On April 13, Beijing time, the NBA game continued, and the regular season ended the day after tomorrow, and for the teams competing for the playoffs and play-offs in the West, the remaining two games are also very important, and they dare not be careless. The Lakers challenged the Grizzlies away, and there was little suspense of winning, the Lakers' Zhan Mei combination attacked, and the Grizzlies' 13 rotation players were absent due to injury, and most of the players who participated in the game were two-way contract players, and the Grizzlies were going to give the Lakers a victory for nothing. Lakers starting lineup: Russell + Reaves + Hachimura + James + thick eyebrows, Grizzlies starting lineup: Pippen Jr. + Goodwin + Jackson + LaRavia + Jamieson.
In the first quarter, the Lakers were on fire, and Brother Thick Mei scored 13 points and 5 rebounds in the first quarter, and the state was very good, and the Lakers also hit 34-26, leading by 8 points in a single quarter. However, the Lakers' defense also needs to be improved, after all, the Grizzlies play on three teams, and the opponent is more efficient on the offensive end. In the second quarter, the Lakers still failed to improve their defensive problems, and the Grizzlies scored 38 points in a single quarter, and after recovering 4 points, the Lakers only led the Grizzlies by 4 points at halftime. At halftime, James scored 15 points, Bushy Eyebrows 15 points, and Hachimura 10 points, but the Grizzlies' Jackson and LaRavia both scored 17 points, and they faced the Lakers like superstars.
In the third quarter, the Lakers dropped the chain, and the Grizzlies went on a 33-30 run to narrow the deficit to one point in one fell swoop. I didn't expect the Lakers' performance to be so poor, even if they made the play-offs, if they still performed like this, whether they faced the Kings or the Warriors, there was almost no chance of winning. In the fourth quarter, the Lakers played a small climax and extended the margin to 8 points. However, the Grizzlies didn't give up, and with 1 minute left in the game, they narrowed the gap to just 1 point. Subsequently, LaRavia hit both free throws, and the Grizzlies overtook the Lakers 118-117, James scored a key shot for the Lakers, and then grabbed a key rebound, the Grizzlies had no choice but to foul, and the Lakers also sealed the victory. In the end, the Lakers had a thrilling 123-120 victory over the Grizzlies.
The Lakers' James scored 37 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, and Brother Thick Mei had 36 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists, and the two superstars teamed up to break out and get a key victory for the Lakers. Hachimura had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, Russell had 4 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists, the overall performance was not good, Russell needed to find his form as soon as possible, Reaves 13 points, and the Lakers five tigers combined for 104+32. The Grizzlies' LaRavia had 28 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, and Jackson had 31 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.
After beating the Grizzlies, the Lakers are temporarily in eighth place in the West with a 46-35 record, but since the Warriors and Kings also play today, the standings should still change. The Western Conference landscape has changed again, the Nuggets lost to the Spurs, giving up the top spot in the West, and now that the Lakers have beaten the Grizzlies, if the Kings and Warriors drop the chain, the Lakers are likely to finish 8th in the West.