LeBron James back in lineup against Memphis
Tim Reynolds: Lakers say LeBron James will play tonight.Source: Twitter @ByTimReynolds What’s the buzz on Twitter? Emiliano Carchia @Sportando LeBron Returns as Lakers Win with New Starting Lineup sportando.basketball/en/lebron-retu… – 2:27 AM Dave McMenamin @mcten LeBron James on how he spent his eight days away from the team and the mental challenge of his 22nd season: pic.x.com/qmY682K1pF – 1:31 AM Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds LeBron, postgame in LA: “I felt pretty good. It’s very rare throughout a season when you can take advantage of a schedule and I was able to do that over the past week.” – 1:03 AM Mike Trudell @LakersReporter Redick credited Max Christie for boosting the team tonight, noting his “size and athleticism” and feel for the game as additives to the group in his first start alongside Reaves, Hachimura, LeBron and AD. – 12:35 AM Dave McMenamin @mcten The Lakers get their first wire-to-wire win against a quality opponent in what feels like forever, beating MEM 116-110. AD 40p on 15-for-22 shooting 16r 2s; Reaves 19p 8a 2s; LeBron 18p 8r 8a 2b. LAL gets another three-day break before their next game in Sacramento on Thursday – 12:15 AM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU LeBron James misses two more free throws, but Grizzlies fail to secure defensive rebound and JJ Redick takes the opportunity to use that timeout with 3:20 left Los Angeles up 109-98 and that’ll pretty much do it – 12:03 AM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU Grizzlies spark extinguished as Los Angeles started abusing the rookies – Wells picked up multiple fouls, including a Reaves and-one – Edey lost track of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, leading to plenty of jump shot space Timeout Grizzlies Los Angeles up 100-85, 7:44 4Q – 11:43 PM Mike Trudell @LakersReporter AD is up to 22 points with 10 boards, 2 assists, 1 block and 1 steal in 15 1st half minutes and has the Lakers up 58-38 after forcing a Grizzlies time out with an alley-oop finish off LeBron’s toss. – 10:37 PM Dave McMenamin @mcten The Lakers are up 58-38 late in the 2nd Q on a Grizzlies team that came into the night winners of 10 of their last 11. Anthony Davis already has 22 pts and 10 reb and LeBron has been sharp in his return (8 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast, 2 blk) – 10:36 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price END OF 1Q: Lakers 30, Grizzlies 20. Anthony Davis: 12 points, 6 rebounds. LeBron James: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists. Non-Jaren Jackson Jr. Memphis players have scored 13 points on 2-17 shooting. Combined 12 turnovers (LAL 7; Memphis 5) in the 1Q. – 10:10 PM NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA LEBRON IS BACK
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LeBron Returns as Lakers Win with New Starting Lineup sportando.basketball/en/lebron-retu… – 2:27 AM
LeBron James on how he spent his eight days away from the team and the mental challenge of his 22nd season: pic.x.com/qmY682K1pF – 1:31 AM
LeBron, postgame in LA: “I felt pretty good. It’s very rare throughout a season when you can take advantage of a schedule and I was able to do that over the past week.” – 1:03 AM
Redick credited Max Christie for boosting the team tonight, noting his “size and athleticism” and feel for the game as additives to the group in his first start alongside Reaves, Hachimura, LeBron and AD. – 12:35 AM
The Lakers get their first wire-to-wire win against a quality opponent in what feels like forever, beating MEM 116-110. AD 40p on 15-for-22 shooting 16r 2s; Reaves 19p 8a 2s; LeBron 18p 8r 8a 2b. LAL gets another three-day break before their next game in Sacramento on Thursday – 12:15 AM
LeBron James misses two more free throws, but Grizzlies fail to secure defensive rebound and JJ Redick takes the opportunity to use that timeout with 3:20 left
Los Angeles up 109-98 and that’ll pretty much do it – 12:03 AM
Grizzlies spark extinguished as Los Angeles started abusing the rookies
– Wells picked up multiple fouls, including a Reaves and-one
– Edey lost track of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, leading to plenty of jump shot space
Timeout Grizzlies
Los Angeles up 100-85, 7:44 4Q – 11:43 PM
AD is up to 22 points with 10 boards, 2 assists, 1 block and 1 steal in 15 1st half minutes and has the Lakers up 58-38 after forcing a Grizzlies time out with an alley-oop finish off LeBron’s toss. – 10:37 PM
The Lakers are up 58-38 late in the 2nd Q on a Grizzlies team that came into the night winners of 10 of their last 11. Anthony Davis already has 22 pts and 10 reb and LeBron has been sharp in his return (8 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast, 2 blk) – 10:36 PM
END OF 1Q: Lakers 30, Grizzlies 20.
Anthony Davis: 12 points, 6 rebounds. LeBron James: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.
Non-Jaren Jackson Jr. Memphis players have scored 13 points on 2-17 shooting.
Combined 12 turnovers (LAL 7; Memphis 5) in the 1Q. – 10:10 PM
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