The Memphis Grizzlies (15-18) travel to the Crypto.Com Arena to take on the LA Lakers (20-11). In their previous meeting this season Los Angeles won 117-112 after a 44 point haul by Luka Doncic.
Our Prediction:
The La Lakers rank 28th in the league for defensive rating in the last 10 games. So far they haven’t worked out a way for Lebron & Luka to co-exist on the court. When they play together, their defensive rating is 124.7 with a net rating of -8.7.
Memphis are a well co-ordinated team on both sides of the floor and do not rely on a single player for output. This season they have 8 players averaging double figure points. Maintaining this cohesion and stopping Luka will be key to covering the spread tonight.
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Injury Report:
Memphis Grizzlies: Scotty Pippen Jr (Out), Ty Jerome (Out), Zach Edey (Out), John Konchar (Out), Brandon Clarke (Out), Vince Williams Jr (Out), Kentavious Caldwell- Pope (Probable), Jaylen Wells (Probable)
La Lakers: Austin Reaves (Out), Rui Hachimura (Out), Adou Thiero (Out), Gabe Vincent (Out), Jarred Vanderbilt (Out)