The Lakers take on the Grizzlies
In the blink of an eye, the Los Angeles Lakers have suffered 3 consecutive defeats, James refused to be interviewed, Ham was revealed to have lost trust, and the team can be described as internal and external troubles. Fortunately, Jokic's three-point strike allowed the Los Angeles Lakers to temporarily stay in the top 10 in the West, but it can be seen from here how bad the Lakers' current situation is. In this game, the Lakers welcomed the challenge of the Memphis Grizzlies at home, and after Morant's return, the Grizzlies launched an attack on the playoffs, but there were only so many playoff spots.
Whether it's the Lakers or the Grizzlies, they're all working hard for the playoffs, and every next regular season game has the potential to affect the final result, especially in this kind of direct matchup. Morant continued to play, but Rose was sidelined with injury, and as for the Lakers, James and Davis were not rested.
It rained three minutes on the grizzly bears
Ham continued the starting lineup of the last game, James opened with full firepower, 14 points, 4 assists and 2 steals on 5-of-7 shooting, 4-of-4 three-pointers, you know, in the last game, James made 0 of 6 three-pointers, this is the adjustment ability of a superstar. Davis also had 12 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 5-of-7 shooting, Reaves had 5 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and the team scored 38 points in a single quarter, while the Grizzlies only scored 29 points, including Morant 11 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and Smart had 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist. After returning from the game in the second quarter, the Lakers' hand dropped, James shot 2 of 8, Davis shot 2 of 6, and the team only scored 21 points in a single quarter.
The Grizzlies seized the opportunity, Smart scored 11 points on 3-of-4 shooting, Jalen Jr. had 9 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks, Bane had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, and the team still chased 58-59 at halftime without Morant scoring a point, only 1 point behind the Lakers. In the second half, the Grizzlies rained three points, hitting 7 three-pointers in a single quarter, Jalen Jr. scored 13 points, Morant 10 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, and the team scored 36 points in a single quarter, but the Lakers withstood the pressure, James scored 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals, Davis 9 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Reaves 7 points and 3 assists, and the team just let the Grizzlies tie the score.
In the final quarter of the game, James and Davis tried to catch up, but the Grizzlies' three-point shot continued, Smart hit a three-point shot, Bane stepped on the line and hit a three-point shot, the difference between the two teams came to 13 points, and there was only 1 minute and 40 seconds left, and the Lakers were gone. James missed a three-pointer, Reaves missed a three-pointer, and Bane sealed the win with a three-pointer. In the end, the Memphis Grizzlies managed to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 127-113.
The Lakers fell out of the playoffs
After losing this game, the Lakers suffered 4 consecutive defeats, and the ranking was overtaken by the Warriors, and they had no choice but to fall out of the play-offs. James did his best, shooting 11-of-24 from the field, 4-of-9 from three-point range, with 32 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals, but he was powerless. Davis also had 31 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists on 13-of-22 shooting, and Reaves also had 19 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists, shooting 8-of-14.
Morant only had 21 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, but Jalen Jr. had 31 points and 9 rebounds, shooting 5 of 6 from three-point range, Smart also had 29 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, and shot 8 of 14 from three-point range, ranking second in his career with 8 three-pointers in a single game. Bane had 24 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists, and shot 5 of 8 three-pointers, that is to say, the Grizzlies' four cores hit a total of 21 three-pointers in this game, and in addition, only Zaire Williams shot 2 of 6 from three-point range, with 15 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist. This is the Grizzlies' sixth win since Morant's return, bringing the team to 11 wins total.