At almost 40 yearswhich will be fulfilled in just a couple of weeks, LeBron James He may show some signs of decline but his impact is fundamental on these Lakers. The King He returned after two games of absence for those in purple and gold to claim a highly prestigious victory against the Memphis Grizzlies of Ja Morant y Saints Aldama (116-110) with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists with 7/17 shooting and 3/6 in triples while Anthony Davis He dominated with 40 points and 16 rebounds with 15/22 shooting.
Morant, the one who said in November that he doesn’t like the Lakers, couldn’t be a solid leader in Los Angeles with 20 points but a poor 6/21 in field goals on a dark night for Aldama, with just 6 points and 3 rebounds for the Spanish international with 1/8 in shots and 0/3 from the perimeter. Jaren Jackson Jr. He was the best of Tennessee’s team with 25 points. Austin Reaves accompanied The King and La Ceja with 19 points.
There is no quiet night for the whole of JJ Redick, that had just lost against the Minnesota Timberwolves. It seemed like the Lakers were going to have a peaceful game with the score at 80-58 halfway through the third quarter, but Memphis entered the final quarter and was only down 86-77.
Despite the efforts of Taylor Jenkins’ team, the Grizzlies never cut the difference in the last quarter below 10 except in the last two and a half minutes without the Laker victory being in jeopardy. Memphis was able to celebrate at least the return of Zach Edey and with a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds in 24 minutes after 12 games of absence.
But no return is more influential than that of LeBron James to give a little respite to the anguish of the Lakers, with 9 defeats in the last 12 games and now tenth with 14-12 in a West in which the Grizzlies remain second with 18 -9.
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