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Jonas Valanciunas had 13 points and 11
rebounds, and Gorgui Dieng and Dillon Brooks also scored 13
points for Memphis.
Davis' slam off a bounce pass from James gave the Lakers an
86-81 lead with 1:35 left. James hit a turnaround jumper to keep
the lead at five with 1:03 remaining, and James then blocked
Brandon Clarke's shot in the key with 49.4 seconds left.
A three-point play at the start of the fourth quarter gave
Memphis a 71-67 lead, but both teams continued to trade leads
until Davis' 3-pointer moved the Lakers ahead for good 80-79
with 4:22 remaining.
The Lakers trailed by four, 49-45, at halftime but grabbed the
lead and extended it to a 65-58 advantage with 3:45 left in the
third.
Memphis moved back ahead 66-65 on a turnaround jumper by
Valanciunas before taking a one-point lead into the fourth.
An 8-0 run by the Lakers gave them an early 10-3 lead, but it
was the Grizzlies who rallied behind their bench to take a 24-19
advantage into the second quarter.
Memphis reserves combined for 21 points in the opening quarter,
led by Dieng with nine.
The Grizzlies used a 14-5 run to take a 40-32 lead with 6:14
remaining in the second quarter. Dieng scored on a dunk to make
it 49-39 with 1:25 left, but the Lakers scored the final six
points of the half to cut the deficit to four.
--Field Level Media
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