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The Lakers beat the Grizzlies to snap a five-game winning streak.
The Lakers challenged the Grizzlies back-to-back away, and the thick eyebrows were rested in this game, and James came back to lead the team. The two sides played back and forth in the first quarter, and the Lakers led by one point at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Lakers began to exert strength, and at the end of the quarter, they launched a wave of 12-5 offensive to establish a score advantage, and the Lakers led the Grizzlies 69-61 at halftime. The Lakers went on a 29-10 run, and the Grizzlies responded with a 21-4 run, and the Lakers led the Grizzlies 102-92 at the end of the third quarter. In the final quarter, the Lakers played steadily and no longer gave the Grizzlies a chance to pursue, and finally the Lakers defeated the Grizzlies 136-124 to win five in a row.
Player stats for both sides
Lakers player stats: James 23 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists, Hachimura 32 points and 10 rebounds, Russell 23 points and 4 assists, Hayes 14 points and 7 rebounds, Reaves 13 points and 11 assists, Dinwiddie 14 points and 7 rebounds, Prince 15 points.
Grizzlies player stats: Bane 26 points, 4 rebounds and 16 assists, LaRavia 25 points and 6 rebounds, Jaren Jackson Jr. 17 points and 9 rebounds, Scottie Pippen Jr. 11 points.
Highlights of the game
James countered quickly, and picked up Reeves' empty glide and exploded.
Rivers made a long pass to Rivers, and Reaves counterattacked with a fast attack and staged a two-handed dunk.
James easily chipped a triple-double with a whopping plus/minus of +33.
James played 34 minutes and finished with 23 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists on 8-of-14 shooting. James has a whopping plus/minus of +33, setting a record for the second-highest single-game plus/minus of his Lakers career. After James went off the court in the third quarter, the Grizzlies exploded into a wave of 15-0 to chase 10 points in 3 minutes. James' control of the game is already superb, and the offensive organization is grasped, and it is hard to imagine that such a James is 39 years old.
The Lakers sit firmly in ninth place in the West and continue their Northern Expedition.
After this game, the Lakers' record came to 41-32. Today, the Suns beat the Nuggets and the Warriors beat the Magic, and the Lakers are still 2 wins behind the Suns and 2.5 wins ahead of the Warriors. The remaining schedule of the Suns is difficult, the Lakers are in hot shape, and the Lakers have a chance to overtake the Suns and even the top eight in the West, which is believed to be the next goal of the Lakers, after all, the 7th-8th place in the West has two chances to impact the playoffs. The Lakers have little problem making the playoffs, Zhan Mei is in excellent shape, and no team wants to meet such a Laker in the first round.