LeBron James scored 35 factors in his third consecutive triple-double because the Los Angeles Lakers remained excellent at residence with a 128-123 victory over the visiting Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday.
James added 14 assists with 12 rebounds in his fourth triple-double of the season. Los Angeles rookie Dalton Knecht added a career-best 19 factors whereas going 5-for-5 from 3-point vary.
The Lakers improved to 6-0 at residence, matching the NBA-best mark additionally held by the Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic.
Los Angeles’ Anthony Davis scored 21 factors and pulled down 14 rebounds. Rui Hachimura had 19 factors and Austin Reaves scored 18 for the Lakers, together with a decisive 3-pointer with 1:09 remaining for a 124-117 lead.
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 29 factors and Scotty Pippen Jr., Santi Aldama and Marcus Good every added 15 factors because the Grizzlies noticed their season-best three-game successful streak come to an finish.
Memphis performed with out Ja Morant (hip) for the third consecutive sport and in addition was with out Brandon Clarke (toe) and Desmond Bane (indirect).
Luke Kennard and Zach Edey every added 12 factors because the Grizzlies completed with seven gamers in double figures scoring for the fourth consecutive sport.
After trailing by 15 factors within the first half, the Grizzlies led by as many as 9 factors a number of occasions within the third quarter earlier than coming into the fourth with a 96-91 benefit.
The Lakers opened the ultimate quarter on a 10-2 run to go up 101-98 with 9:37 remaining on a layup by James. The groups traded the lead from there till a pair of Davis 3-pointers 62 seconds aside as Los Angeles went up 116-110 with 3:49 remaining.
The Lakers led by as many as 13 factors within the first quarter and have been up 60-48 with lower than 4 minutes remaining within the second quarter earlier than the Grizzlies closed on a 16-5 run to tug inside 65-64 at halftime.
Memphis shot 70 p.c from the ground (14 of 20) within the second quarter after Los Angeles shot 60.9 p.c (14 of 23) within the first quarter. James led all scorers within the first half with 20 factors.
Total on the night time, Los Angeles outshot Memphis 50.6 p.c to 47.2 p.c from the ground.
–Area Stage Media