With a devastating and spectacular 35-9 lead in the first quarter, Los Angeles Lakers quickly laid the foundations of their victory against the Memphis Grizzlies (111-101) and took over this series (2-1) after a game in which the controversial player was expelled Dillon Brooks.
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After his controversial statements in which he called “old” LeBron James, Brooks was greeted in Los Angeles with boos from the warm-up by fans who whistled at each and every one of his actions before and during the match.
Brooks had a very discreet performance (7 points on a dismal 3 of 13 shooting) and also went to the shower right at the beginning of the second half after hitting LeBron in the groin.
For their part, the Lakers signed a very serious and convincing performance, offered stretches of abrasive defensive intensity and disarmed some Grizzlies at unknown times due to their vulnerability and suffered Anthony Davis’ 31 points and 17 rebounds and LeBron’s 25 points and 9 rebounds.
Five players surpassed 10 points in a Los Angeles team whose only “sin” was not closing the game before and getting carried away in the final stretch.
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Of little use in Memphis was the huge return of I MorantHe was in doubt until the last minute due to his hand injury and who was the commander of the visitors caressing a prodigious triple-double (45 points, 9 rebounds and 13 assists) and scoring 24 of his team’s 33 points in the fourth quarter.
The Spanish Santi Aldama contributed 6 points and 2 rebounds to the visitors.
This was the first full-capacity Lakers playoff game in their stadium in 10 years.
In addition, the Lakers’ 35-9 matched the largest difference (+26) in a first quarter in playoff history.
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2023-04-23 14:32:58
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