The Grizzlies star scored a triple double of 39 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists
The Lakers lose Lebron for at least two weeks and their playoff spot is in jeopardy
Ja Morant destroyed the Los Angeles Lakers (121-109) on Tuesday, without LeBron James, with a triple double of 39 points, ten rebounds and ten assists and shielded the second position in the West from the Memphis Grizzlies.
Morant scored 28 of his 39 points in an extraordinary third period and frustrated the great performance of Anthony Davis, who added 28 points, 19 rebounds and five blocks.
The Lakers, twelfth in the West (29-33), paid for their 26 turnovers and have a balance of five wins and ten losses this year without LeBron, who was at the FedEx Forum with his right foot immobilized due to an injury suffered in the game against the Dallas Mavericks last Sunday.
The Grizzlies extended their home record to 12-2 in 2023 and they won five of their last seven games to confirm themselves as the second best team in the West behind the Denver Nuggets.
Xavier Tillman had 18 points and eleven rebounds, while Jaren Jackson had 16 and was the protagonist with a spectacular dunk with one hand in the fourth period. The Spanish Santi Aldama contributed six points and three rebounds in fifteen minutes.
LEBRON, AT LEAST TWO WEEKS OUT
LeBron followed his teammates’ game sitting on the bench, after the injury suffered on Sunday in the victory on the field of the Dallas Mavericks. ‘King James’ was injured without having contact with a rival and, despite the severe pain, finished the game with a good level.
“I heard a ‘pop'”, He told the Lakers medical staff when they treated him after the injury and this Tuesday it was learned that the NBA’s all-time leading scorer will not return before the next two weeks. “He is undergoing tests. We’re going to wait and see what they tell us.”Darvin Ham limited himself to saying in the run-up to the Memphis duel.
