Lakers Beat Grizzlies 136-124, Lakers Longest Win Streak This Season

#Lakers Beat #Grizzlies 136-124, Lakers Longest Win Streak This Season

Shorthanded or not, the Los Angeles Lakers keep rolling.

Los Angeles extended its winning streak to five with a 136-124 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in Wednesday's Western Conference showdown at FedExForum. The Lakers improved to 41-32 overall, while the Grizzlies fell to 24-49 and an ugly 1-6 in their last seven.

While the Purple and Gold got a boost with the return of LeBron James after he missed Tuesday's dramatic comeback double-overtime win over the Milwaukee Bucks because of a left ankle injury, they were still missing one of their go-to options in the second night of a back-to-back with Anthony Davis sidelined by a knee injury.

Fortunately for the victors, they were playing one of the worst teams in the league and took advantage behind a balanced attack with seven players in double figures.

James was one of them with a triple-double of 23 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists, while Rui Hachimura was dominant with 32 points and 10 rebounds on 7-of-8 shooting from deep. Throw in a combined eight three-pointers from D'Angelo Russell (23 points) and Taurean Prince (15 points) and a double-double from Austin Reaves (13 points and 11 assists), and the Lakers were unstoppable.

Every game the rest of the season figures to take on additional importance for the Lakers seeing how they are battling with the Dallas Mavericks, Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns in the race for the Nos. 6-8 seeds in the Western Conference.

They came out with the expected amount of urgency with James throwing down an alley-oop slam, Hachimura picking up the slack for the absent Davis, Russell hitting from beyond the arc, Reaves distributing, and Jaxson Hayes providing a lift down low.

Los Angeles seemed to remove any doubt about the outcome in the third quarter when Hachimura, Russell and Prince caught fire from deep as James put the finishing touches on his triple-double.

Even when the Grizzlies ended the third quarter on a 15-0 run to pull within striking distance, Hachimura delivered with two monster threes early in the fourth to stop the bleeding and help put the game away.

If he continues to play at this level while James and Davis lead the way down the stretch, the ceiling will be much higher for the Lakers as they look to continue their winning streak Friday against the Indiana Pacers.

So Z Nation, what did you think about the Lakers win against the Memphis Grizzlies???

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