In-Season Tournament: LeBron James Inspires Lakers’ 134-107 Win Over Memphis

D´Angelo Russell scored 24 points and Anthony Davis had 19 points, 11 rebounds and six blocked shots in the Los Angeles Lakers´ third straight victory, 134-107 over the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA In-Season Tournament on Tuesday night.

LeBron James had 16 points and nine rebounds while playing only 23 minutes for the Lakers, who improved to 5-0 at home and 2-0 in tournament play with their first comfortable victory of the season. Russell hit six of the Lakers’ 22 3-pointers, and Austin Reaves made four while scoring 16 points with 12 rebounds and seven assists.

Rui Hachimura scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter for Los Angeles, which hadn’t won a game by more than six points before jumping to a 31-point lead over the short-handed Grizzlies in the second half and coasting home with James, Davis and Russell all sitting out the entire fourth quarter.

Santi Aldama scored a career-high 24 points for the Grizzlies, who lost two more players to injury while failing to follow up their surprise win over the Clippers on Sunday with their third victory of the season.

Marcus Smart left the court in the first quarter with a left ankle injury and didn´t return. The veteran guard struggled to put weight on his foot after landing awkwardly on Reaves´ foot.

Luke Kennard also missed the second half with left knee soreness for the Grizzlies, who made 20 3-pointers but struggled to score in the paint against a Los Angeles defensive effort led by Davis.

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