Game 4 between the teams is on Monday in Los Angeles.Įlsewhere in the playoffs, the Phoenix Suns took a 3-1 lead over the Los Angeles Clippers, winning 112-100, behind Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, who combined for 61 points between the two of them, to put the Lakers’ crosstown rivals on the brink of elimination. Got it going pretty good, making shots, and just couldn’t get it over that hump.” “In that fourth quarter, I was just trying to win the game. “Obviously, some stuff you’ve just got to play through and tolerate. “I think we won by double digits in the last three quarters, so obviously that first quarter pretty much hurt us,” Morant – who finished with 45 points, nine rebounds and 13 assists – said, per Yahoo. The return of Morant, who had a standout performance, wasn't enough for the Grizzlies in LA. Not even a minute into the second half, the forward was issued a flagrant 2 foul for hitting James in the groin area and kicked out of the game.Īdding insult to injury, a resolute Lakers team pushed the lead back up to 21 by the end of the third quarter, with James tallying 17 points, seven rebounds and two assists halfway through the quarter.ĭespite the return of Grizzlies star Ja Morant and his standout fourth – the guard scored 22 straight points, the most in any quarter in franchise playoff history, according to ESPN Stats and Info – Memphis couldn’t complete the massive comeback, and behind strong performances by Davis, who tallied 31 points, 17 rebounds, three blocks and two steals on the night, and the Lakers’ role players, LA kept home court advantage in the series. Memphis fought back in the second quarter to close the gap to 16 at halftime, but the night then went from bad to worse for Brooks. James – who finished with 25 points, nine rebounds and five assists – helped lead the Lakers to an incredible 26-point lead at the end of the first quarter, matching the largest lead after one quarter in NBA Playoffs history, according to ESPN Stats and Info.īrooks was ejected from Game 3 for a flagrant 2 foul on LeBron James. Following Game 3, Brooks perhaps learned his lesson, declining an ESPN interview and adding, “I ain’t talking.” Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks provided a lot of social media fodder after Memphis’ Game 2 win by calling James “old” and saying, “I poke bears,” referring to trash talking one of the game’s all-time greatest players. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and center Anthony Davis had strong performances to help lead LA to a big 111-101 win over the Grizzlies in front of a sold-out crowd at Staples Center on Saturday to take a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven first round NBA Playoff series. It’s said that sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you – ironically, the Memphis Grizzlies can now all too familiarly relate.
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