US EditionLakers bounce back with win over Grizzlies
- On Saturday, March 29, 2025, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 134-127 in Memphis, Tenn., in a game that was close in the fourth quarter after the Lakers had squandered a 20-point lead.
- Memphis was reeling from a five-game road trip where they went 1-4 and this was the first game with Tuomas Iisalo as interim coach after the team fired Taylor Jenkins, the winningest coach in franchise history.
- Midway through the second quarter, the Lakers were shooting at 55% and had made a dozen 3-pointers, ultimately making 19 total, which was just one short of their season-high.
- Austin Reaves had 31 points and eight assists, Luka Doncic added 29 points and nine assists, and LeBron James contributed 25 points for the Lakers.
- Desmond Bane led Memphis with 29 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. Added 24 points, and Ja Morant finished with 22 points and 10 assists, and both teams will play at home on Monday night, with the Lakers hosting the Rockets and the Grizzlies hosting Boston.
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Lakers beat Grizzlies 134-127 in Iisalo’s debut as Memphis coach
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Austin Reaves had 31 points and eight assists, Luka Doncic added 29 points and nine assists and the Los Angeles Lakers held on for a 134-127 win over Memphis on Saturday night in the Grizzlies’ first…
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Lakers beat Grizzlies 134-127 in Iisalo's debut as Memphis coach
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Austin Reaves had 31 points and eight assists, Luka Doncic added 29 points and nine assists and the Los Angeles Lakers held on for a 134-127 win over Memphis on Saturday night in the Grizzlies’ first…
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