Anthony Davis scored 22 points (10 in the first quarter), and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from 15 points down in the second quarter to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 109-108 for their seventh straight win.
The Lakers trailed 40-25 with 11:08 left in the second quarter. They outscored the Grizzlies 84-68 the rest of the way.
The Grizzlies had the ball down 3 with 44 seconds left, but Kyle Kuzma stole the ball from Dillon Brooks. A 3-pointer would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Grizzlies 11-8. Davis scored 5 of the Lakers’ 11 on 2 for 5 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Ja Morant had 3 of his 5 steals, one of them leading to Jae Crowder’s driving layup that put the Grizzlies ahead 100-98, and the Grizzlies scored 6 points off them.
LeBron James scored 30 points (22 in the paint).
For the Grizzlies, Morant had 26 points, 6 assists and a career-high 5 steals, and Crowder added 21 points on 8 for 13 shooting. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 20 points. The Grizzlies had 3 20-point scorers.
The Grizzlies turned it over 22 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. The Grizzlies outscored the Lakers 12-2 in 3 minutes with Anderson, Jones, Jackson, Clarke and Guduric on the floor together.