Anthony Davis scores 40 points, LeBron James has 18 in return to help Lakers beat Grizzlies, 116-110
LOS ANGELES (AP) Anthony Davis had 40 points and 16 rebounds, LeBron James added 18 points in his return and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 116-110 on Sunday night.
James also had eight rebounds, eight assists and five turnovers in 34 minutes after missing the previous two games because of a left foot injury. He was away from the team most of last week due to personal reasons.
Austin Reaves scored 19 points for Los Angeles. The Lakers never trailed and led by 23 points in the second half.
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 25 points for Memphis, which had won four in a row. Ja Morant had 20 points, Zach Edey added 13 points and 10 rebounds and Luke Kennard had 12 points.
Grizzlies: Memphis entered as the NBA’s highest-scoring offense but trailed 64-46 at the half and was down by at least two possessions the entire second half.
Lakers: James’ return energized Los Angeles, but Davis continues to carry the team. The 31-year-old power forward had 22 points and 10 rebounds in the first half. He briefly left in the third quarter because of shoulder injury, then returned in the fourth and scored 12 critical points down the stretch.
James scored his first points on a running one-handed dunk just over two minutes into the first quarter. He followed immediately with a block and added tip-in basket on the Lakers’ ensuing offensive possession to give Los Angeles a 9-2 lead.
Davis has had at least 30 points and 10 rebounds in three of his last four games.
Both teams are back in action Thursday night. The Grizzlies host Golden State, and the Lakers are at Sacramento.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Anthony Davis (Max Christie gains possession) | ||
| 11:37 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:16 |  | Brandon Clarke misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:14 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 0-4 |
| 10:53 | | Ja Morant misses two point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 10:50 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. shooting foul (Rui Hachimura draws the foul) | ||
| 10:45 | | +1 | Rui Hachimura makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-5 |
| 10:45 | | Rui Hachimura misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:39 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | Desmond Bane misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:25 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | Anthony Davis turnover (3-second violation) | ||
| 10:09 | | Max Christie shooting foul (Ja Morant draws the foul) | ||
| 10:09 | | +1 | Ja Morant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-5 |
| 10:09 | | +1 | Ja Morant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-5 |
| 9:44 | | Anthony Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:41 | | Brandon Clarke defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | Ja Morant turnover (bad pass) (Austin Reaves steals) | ||
| 9:20 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running dunk (Austin Reaves assists) | 2-7 |
| 9:13 | | LeBron James blocks Desmond Bane's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:13 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | Anthony Davis blocks Brandon Clarke's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:05 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | Rui Hachimura misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:01 | | LeBron James offensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point tip layup | 2-9 |
| 9:01 | | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:47 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point floating jump shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 4-9 |
| 8:26 | | Austin Reaves misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:24 | | Ja Morant defensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | +2 | Desmond Bane makes two point cutting layup (Ja Morant assists) | 6-9 |
| 7:58 | | LeBron James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | +3 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Desmond Bane assists) | 9-9 |
| 7:37 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point driving finger roll layup | 9-11 |
| 7:36 | | Lakers delay of game violation | ||
| 7:27 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Desmond Bane assists) | 11-11 |
| 7:13 | | +3 | Anthony Davis makes three point jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 11-14 |
| 7:00 | | Marcus Smart misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | LeBron James offensive foul (Desmond Bane draws the foul) | ||
| 6:47 | | LeBron James turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:32 | | Ja Morant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:27 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point driving layup | 11-16 |
| 6:11 | | Max Christie blocks Ja Morant's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:09 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | Max Christie misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 6:01 | | Max Christie offensive rebound | ||
| 6:00 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point jump shot (Max Christie assists) | 11-19 |
| 5:42 | | Austin Reaves personal foul (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:34 | | +3 | Jay Huff makes three point jump shot (Desmond Bane assists) | 14-19 |
| 5:11 | | Anthony Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:08 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:58 | | Austin Reaves shooting foul (Santi Aldama draws the foul) | ||
| 4:58 | | +1 | Santi Aldama makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-19 |
| 4:58 | | +1 | Santi Aldama makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-19 |
| 4:40 | | Anthony Davis misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:36 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point tip layup | 16-21 |
| 4:34 | | Jay Huff misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:32 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (bad pass) (Jay Huff steals) | ||
| 4:23 | | Santi Aldama misses two point running layup | ||
| 4:19 | | Jay Huff offensive rebound | ||
| 4:18 | | Jay Huff misses two point tip dunk | ||
| 4:18 | | Dalton Knecht defensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. blocks Anthony Davis's two point running layup | ||
| 4:17 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 4:13 | | Anthony Davis misses two point putback layup | ||
| 4:11 | | Jay Huff defensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | Jay Huff turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:07 | | Desmond Bane personal foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 3:57 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:54 | | Santi Aldama defensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Davis steals) | ||
| 3:33 | | Rui Hachimura offensive foul (Jay Huff draws the foul) | ||
| 3:33 | | Rui Hachimura turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:20 | | Jake LaRavia misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 3:18 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 3:13 | | Jake LaRavia personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 3:01 | | +3 | Gabe Vincent makes three point pullup bank jump shot | 16-24 |
| 2:50 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:50 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:41 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point driving layup | 16-26 |
| 2:41 | | Jay Huff shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 2:41 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-27 |
| 2:24 | | Santi Aldama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:21 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 1:59 | | Anthony Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:59 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 1:59 | | Lakers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 1:40 | | Gabe Vincent blocks Scotty Pippen Jr.'s two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 1:36 | | Gabe Vincent defensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | Gabe Vincent misses three point bank jump shot | ||
| 1:23 | | LeBron James offensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (bad pass) (Santi Aldama steals) | ||
| 1:14 | | Gabe Vincent shooting foul (Jake LaRavia draws the foul) | ||
| 1:14 | | +1 | Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-27 |
| 1:14 | | +1 | Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-27 |
| 1:00 | | Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:57 | | Jake LaRavia defensive rebound | ||
| 0:46 | | Christian Koloko personal foul (Ja Morant draws the foul) | ||
| 0:46 | | +1 | Ja Morant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-27 |
| 0:46 | | +1 | Ja Morant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-27 |
| 0:33 | | LeBron James turnover (bad pass) (Jake LaRavia steals) | ||
| 0:29 | | Jake LaRavia turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:17 | | +3 | LeBron James makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 20-30 |
| 0:01 | | Ja Morant misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Ja Morant misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:46 | | Zach Edey offensive rebound | ||
| 11:44 | | +2 | Zach Edey makes two point putback layup | 22-30 |
| 11:21 | | Ja Morant shooting foul (Cam Reddish draws the foul) | ||
| 11:21 | | +1 | Cam Reddish makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-31 |
| 11:21 | | +1 | Cam Reddish makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-32 |
| 11:04 | | +2 | Jaylen Wells makes two point driving floating jump shot (Ja Morant assists) | 24-32 |
| 10:46 | | +2 | Dalton Knecht makes two point driving floating jump shot | 24-34 |
| 10:36 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:34 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | LeBron James misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:22 | | Ja Morant defensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | LeBron James blocks Jaren Jackson Jr.'s two point driving layup | ||
| 10:01 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point tip layup | 26-34 |
| 9:45 |