LeBron James leads way as Lakers take 3-1 lead on Grizzlies with overtime win
LOS ANGELES — The Memphis Grizzlies had 6.7 seconds.
A chance to tie the best-of-seven series in Game 4 was in their hands as they held a two-point lead late, but it slipped away as LeBron James got downhill and finished for a game-tying layup over the outstretched arms of NBA Defensive Player of the Year Jaren Jackson Jr., sending the game to overtime.
James wasn’t done just yet. He had one more crushing basket in him as he drove to the left against Dillon Brooks, drew a foul and put the Lakers up five with a dagger layup with 29.1 seconds left in OT. Memphis was unable to trim the deficit and fell to the Lakers 117-111 on Monday night at Crypto.com Arena.
Desmond Bane led the Grizzlies with 36 points. James finished with 22 points and 20 rebounds for the Lakers.
The early results on Monday night were drawing the wrong flashbacks for the Grizzlies. The Lakers led by as many as 15 points in the first half as the Grizzlies missed open threes and struggled to get in an offensive flow. It looked like the issues of Game 3 were returning.
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