On November 7, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Grizzlies defeated the Lakers 131-114 at home.
Grizzlies Aldama 11 points and 12 rebounds, Jaren Jackson 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks, Wells 20 points, Morant 20 points and 5 assists, LaRavia 13 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, Pippen 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Huff 11 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Yuki Kawamura 2 points; For the Lakers, James had 39 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Hayes had 8 points and 10 rebounds, Reaves had 19 points, 5 assists and 3 steals, Russell had 12 points, Reddish had 15 points and 6 rebounds, and Bronny had 2 points.
In the first quarter of the game, Eddie made a strong attack under the basket, Wells scored a continuous attack, Eddie made a dunk under the basket, and Morant hit a single shot; Russell made a basket and James hit a long-range shot to give the Grizzlies a 10-7 lead. Aldama and Morant hit back-to-back three-pointers, and Aldama scored with a hook shot; Russell picks a basket, Reaves breaks through for a layup, and Russell fires from the outside to give the Grizzlies a 20-18 lead. Jaren Jackson made a hook shot under the basket, Lalashya flew to the basket, Pippen hit a long shot, Jaren Jackson and Clark hit the basket in a row, and Jaren Jackson scored another three-pointer; Knecht and James hit back-to-back three-pointers, but it was still difficult to prevent the margin from widening. At the end of the quarter, the Grizzlies led 35-27.
In the second quarter of the game, Jaren Jackson's strong attack under the basket showed its power, and Aldama made up for the deduction to steal points; James made an easy layup, Reaves' toss was successful, James threw in a three-pointer, Hayes sent back-to-back dunks, Reddish and James grabbed consecutive points to catch up, and the Grizzlies still maintained their advantage at 46-42. Wells hits from distance; James hit back-to-back baskets, Reaves hit a mid-range shot to give the Grizzlies a narrow 50-48 lead. LaRavia dunked on a fast break, Jaren Jackson hit a 2+1, Clarke and Morant kept hitting the basket, and the Grizzlies continued to control the advantage, leading 59-53 to end the half.
Just before halftime, James stepped past Clarke, who had fallen to the ground, after scoring. Morant then charged James in the back, and he also received a technical foul for it.
In the third quarter of the game, Hayes ate cake under the basket, James threw into the mid-range, and the Lakers chased the score to 57-59. Wells and Morant hit three three-pointers in a row, and Morant scored five points in a row on a jumper; The Grizzlies took a 10-point advantage at 73-63. Russell's cause hit to help the Lakers chase the score to 68-72. Huff fired from the outside, LaRavia made a layup, Huff scored eight straight points with excellent individual ability, Pippen made a throw, Jaren Jackson hit a throw, and LaRavia and Pippen scored back-to-back three-pointers to help the Grizzlies end the quarter with a 95-81 lead.
In the final quarter of the game, Jaren Jackson played 2+1, Kennard threw a chase three-pointer, and the Grizzlies widened the margin to more than 20 points at 103-81. James scored 5 points in a row on a burst shot, Reddish hit a long-range shot, and Reaves scored 6 points in a row on a burst shot; Kennard and Aldama hit back-to-back attacks, Pippen hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc, LaRavia scored another basket, Wells threw in a three-pointer, and the Grizzlies still held their advantage at 118-98. In the next game, the Grizzlies firmly maintained their advantage and won as they wished.
Starting lineup
Grizzlies: Morant, Wells, Aldama, Jaren Jackson, Eddie
Lakers: Russell, Rivers, Knecht, James, Hayes