The game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Lakers will take place at FedExForum on Tuesday, February 28 at 7:30 PM ET.
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The Memphis Grizzlies will welcome the Los Angeles Lakers to FedExForum for an NBA game on Tuesday. The Memphis Grizzlies won 112-94 in their last game over the Nuggets. Ja Morant had 23 points and seven rebounds as the Memphis Grizzlies raced to an early lead and coasted to a 112-94 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night in a matchup of the Western Conference’s top teams.
Tyus Jones finished with 17 points, and Luke Kennard, Xavier Tillman and Dillon Brooks scored 12 apiece for Memphis, which trails Denver by six games in the conference race. Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Jeff Green added 12 points. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Christian Braun each scored 11 points as Denver’s four-game winning streak came to an end. Denver was hampered by a 40% shooting game. The Nuggets’ starters were 17 of 47 from the field in the game.
“One of the biggest priorities was transition defense,” Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins said. “I thought our urgency was phenomenal.” The matchup of the West leaders had Denver entering while playing well and Memphis struggling, dropping six of its last 10 games and losing its grip on the second spot as the Sacramento Kings rose to third.
The Los Angeles Lakers on the other hand won 108-111 against the Mavericks in their last game. Anthony Davis dunked a missed shot and screamed after giving the Los Angeles Lakers the lead for good with two minutes to go. So much for the 27-point deficit in a showcase of stars that went from a laugher to a thriller with 13 fourth-quarter lead changes. Davis had 30 points and 15 rebounds, LeBron James scored 26 and the Lakers completed their biggest rally in 21 years, beating the same team again in a 111-108 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.
The fourth win in five games for LA came after trailing by 27 in the middle of the second quarter — the same deficit the Lakers faced at the start of the fourth at home against Dallas on Dec. 6, 2002, before finishing a 30-point rally in a 105-103 victory. “The guys never got discouraged,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. “They had that look of frustration, but it wasn’t a look of defeatedness on their faces. Everybody just wanted to stay encouraged.”
Memphis Grizzlies: Dillon Brooks, Jaren Jackson Jr., Xavier Tillman, Desmond Bane, Ja Morant
Los Angeles Lakers: LeBron James, Jarred Vanderbilt, Anthony Davis, Dennis Schröder, Malik Beasley
Memphis Grizzlies: Steven Adams
Los Angeles Lakers: LeBron James, Anthony Davis, D’Angelo Russell
The game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Lakers will take place at FedExForum on Tuesday, February 28 at 7:30 PM ET.
The match between the Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Lakers will be telecast live on Bally Sports Southeast, Fox Sports Tennessee, Spectrum SportsNet.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports Southeast, Fox Sports Tennessee, Spectrum SportsNet. | February 28 (7:30 PM ET) |
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