Memphis Grizzlies vs Los Angeles Lakers Match Player Stats On Nov 05, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Nov 6, 2017

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Lakers nearly gave away a 22-point third quarter lead before holding on for a 107-102 victory against the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday evening.

Brook Lopez led Los Angeles with 21 points. Brandon Ingram scored 14 of his 20 points in the final four minutes of the third quarter. Jordan Clarkson and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 15 apiece. and Kyle Kuzma finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds for the Lakers (5-5).

Julius Randle contributed 12 points, while Los Angeles rookie guard Lonzo Ball had nine points and nine rebounds. Ball shot 3 of 13 from the floor.

Tyreke Evans scored 26 points off the bench, and Mike Conley scored 23 for the Grizzlies (6-4). Marc Gasol had 15 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, and Dillon Brooks finished with 13 points.

Evans sank a 3-pointer with 1:38 left to get the Grizzlies within single digits. The Lakers' next two possessions were a shot-clock violation and a turnover by Ball. In between, Conley sank a 3-pointer to pull Memphis within five.

Lopez was then called for a flagrant-1 foul on Brooks, who made both free throws to get the Grizzlies within 103-100. Memphis couldn't convert on the ensuing possession, and Caldwell-Pope sank a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left to make it a two-possession game.

Los Angeles shot 47.1 percent from the floor to Memphis' 46 percent. The Lakers posted a 46-39 advantage on the glass, helping them overcome 16 turnovers. The Grizzles gave the ball away 12 times.

The Lakers have won two in a row for the first time this season and four straight against the Grizzlies at Staples Center.

NOTES: Memphis F Chandler Parsons did not play so he could rest as the Grizzlies played for the second time in two days. Memphis beat the Los Angeles Clippers 113-104 on Saturday. ... Grizzlies PF Jarell Martin started his ninth straight game after starting three of his first 70 NBA games. Martin went scoreless in 23 minutes. ... Memphis posted a 46-29 edge in bench points. ... Grizzlies G Tyreke Evans entered the game as the top scoring reserve in the NBA at 16.1 points. ... Lakers PF Julius Randle surpassed 2,000 career points when he scored his sixth on Sunday. ... Lakers PG Lonzo Ball has hit just 6 of 30 shots from the floor over his past three games.