dominant performance. However, it is a pity that this campaign Willshao performance is crotch-pulling, he only got 6 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in 2 of 12 shots, although he made 0 mistakes in the game, but the poor shooting efficiency is really disappointing. Munch was no longer magical, he scored 7 points on 3-of-13 shooting, Johnson scored 2 points on 1-of-4 shooting, Bradley scored 7 points on 2-of-10 shooting, and the Other Players in the Lakers' five starters except James had bad shooting rates, which was the main reason why the team lost to the Grizzlies.