23 after committing seven turnovers and allowing 39 points in that calamitous fourth quarter. Leonard scored 26 points and James Harden had 23 points and nine assists for the Clippers, who lost back-to-back games for the first time since Dec. My teammates did a great job of continuing to find me, and I just tried to dictate the tempo, dictate the game. Grizzlies: Host Denver on Sunday in the season finale.“It’s just a feeling when you feel like everything you put up is going in,” James said. Lakers: At New Orleans on Sunday to finish the regular season. But a lot of guys here are playing for opportunities. “We knew they were playing for something, and they probably thought we were playing for nothing. “The emphasis going into the game was to play hard,” Pippen said. Only the push by James in the final minute, including a breakaway dunk with 5.2 seconds left sealed the Lakers victory. The Grizzlies patchwork rotation made up primarily of two-way players and 10-day contracts, stayed even with Los Angeles throughout the game. As they did in previous games, the Grizzlies had more players on the injury list and not dressing (13), than active for the game (eight).

Memphis, meanwhile, is simply limping to the finish line in a season filled with injuries. Seeds matter, and wherever you fall, you take that challenge.” I can't say I would much rather be where we are today than the 1 seed. “Wherever you fall, you can't play in the past. Los Angeles emerged from the play-in last season before dispatching the second-seeded Grizzlies and Warriors to reach the Western Conference finals, where the Lakers were swept by Denver, the conference's top seed and eventual NBA champion. The Kings and Warriors played their games later Friday night. The Lakers began the day in a three-way tie with Sacramento and Golden State for spots 8-10. The Lakers already are assured of making the Western Conference play-in round of the postseason and are just jockeying for position. Whatever we need, and however long we need to push guys, we've got to have it, and they understand that.” “You're worried about securing the victory you came to get. “In the moment, you're not worried about that,” Ham said.

However, Lakers coach Darvin Ham said he wasn't worried about how much his two leading scorers played because ‘We all understand what’s at stake.' James played just under 41 minutes and Davis played almost 43. But James scored on a drive and then on either side of two free throws as Los Angeles pulled away. LaRavia's two free throws with 1:06 left gave Memphis a 118-117 lead.

Memphis led 99-98 early in the fourth quarter, and was still close through the quarter. This was one of his best games all season.” “He sticks his body in there, lays it on the line,” Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins said of Pippen, adding, “(he) was really impressive. Pippen added five rebounds, six assists and four steals to his stat line. Jake LaRavia also finished with 28 points, and Jordan Goodwin added 23 points and 16 rebounds. GG Jackson scored 31 points to lead the Grizzlies, while Scotty Pippen Jr. James shot 13 for 20 to help the Lakers snap a two-game losing streak. (AP) LeBron James had 37 points - including six in the final minute - and 10 rebounds, and Anthony Davis had 36 points and 14 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies 123-120 on Friday night.ĭavis, returning from a left eye injury that kept him out of the Lakers' loss to Golden State on Tuesday, was 11 of 22 in this game.

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