James Johnson (14 points) and Tony Allen (17 points) led a strong performance by the bench as the Grizzlies beat the Lakers 108-103. Courtney Lee led the way with 18 points and Marc Gasol added a double-double.
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Game Notes
- Memphis, which sports the the third-best home record in the NBA since Jan. 10 at 10-2, has now won a season-high tying four consecutive home games…The Grizzlies also won four-in-a-row at FedExForum from Jan. 10-17.
- Memphis poured in 108 points, its highest scoring total since also scoring 108 against Atlanta on Jan. 12… The Grizzlies are now 52-7 over the past two seasons when scoring 100-or-more points… Los Angeles is now just 7-33 when allowing its opponent to score 100+ points in a game this season.
- The Grizzlies won for just the fourth time this season when allowing its opponent to score 100 or more points… Memphis was just 3-14 previously in such games this season… Los Angeles scored 103 points, and has topped the century mark in five of its last six games.
- The Lakers drained 15 three-pointers against the Grizzlies tonight, the most allowed by the Grizzlies this season and the third-most made by Los Angeles this season… Los Angeles shot .536 (15-of-28 3FG) from behind the arc after entering the game shooting .373 on three-pointers, the eighth-best mark in the NBA.
- Memphis had success down low, outscoring the Lakers in the paint by 22 (56-34) and outrebounding Los Angeles by 11 (45-34)… Coming in, the Lakers had averaged 51.3 points in the paint over its last three games.
- Los Angeles hauled in just five total offensive rebounds against the Grizzlies, who entered allowing opponents to grab just 10.02 offensive boards per game, the fourth-fewest in the league.
- Memphis’ bench outscored the Lakers’ by 14 (49-35) after Los Angeles entered with the second-highest bench scoring average in the NBA at 41.0 points per game.
Key Stat of the Night
- Memphis used a big first half offensively to take a 19-point lead into halftime (65-46), setting season-high’s for first half scoring (65), made field goals (28) and assists (19)… The 19 assists were the most by the Grizzlies in any half this season.
Key Run of the Night
- With its lead down to just six points (82-76) after a Ryan Kelly three-pointer with 11:48 left in the game, Memphis went on a 13-4 run to take a 15-point lead (95-80) with 6:09 left in the game… Los Angeles cut the lead down to as close as three (106-103), but failed to get any closer.
Player Notes
- Courtney Lee led Memphis in scoring with 18 points (6-of-10 FG) to go along with a team-high tying five assists and two rebounds.
- Tony Allen came off the bench to tally 17 points (8-of-13 FG) as well as six rebounds while fellow reserveJames Johnson posted 14 points (4-of-8 FG), four rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block.
- Marc Gasol posted his fourth double-double of the season and his second in his past three games with 14 points (6-of-10 FG) and a season-high 12 rebounds.
Next Home Game:
- Grizzlies vs. Cavaliers Saturday, March 1, 7pm
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