This Tuesday, the (29-32) Los Angeles Lakers will travel to Memphis, TN to take on the (36-23) Memphis Grizzlies. Tipoff will be at 7:30 PM EST inside the FedExForum. This will be the second meeting between these two teams this regular season, as the Lakers won the last battle, 122-121.
The Los Angeles Lakers are coming into this one after taking down the Dallas Mavericks, 111-108. They looked great on the defensive end of the court in the second half, as they will have to continue applying pressure if they want to challenge the Grizzlies on the road.
The Memphis Grizzlies are entering this game after taking down the Denver Nuggets 112-94. They looked fantastic on both ends of the court, as they will have to stay efficient in this one if they want to take care of business at home.
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The Los Angeles Lakers are currently in 12th place in the Western Conference standings, as they are 13.5 games back from the first-place Denver Nuggets. On offense, they are scoring 117 points per game and they have shot 48.1% from the floor. This is the sixth most points scored per contest and the 10th-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Lakers have the 20th-highest adjusted offensive rating in the NBA. LeBron James continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 29.5 points per game on 50.1% shooting from the field. Make sure to check the injury report, though. He is currently listed as questionable with an ankle injury. Unfortunately, Los Angeles has shown that they are much more successful when they are attacking the basket. They have only shot 33.7% from deep, which is the 26th-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. They have also shot 77.4% from the chari ty stripe, which is the 20th-highest free-throw shooting percentage. They can't miss out on these easy points and still expect to win these games.
On the defensive end of the court, the Lakers are allowing 117.9 points per game and their opponents have shot 47% from the field. This is the 24th most points surrendered per contest and the 10th-lowest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Lakers have the 16th-lowest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA. They have continued to contest shots near the rim, but their perimeter defense has been even better. They are forcing their opponents to shoot 34.7% from behind the arc, which is the sixth-lowest three-point shooting percentage allowed. The Los Angeles Lakers have also grabbed 45.7 rebounds per game, which is the fifth most.
Injury Report: LeBron James SF (Ankle) and D'Angelo Russel PG (Ankle) are both questionable for this game.
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