Morant, Wells, Jackson Jr. score 20 apiece as Grizzlies beat Lakers 131-114

Ja Morant scored 20 points earlier leaving successful nan 3rd 4th pinch a correct hamstring wounded and nan Memphis Grizzlies utilized their 3-point shooting to hit nan Los Angeles Lakers 131-114

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Ja Morant scored 20 points earlier leaving successful nan 3rd 4th pinch a correct hamstring wounded and nan Memphis Grizzlies utilized their 3-point shooting to hit nan Los Angeles Lakers 131-114 connected Wednesday night.

Rookie Jaylen Wells and Jaren Jackson Jr. besides scored 20 points each for nan Grizzlies. There was nary contiguous connection connected nan grade of Morant's injury.

LeBron James led nan Lakers pinch 39 points, while Austin Reaves added 19 contempt going 2 for 9 from 3-point range.

The Lakers played without starting halfway Anthony Davis, who was suffering from near bottommost soreness. Rui Hachimura was besides retired pinch an illness, givig rookie Dalton Knect from Tennessee his first NBA start.

Meanwhile, Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins missed nan crippled because of a decease successful nan family. Assistant coach Tuomas Iisalo led nan team.

Lakers: With Davis out, Los Angeles was missing 32.6 points and 11.6 rebounds a crippled and a ascendant unit successful nan middle. James tried to dress up for nan scoring but sewage small help.

Grizzlies: Davis' absence successful nan mediate helped nan Grizzlies enactment correct astatine their mean scoring 60 points successful nan paint.

Memphis held a 72-68 lead successful nan 3rd 4th erstwhile reserve Jay Huff, a 7-foot-1 center, connected connected 3 consecutive 3-pointers, past capped nan tally disconnected pinch an violative rebound starring to a reverse dunk. The rally took nan Grizzlies' advantage to 85-71.

Neither squad attempts a batch of 3-pointers compared to nan remainder of nan league, but Memphis was shooting 48% from extracurricular nan arc astatine nan midway constituent of nan 4th period. Meanwhile, nan Lakers were stuck astatine 25%.

Lakers big Philadelphia connected Friday while nan Grizzlies big Washington,.

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