The Lakers will try to complete a sweep of their three-game season series against the Memphis Grizzlies Sunday at Crypto.com Arena.
The Lakers defeated Memphis 128-121 Friday night at Crypto.com Arena with Luka Doncic scoring a game-high 34 points and LeBron James adding 31.
In a game with 10 lead changes and six ties, the Grizzlies took what would be their final lead with 6:08 to play on Jaren Jackson Jr.’s driving layup.
The Lakers responded with a 12-2 run, which included 3-point baskets by Jarred Vanderbilt and Jake LaRavia, to take a 121-112 lead with 1:57 left. They led by at least seven the rest of the game.
LaRavia (21), Marcus Smart (13) and Jaxon Hayes (12) also finished in double figures for the Lakers (22-11), who had lost four of their previous five games.
Jackson led six players in double figures for Memphis (15-19) with 25 in front of a sellout crowd of 18,997.
The Lakers defeated the Grizzlies 117-112 Oct. 31 at Memphis.
Lakers guard Gabe Vincent (lumbar back strain) missed his seventh consecutive game, guard Austin Reeves (left calf sprain) his third and forward Rui Hachimura (right calf soreness) his second.
Rookie forward Adou Thiero was sidelined by a right MCL sprain he suffered Tuesday. He will be re-evaluated by team doctors in approximately four weeks, the team announced Wednesday. Thiero is averaging 1.3 points per game.