D’Angelo Russell leads the Lakers to a 134-107 win over Memphis within the In-Season Tournament
LOS ANGELES — D’Angelo Russell scored 24 factors and Anthony Davis had 19 factors, 11 rebounds and 6 blocked pictures within the Los Angeles Lakers’ third straight victory, 134-107 over the Memphis Grizzlies within the NBA In-Season Tournament on Tuesday night time.
LeBron James had 16 factors and 9 rebounds whereas enjoying solely 23 minutes for the Lakers, who improved to 5-0 at residence and 2-0 in match play with their first snug victory of the season.
Russell hit six of the Lakers‘ franchise record-tying 22 3-pointers, and Austin Reaves made four while scoring 16 points with 12 rebounds and seven assists. After experiencing repeated shooting struggles during the first 10 games of the season, Los Angeles made 58% of its shots against the Grizz and hit 62.9% of its 3-pointers while outrebounding Memphis 54-33.
“You don’t need to be that man (struggling) when the workforce is capturing extraordinarily properly,” James mentioned. “You want to chip in and be a part of it. Definitely a great shooting night for us tonight, and a good win for us.”
Rui Hachimura scored 12 of his 23 factors within the fourth quarter for Los Angeles, which hadn’t gained a recreation by greater than six factors earlier than leaping to a 31-point lead over the short-handed Grizzlies within the second half and coasting residence with James, Davis and Russell all sitting out the complete fourth quarter.
“They were all good looks, and we were just making them,” Hachimura mentioned. “Especially with LeBron and AD getting most of the attention from the defenses … you’re going to get easy looks.”
Santi Aldama scored a career-high 24 factors for the Grizzlies, who misplaced two extra gamers to damage whereas failing to observe up their shock win over the Clippers on Sunday with their third victory of the season.
Marcus Smart left the court docket within the first quarter with a left ankle damage and didn’t return. The veteran guard struggled to place weight on his foot after touchdown awkwardly on Reaves’ foot. Smart shall be re-evaluated when Memphis returns residence.
Luke Kennard additionally missed the second half with left knee soreness for the Grizzlies, who made 20 3-pointers however struggled to attain within the paint in opposition to a Los Angeles defensive effort led by Davis.
“Obviously we’ve got our challenges, but there’s no excuses,” Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins mentioned. “Next-man-up mentality. Show that resiliency, that fight, that care factor. It’s there. I’m seeing it. It’s not leading to the results right now, but brighter days are ahead. We’ve just got to endure and overcome. … Injuries come and go. They’re stacked up right now. So be it. Just keep battling. That’s all that we have to focus on.”
The groups obtained a mixed 5 technical fouls within the first quarter after Davis and Aldama bought into an altercation beneath the basket.
After Davis scored, Aldama grabbed the ball and stepped towards Davis, who responded by shoving the Spaniard. Desmond Bane then confronted Davis, and Russell shoved Bane. Jenkins additionally bought a T.
Los Angeles then rolled to a 74-51 halftime lead in its highest-scoring first half of the season, with Davis racking up 15 factors and eight rebounds.
James returned after lacking Sunday’s victory over Portland to relaxation his injured shin, however Los Angeles performed with out Gabe Vincent and Jarred Vanderbilt, who has been cleared to ramp up his restoration from a heel damage that has sidelined him for the complete season.
James mentioned his shin is “not 100%, but still good enough to go out there.”
UP NEXT
Grizzlies: At San Antonio on Saturday.
Lakers: Host Sacramento on Wednesday.
