NBA Update: Memphis Grizzlies 98-96 shock Los Angeles Lakers to third straight defeat
Los Angeles Lakers lost their third straight game on Tuesday night as Memphis Grizzlies shot a burst against them 98-96. Lakers (13-4) could not stand the game and Grizzlies (7-10) jumped in to shock them.
As expected, Grizzlies did come up with a high potential defence and proved that they can be as good as the Lakers or may even be better.
Among the inactive players were Andrew Bynum and Theo Ratliff from Lakers while Darrell Arthur and Hamed Haddadi from Grizzlies.
Arena Stats:
It was just a matter of 2:14 and during that time, Grizzlies proved their defence and shooting to the world. The game took place at the FedEx Forum, Memphis where 17,638 basketball fans experienced this dream extravaganza going down on the Lakers.
The lead changed 17 times and the game was tied 13 times. None of the teams committed any technical fouls.
Box score:
Grizzlies scored 98 whereas Lakers succeeded in accomplishing 96. No one had any idea that at the end of the game who will walk out with their heads lowered and who will walk heads high. This hard blow really came unexpectedly.
Game stats:
Lakers had 42 rebounds whereas Grizzlies had 29. Lakers grabbed 13 offensive rebounds and Grizzlies five. The Lakers were unfortunate in giving away 14 turnovers and by doing so they kept giving the Grizzlies free throws. Grizzlies managed to give only six.
Lakers took nine fast break points and Grizzlies took 15. Lakers also took the biggest lead by 13 points. They had 36 points in the paint and Grizzlies had 38.
Bryant’s 29 points could not make a mark:
Once again, Kobe Bryant’s 29 points could not save the Lakers from this choking death at the hands of Grizzlies.
Players Stats:
Bryant scored 29 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Gasol had 15 and Ron Artest had 12 points for the Lakers. On the other hand, Mike Conley scored 28 points, Rudy g*y had 14 and Zach Randolph had 13 points while also grabbing eight rebounds for the Grizzlies.
Marc Gasol scored another 10 points and nine rebounds to give the Grizzlies their most wanted victory.
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