Los Angeles Lakers @ Memphis Grizzlies
Friday, April 12, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
FedExForum, Memphis, TN | Game ID: 22301177
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MEM 26 38 33 23 120LAL 34 34 30 25 123
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LeBron James scores 37, Anthony Davis finishes with 36 as the Lakers beat Grizzlies 123-120
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- — 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.
Davis, 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. James shot 13 for 20 to help the Lakers snap a two-game losing streak.
“I felt fine. No issues,” Davis said. "Felt pretty good out there."
GG Jackson scored 31 points to lead the Grizzlies, while Scotty Pippen Jr . had a career-high 28. Jake LaRavia also finished with 28 points, and Jordan Goodwin added 23 points and 16 rebounds.
Pippen added five rebounds, six assists and four steals to his stat line.
“He sticks his body in there, lays it on the line,” Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins said of Pippen, adding, “(he) was really impressive. This was one of his best games all season.”
Memphis led 99-98 early in the fourth quarter, and was still close through the quarter. LaRavia's two free throws with 1:06 left gave Memphis a 118-117 lead. But James scored on a drive and then on either side of two free throws as Los Angeles pulled away.
James played just under 41 minutes and Davis played almost 43. 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."
“In the moment, you're not worried about that,” Ham said. “You're worried about securing the victory you came to get. ... Everyone knows what time it is. It's that time of the year. Whatever we need, and however long we need to push guys, we've got to have it, and they understand that.”
The Lakers already are assured of making the Western Conference play-in round of the postseason and are just jockeying for position. The Lakers began the day in a three-way tie with Sacramento and Golden State for spots 8-10. The Kings and Warriors played their games later Friday night.
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.
“Every game matters. Every seed matters,” James said. “Wherever you fall, you can't play in the past. I can't say I would much rather be where we are today than the 1 seed. That would be a lie. Seeds matter, and wherever you fall, you take that challenge.”
Memphis, meanwhile, is simply limping to the finish line in a season filled with injuries. 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).
The Grizzlies patchwork rotation made up primarily of two-way players and 10-day contracts, stayed even with Los Angeles throughout the game. Only the push by James in the final minute, including a breakaway dunk with 5.2 seconds left sealed the Lakers victory.
“The emphasis going into the game was to play hard,” Pippen said. “We knew they were playing for something, and they probably thought we were playing for nothing. But a lot of guys here are playing for opportunities. That's our motivation.”
UP NEXT
Lakers: At New Orleans on Sunday to finish the regular season.
Grizzlies: Host Denver on Sunday in the season finale.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DaHaJaReRu 6 16 0 7 14 50 2 6 33 0 1 0 1 5 6 3 1 0 3 2
LAL Davis, Hachimura, James, Reaves, Russell
in Davis, Hachimura, James, Reaves, Russell
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DaDiJaPrRe 2 4 +1 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 2 1
LAL Davis, Dinwiddie, James, Prince, Reaves
in Dinwiddie, Prince
out Hachimura, Russell
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DaDiPrRuVi 4 13 +6 4 7 57 2 5 40 4 4 100 0 4 4 3 0 1 0 0
LAL Davis, Dinwiddie, Prince, Russell, Vincent
in Russell, Vincent
out James, Reaves
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaJaPrRuVi 5 17 +2 6 8 75 3 4 75 1 1 100 0 4 4 6 1 1 3 2
LAL Hayes, James, Prince, Russell, Vincent
in Hayes, James
out Davis, Dinwiddie
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DaDiHaJaRe 3 8 -3 3 5 60 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1
LAL Davis, Dinwiddie, Hachimura, James, Reaves
in Davis, Dinwiddie, Hachimura, Reaves
out Hayes, Prince, Russell, Vincent
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DaDiHaReRu 2 5 -3 1 2 50 0 1 0 3 3 100 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
LAL Davis, Dinwiddie, Hachimura, Reaves, Russell
in Russell
out James
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DaHaJaReRu :47 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
LAL Davis, Hachimura, James, Reaves, Russell
in James
out Dinwiddie
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DaDiHaJaRu :58 3 +1 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
LAL Davis, Dinwiddie, Hachimura, James, Russell
in Dinwiddie
out Reaves
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DaHaJaReRu 5 7 -6 3 8 38 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1
LAL Davis, Hachimura, James, Reaves, Russell
in Reaves
out Dinwiddie
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DaDiHaJaRe 2 3 -6 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
LAL Davis, Dinwiddie, Hachimura, James, Reaves
in Dinwiddie
out Russell
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DaDiHaJaVi 2 9 +2 3 6 50 1 2 50 2 2 100 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 2
LAL Davis, Dinwiddie, Hachimura, James, Vincent
in Vincent
out Reaves
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DaDiJaPrVi 1 7 +5 2 2 100 1 1 100 2 3 67 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
LAL Davis, Dinwiddie, James, Prince, Vincent
in Prince
out Hachimura
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DaDiPrRuVi 2 4 +2 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1
LAL Davis, Dinwiddie, Prince, Russell, Vincent
in Russell
out James
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DaJaPrRuVi 4 11 +7 3 7 43 1 5 20 2 2 100 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 1
LAL Davis, James, Prince, Russell, Vincent
in James
out Dinwiddie
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DaJaPrReRu 1 0 -4 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 100 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 1
LAL Davis, James, Prince, Reaves, Russell
in Reaves
out Vincent
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DaHaJaReRu 2 5 +2 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1
LAL Davis, Hachimura, James, Reaves, Russell
in Hachimura
out Prince
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DaHaJaPrRu 3 3 -3 0 4 0 0 4 0 1 2 50 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 2
LAL Davis, Hachimura, James, Prince, Russell
in Prince
out Reaves
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DaHaJaPrRe 2 4 0 1 2 50 0 1 0 2 4 50 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1
LAL Davis, Hachimura, James, Prince, Reaves
in Reaves
out Russell
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GoJaIiLaJr 8 19 -1 7 19 37 3 11 27 2 4 50 4 5 9 3 3 1 1 2
MEM Goodwin, Jackson, Jemison III, LaRavia, Pippen Jr.
in Goodwin, Jackson, Jemison III, LaRavia, Pippen Jr.
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGoJaIiSi 3 7 -1 3 6 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1
MEM Allen, Goodwin, Jackson, Jemison III, Simpson
in Allen, Simpson
out LaRavia, Pippen Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGoIiSiWh 1 0 -5 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
MEM Allen, Goodwin, Jemison III, Simpson, White
in White
out Jackson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlLaJrSiWh 3 6 -5 1 4 25 0 2 0 4 5 80 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 2
MEM Allen, LaRavia, Pippen Jr., Simpson, White
in LaRavia, Pippen Jr.
out Goodwin, Jemison III
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlJaLaJrWh 2 9 +3 3 5 60 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
MEM Allen, Jackson, LaRavia, Pippen Jr., White
in Jackson
out Simpson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlJaIiLaJr 2 8 +3 4 4 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0
MEM Allen, Jackson, Jemison III, LaRavia, Pippen Jr.
in Jemison III
out White
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGoJaIiLa 2 11 +3 4 5 80 3 3 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1
MEM Allen, Goodwin, Jackson, Jemison III, LaRavia
in Goodwin
out Pippen Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GoJaIiLaJr :47 2 +2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
MEM Goodwin, Jackson, Jemison III, LaRavia, Pippen Jr.
in Pippen Jr.
out Allen
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGoJaLaJr 1 2 -3 1 2 50 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
MEM Allen, Goodwin, Jackson, LaRavia, Pippen Jr.
in Allen
out Jemison III
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GoJaIiLaJr 7 25 +13 8 13 62 5 8 62 2 2 100 1 4 5 4 3 0 1 5
MEM Goodwin, Jackson, Jemison III, LaRavia, Pippen Jr.
in Jemison III
out Allen
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GoJaIiLaSi 2 4 -3 2 4 50 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
MEM Goodwin, Jackson, Jemison III, LaRavia, Simpson
in Simpson
out Pippen Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGoJaIiSi :57 0 -5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MEM Allen, Goodwin, Jackson, Jemison III, Simpson
in Allen
out LaRavia
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGoIiLaSi 2 4 -2 2 6 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 2 2
MEM Allen, Goodwin, Jemison III, LaRavia, Simpson
in LaRavia
out Jackson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGoLaJrWh 2 2 -2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MEM Allen, Goodwin, LaRavia, Pippen Jr., White
in Pippen Jr., White
out Jemison III, Simpson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlJaLaJrWh 1 0 -5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 3
MEM Allen, Jackson, LaRavia, Pippen Jr., White
in Jackson
out Goodwin
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JaIiLaJrWh 2 6 +4 3 5 60 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 1
MEM Jackson, Jemison III, LaRavia, Pippen Jr., White
in Jemison III
out Allen
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GoJaIiLaJr :49 2 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
MEM Goodwin, Jackson, Jemison III, LaRavia, Pippen Jr.
in Goodwin
out White
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGoJaIiLa 1 1 -2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
MEM Allen, Goodwin, Jackson, Jemison III, LaRavia
in Allen
out Pippen Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGoJaLaWh 2 3 +2 1 2 50 1 1 100 1 2 50 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
MEM Allen, Goodwin, Jackson, LaRavia, White
in White
out Jemison III
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGoJaIiLa 2 5 +3 2 3 67 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1
MEM Allen, Goodwin, Jackson, Jemison III, LaRavia
in Jemison III
out White
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGoJaLaWh 1 4 -2 1 5 20 0 1 0 2 2 100 3 1 4 0 0 0 1 2
MEM Allen, Goodwin, Jackson, LaRavia, White
in White
out Jemison III
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
DR D. Russell
GV G. Vincent
JH J. Hayes
LJ L. James
RH R. Hachimura
SD S. Dinwiddie
TP T. Prince
MEMGJ G. Jackson
JG J. Goodwin
JL J. LaRavia
JW J. White
SP S. Pippen Jr.
TA T. Allen
TJ T. Jemison III
ZS Z. Simpson
LAL/MEM the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur