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Morant, Wells, Jackson Jr. score 20 apiece as Grizzlies beat Lakers 131-114
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Ja Morant scored 20 points before leaving in the third quarter with a right hamstring injury and the Memphis Grizzlies used their 3-point shooting to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 131-114 on Wednesday night.
Rookie Jaylen Wells and Jaren Jackson Jr. also scored 20 points each for the Grizzlies. There was no immediate word on the extent of Morant's injury.
LeBron James led the Lakers with 39 points, while Austin Reaves added 19 despite going 2 for 9 from 3-point range.
The Lakers played without starting center Anthony Davis, who was suffering from left heel soreness. Rui Hachimura was also out with an illness, givig rookie Dalton Knect from Tennessee his first NBA start.
Meanwhile, Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins missed the game because of a death in the family. Assistant coach Tuomas Iisalo led the team.
Lakers: With Davis out, Los Angeles was missing 32.6 points and 11.6 rebounds a game and a dominant force in the middle. James tried to make up for the scoring but got little help.
Grizzlies: Davis' absence in the middle helped the Grizzlies stay right at their average scoring 60 points in the paint.
Memphis held a 72-68 lead in the third quarter when reserve Jay Huff, a 7-foot-1 center, connected on three consecutive 3-pointers, then capped the run off with an offensive rebound leading to a reverse dunk. The rally took the Grizzlies' advantage to 85-71.
Neither team attempts a lot of 3-pointers compared to the rest of the league, but Memphis was shooting 48% from outside the arc at the midway point of the fourth period. Meanwhile, the Lakers were stuck at 25%.
Lakers host Philadelphia on Friday while the Grizzlies host Washington,.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jaxson Hayes vs. Zach Edey (Ja Morant gains possession) | ||
| 11:46 | | Ja Morant misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:45 | | Zach Edey offensive rebound | ||
| 11:43 | | Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:38 | | Zach Edey offensive rebound | ||
| 11:29 | | +2 | Zach Edey makes two point layup (Ja Morant assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:08 |  | LeBron James misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:05 | | Santi Aldama defensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | +2 | Jaylen Wells makes two point running layup (Ja Morant assists) | 0-4 |
| 10:43 | | D'Angelo Russell misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 10:39 | | Zach Edey defensive rebound | ||
| 10:37 | | Ja Morant misses two point running layup | ||
| 10:34 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point running finger roll layup (LeBron James assists) | 2-4 |
| 10:16 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 10:05 | | Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:02 | | Jaylen Wells defensive rebound | ||
| 9:57 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:55 | | Lakers defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | Austin Reaves misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Dalton Knecht offensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Zach Edey defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | +2 | Jaylen Wells makes two point floating jump shot | 2-6 |
| 9:14 | | Ja Morant shooting foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 9:14 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-6 |
| 9:14 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-6 |
| 9:07 | | Ja Morant misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:06 | | Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Santi Aldama defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | Ja Morant turnover (bad pass) (Austin Reaves steals) | ||
| 8:49 | | Dalton Knecht misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:44 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | Ja Morant misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:34 | | Zach Edey offensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | +2 | Zach Edey makes two point tip dunk | 4-8 |
| 8:18 | | Austin Reaves turnover (bad pass) (Santi Aldama steals) | ||
| 8:13 | | +2 | Ja Morant makes two point running reverse layup | 4-10 |
| 7:59 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:56 | | Zach Edey defensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | Zach Edey offensive foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 7:51 | | Zach Edey turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:26 | | +3 | LeBron James makes three point pullup jump shot | 7-10 |
| 7:06 | | +3 | Santi Aldama makes three point jump shot (Jay Huff assists) | 7-13 |
| 6:53 | | LeBron James turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:53 | | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:39 | | Jay Huff turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:28 | | Grizzlies technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 6:28 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 8-13 |
| 6:18 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point driving floating jump shot (Dalton Knecht assists) | 10-13 |
| 6:12 | | Jay Huff turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 6:03 | | Jaxson Hayes misses two point dunk | ||
| 6:00 | | Jay Huff defensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | +3 | Ja Morant makes three point pullup jump shot | 10-16 |
| 5:36 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point cutting finger roll layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 12-16 |
| 5:27 | | Ja Morant misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:24 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (bad pass) (Ja Morant steals) | ||
| 5:18 | | D'Angelo Russell clear path foul (Ja Morant draws the foul) | ||
| 5:18 | | +1 | Ja Morant makes clear path free throw 1 of 2 | 12-17 |
| 5:18 | | +1 | Ja Morant makes clear path free throw 2 of 2 | 12-18 |
| 5:12 | | Jay Huff misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:08 | | Jake LaRavia offensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | Ja Morant turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:53 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point driving reverse layup | 14-18 |
| 4:44 | | +2 | Santi Aldama makes two point driving floating jump shot | 14-20 |
| 4:33 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point pullup jump shot | 17-20 |
| 4:23 | | Jay Huff misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:18 | | Dalton Knecht defensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | Santi Aldama shooting foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 4:15 | | Austin Reaves misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:15 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-20 |
| 4:08 | | Jake LaRavia misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 4:05 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | Jake LaRavia misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:58 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:51 | | Grizzlies defensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | Christian Koloko personal foul (Loose ball) (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 3:39 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point turnaround hook shot | 18-22 |
| 3:23 | | Brandon Clarke shooting foul (Cam Reddish draws the foul) | ||
| 3:23 | | Cam Reddish misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:23 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:23 | | +1 | Cam Reddish makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-22 |
| 3:04 | | Christian Koloko blocks Jake LaRavia's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:04 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 3:00 | | Jake LaRavia misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:56 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 2:56 | | Cam Reddish personal foul (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:56 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:56 | | D'Angelo Russell personal foul (Away from play) (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:56 | | +1 | Luke Kennard makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 19-23 |
| 2:45 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 2:41 | | Jake LaRavia offensive rebound | ||
| 2:41 | | +2 | Jake LaRavia makes two point tip layup | 19-25 |
| 2:36 | | +3 | Dalton Knecht makes three point jump shot (Cam Reddish assists) | 22-25 |
| 2:27 | | +3 | Scotty Pippen Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists) | 22-28 |
| 2:00 | | LeBron James misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:57 | | Jake LaRavia defensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 1:36 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 1:31 | | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:27 | | Brandon Clarke defensive rebound | ||
| 1:20 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists) | 22-30 |
| 1:10 | | +3 | LeBron James makes three point pullup jump shot | 25-30 |
| 1:00 | | +2 | Brandon Clarke makes two point alley-oop dunk (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists) | 25-32 |
| 0:39 | | Austin Reaves misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 0:36 | | Jake LaRavia defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | +3 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists) | 25-35 |
| 0:18 | | +2 | Christian Koloko makes two point cutting dunk (Austin Reaves assists) | 27-35 |
| 0:00 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:50 | | LeBron James turnover (traveling) | ||
| 11:36 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:28 | | Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:25 | | Santi Aldama defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | Santi Aldama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:16 | | Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running finger roll layup (Austin Reaves assists) | 29-35 |
| 10:46 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:44 | | Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | LeBron James misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:36 | | Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | LeBron James turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:21 | | Brandon Clarke misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:16 | | Gabe Vincent defensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point driving floating jump shot | 31-35 |
| 9:56 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point driving layup | 31-37 |
| 9:38 | | +3 | LeBron James makes three point jump shot | 34-37 |
| 9:14 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:12 | | Max Christie defensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | Gabe Vincent misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:02 | | Santi Aldama defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | Jaxson Hayes shooting foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:00 | | +1 | Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-38 |
| 9:00 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:57 | | Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. personal foul (Jaxson Hayes draws the foul) | ||
| 8:48 | | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:45 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | Luke Kennard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:37 | | Cam Reddish defensi |