Lakers 93-103 Grizzlies Highlights NBA Playoffs: LeBron’s 28 points in vain as Memphis levels series without Morant

Meanwhile, the defending champions are struggling in the first round against Sacramento Kings and trail by 0-2. This is the first time Steph Curry has lost the first two games of a Playoff series.

We track what is going wrong for them.

The series moves to Los Angeles at one apiece. Memphis makes a statement with this win. It is not any less without Morant. Tillman impressed the most - 22 points and 13 rebounds. Bane and Jackson got 17 and 18, respectively.

For the Lakers, the only thing that upset was their scoring. They made amends in the second half but the damage had been done by then. LeBron tried his best with 28 points and 13 rebounds but he lacked support from his teammates.

That is it from our side. We will be back as the series continues with game three. Thanks for tuning in!

Lakers pull out LeBron and Davis and that makes their intent clear. They’re done for the night. Memphis see out the remainder of the clock.

Another crucial offensive rebound. This time it is Jackson. Brooks goes for a long three but misses and Jackson does not let Lakers take the ball. With the clock running out, Lakers foul Jones, who hits both FTs.

Lakers call a timeout. 30 seconds to go.

Davis fires a three. Under a minute to go.

Jackson with two free throws.

LeBron is first to the rebound and scores.

Bane misses a three but Tillman with a towering jump to keep the ball alive. Memphis then manage to find a three point shot.

Reeves misses from beyond the arc. Under two left in the game.

Lakers take their sweet time to set up the shot. When the ball reaches Russell at the arc, he misses.

Russell with contact from behind as Bane tries to drive to the bucket. Again, he fires in both free throws.

Reeves to LeBron. The veteran again effective under the rim.

Bane 2-off-2 from the line.

LeBron blocks a shot from Bane but he fouled the Memphis player.

Lakers with a ball in from the sideline to resume. LeBron gets a pass under the rim and he puts it in. Hachimura with the assist.

Russell with the ball on the perimeter. Jackson fouled for a grab on Davis.

We have a timeout with 3:51 left.

Memphis misses a shot but Jones with clutch time hustle to win a jump ball.

LeBron with a bullet pass to Davis under the rim. AD converts. 4:30 left in the quarter.

Tillman with a miss from the line.

LeBron misfires from the arc. Tillman collects the rebound.

Tillman hits two for Memphis before Russell pulls it back with a board shot.

REEEVES! Russell sets up Reeves with a no-look. Three points for Lakers.

Hachimura with a spin and shoot. He misses. Roddy too misses for Memphis at the other side.

Brooks then guards LeBron. The two have a battle going on. LeBron wins this one by drawing a foul. Over seven minutes to go.

Brooks with a trey! The lead back into double digits.

Davis to LeBron and the latter hammers the ball in with a dunk.

Brooks misses next for Memphis.

Lakers continue after the break. LeBron misses. Bane does enough to put him off.

Jackson puts it home with a dunk!

Lakers call a timeout!

Bane misses. Lakers take the ball to the other end but give a turnover after a shot clock violation.

LeBron to Vanderbilt again but this time the latter is crowded out in front of the bucket.

Jaren Jackson can only hit one FT.

LeBron has the ball on the right. He feeds the ball to Vanderbilt and he does the rest.

Konchar fouls Schroder.

Jackson denies Schroder but Vanderbilt sweeps in onto the rebound for the two point shot.

LeBron tries a trey to beat the buzzer but gets only an air ball. Lakers have shown signs of life but Memphis is holding firm to the lead and not letting the comeback really develop. Despite a 9-0 run at one point, Lakers only outscored Memphis by three.

Hachimura fouls Jackson and the Memphis player puts in both the FTs.

Jackson with a spin to beat Hachimura. He jumps and finds the net. Hachimura then fires a floater.

Reeves loses the ball while trying to go for a close range put-in.

Kennard with a three! Back to back treys for Memphis.

Hachimura with another two. 18 points for the forward.

Kennard to Roddy. Roddy shoots over LeBron and hits the three.

Hachimura with two FTs. He scores both.

Jones with a change of pace to drive to the rim and score.

Austin Reeves with a jumper to find the bucket.

Jackson with two free throws for Memphis.

HACHIMURA! A three point shot. He had a runner to beat in front of him. 9-0 and 17-3 for Lakers. Is the comeback on?

Roddy misses form close range.

Davis to Hachimura. The latter is right below the bucket and puts it in with a towering jump.

Memphis calls for another timeout.

Russell collects a rebound after Kennard missed. Davis puts it home. 12-3 run for Lakers.

Reeves sets up a dime for LeBron but the veteran misses the put away.

LeBron with another two as he drives to the bucket past Roddy. He hits 20 for the night.

Davis misses a simple dunk. Bane in foul trouble as he has four personal fouls.

Roddy breaks the momentum for Lakers with a three-pointer from a jump shot.

Jones misses the floater and LeBron collects the rebound. Lakers unable to make it count and give a turnover.

LeBron is fouled by Roddy. He again shields the ball to perfection and draws a foul. LeBron puts in both FTs.

Back to back buckets for LeBron. He guards the ball from Brooks with his back, turns and shoots a jumper.

Timeout Memphis. Some words exchanged between LeBron and Brooks before the break in play.

Russell misses a three. Vanderbilt fights for the rebound. Wins it before LeBron puts in for two points.

Reeves collects a loose ball and drives to the basket. LeBron missed two three-pointers earlier.

TILLMAN! He fires from downtown! Brooks with the set up. He has 19 on the night.

Vandernilt is fouled on a turn and he goes for two FTs. Shoots both.

Russell with another miss. Tillman on the other end gets Memphis’ lead to 19.

Tillman with a board shot. D’Angelo Russell misses a jumper at the other end.

The third quarter gets underway. Memphis have the ball.

The buzzer goes and the first half comes to an end. Memphis have hit the ground running in the second game. Konchar has protected the rim, Jones has made play and Bane and Tillman have ensured that the buckets keep flowing. Lakers have to do better than 35.7% in shooting. They’ve been outshot and outrebounded. Can they turn it around in the second half.

Reeves puts in one FT. 5.5 seconds left on the clock.

Bane gves away the ball to LeBron. Reeves breaks for the Lakers and is fouled.

Largest lead of the night1 Jackson gets it with a three-pointer. Memphis can go even further but Bane loses the ball and causes a turnover.

Davis blocks a shot from Bane but Schroder squanders the chance to cut the deficit as he double dribbles.

Davis puts in a floater but the ref calls it an offensive foul.

Jackson scores by beating Hachimura on the run.

Kennard from downtown. Hachimura pulls it back by two with a drive and layup.

Hachimura again misses one of the two FTs.

Jones slips under the bucket and puts it in.

Konchar with another block on Davis. Thankfully for him, Schroder is close in and puts in a floater.

Hachimura can hit only one FT. Konchar then misses a three point shot from zero.

Hachimura drives from the left side and is fouled. He will go to the line.

Lakers resume with a three point shot.

Jones to Tillman and Memphis leads by 15! Transition play by the duo and the Lakers call a timeout.

BLOCKED! Konchar with a massive block on Davis. FedEx Forum erupts.

Brooks with another two point shot from long range.

Jones misses a shot with the shot clock running out. Memphis then wins the second ball with a rebound win from Konchar. Brooks then sends the shot in.

MADNESS! Davis with two back to back blocks. LeBron then runs to the bucket and puts it in.

A timeout called by Memphis.

Davis with two FTs.

Reeves with a mid-range jumper as play resumes but he misses. Davis is fouled on the next possession.

Drama here! First Darvin Ham is upset for some reason and the jump ball is retaken. Then Bane hits Davis on the face while trying to contest the jump ball. Davis is bleeding and we have another delay. Foul called on Bane!

Bane and Davis are locked and fighting for the ball. A jump ball is called by the ref.

LeBron from downtown. His first three-pointer. Schroder with the assist.

Kennard with another two points for Memphis.

LeBron first misses a turn-and-shoot but then tracks back to block a shot from Kennard.

Beasley with two FTs. Jackson with a drive to score.

Roddy and Jackson with a collision. A blocking foul too goes against Memphis. Beasley goes for two free throws.

BANE! A three from the left. He’s hit 13 now.

LeBron with a bucket to get the deficit back to single digits.

Well, for anyone who thought that Morant missing might hurt the Memphis scoring, think again. Bane and Brooks have ensured that their team outscores Lakers by 11 points in the first quarter. Lakers need to up their 31.8% FG% to make a mark on this game.

Desmond Bane! He is on fire. A mid-range jumper for two more points. 11 point lead for the Grizzlies.

Bane again with a two pointer. This time he drives to the bucket and beats Davis with a floater.

Malik Beasley with a three pointer from the right. Bane then hits another two pointer.

Bane with a drive to the bucket for two points. Kennard then falls short from beyond the arc.

Jackson misses two FTs for Memphis.

Anthony Davis helps Lakers cut the deficit to six points.

Back to back threes from Memphis. It’s Roddy first followed by Kennard. Kennard makes a four point play too. Memphis with a 16-4 run.

REEVES! He drives, stops, jumps and hits a two-pointer. He is fouled as well and will go to the line.

Hachimura for his first points. A mid range jumper to find the bucket.

Jones with a mid-range floater. And he is fouled by Davis. Chance for a three point play. Cannot convert from the line, though.

Two turnovers from Memphis help the side open up a five point lead. Tyus Jones with an intercept on the second instance.

Davis with a turn on pivot before he shoots. The shot is too heavy and rebounds off the rim.

Tillman goes over Vanderbilt to score a two-pointer. Memphis is penalised on the next possession for a travelling foul.

A timeout called by Lakers.

Davis is fouled on a lay up and he puts in two free throws. He then denies a mid-range jumper from Jackson.

LeBron with a long two-pointer followed by a put-in from Brooks.

Jaren Jackson Jr denies Davis. The FedEx Forum is going off. Not even five minutes into the game.

Dillon Brooks with a poster shot to get Memphis off the mark. Tillman with another lay up to give a one point lead to the home team.

LeBron draws a foul on a drive from Dillon Brook. He puts in one of the two free throws.

Anthony Davis with a block and LeBron James with a put-away lay up of the first points of the night.

Lakers take the ball from the dip in. Off we go!

The players are out on the court. Gear up folks. Grab your popcorns.

The Star Spangled Banner is played at the FedEx Forum.

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Hachimura’s contribution off the bench was instrumental in Lakers pulling off the win on the road. Coming off the bench, Hachimura fired 29 points, shooting 11 off 14.

The Grizzlies main man is out of Game 2 after an injury to his right hand. Morant had walked off the court in the fourth quarter in Game 1 and does not make it in time for the second game.

When will the Lakers vs Grizzlies NBA Playoff game start?

The Los Angeles Lakers vs Memphis Grizzlies game will start at 5:00 AM IST on April 20 or 7:30 PM ET on April 19.

Where will the Lakers vs Grizzlies NBA Playoffs game be telecast on TV in India?

The Los Angeles Lakers vs Memphis Grizzlies game will be not be telecast in India.

Where to live stream the Lakers vs Grizzlies NBA Playoff game?

The live stream of the Lakers vs Grizzlies NBA Playoff game will be available on NBA.com with a League Pass.

Los Angeles Lakers will look to consolidate on the advantage it gained against Memphis Grizzlies in the opening game before the series moves to Los Angeles.

Darvin Ham will be particularly pleased with his side’s scoring display in the first game with four players - LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Rui Hachimura and Austin Reeves - hitting 20+ points.

If the Lakers indeed manage to win this series against the Grizzlies, they will become the first team to win a Playoffs series after qualfying through the Play-In tournament.

Memphis will be sweating over the fitness of Ja Morant, who had left the court mid-way in game one after suffering an injury to his hand.

In case Morant is unable to start game two, Tyus Jones will be slotted into the starting five.