Stealing victory from opponents, Lakers cut Memphis Grizzlies' 11-match unbeaten streak

The past two weeks have been uncomfortable for the Los Angeles Lakers. Before entering today's match, they had 4 defeats in 5 matches.

All four of these defeats to this opponent were by no more than 5 points, which included some extremely difficult losses to be swallowed up by unfavorable whistles from the referees (confirmed by the Last 2 report). Minute from the NBA).

But that difficulty has helped me forge a team of Lakers that are stubborn, work hard in defense and determined in attack to win. They didn't give up and were well rewarded today.

Facing the Memphis Grizzlies who own an 11-match unbeaten streak, not many people put their faith in the Los Angeles Lakers team that lacks many pillars like Anthony Davis, Austin Reaves and Lonnie Walker.

And then the unbelievable happened when the Lakers not only won, but they also overcame the opponent according to an extremely attractive script, giving fans a spectacular match.

With a uniform and diverse lineup, the Memphis Grizzlies dominated the majority of the game. The gap reached 13 points in the second half of the 3rd half before stopping at 7 points when the match had more than 3 minutes left (score 114-107).

With determination at both ends of the field, the Lakers took every point from the Grizzlies to bring the gap down to a single point with 13.2 seconds remaining (119-120).

With the ball in Memphis's hand and the shot-clock off, the Lakers were forced to make quick fouls to regain control of the ball soon, while also hoping the opposing player would miss. But not in a hurry to implement the above strategy, coach Darvin Ham let the students try to defend first and then take the initiative to commit fouls.

This opened the door for Dennis Schroder to steal the ball right into the opponent's hand, then he scored a quick counter-attack and completed the and-1 to put the Lakers up 2 points.

The game ended with a score of 122-121 for the Lakers after Brandon Clarke of the Grizzlies added 1 point on the free-throw line.

Confronted with the best fourth-round defensive team in the NBA, the Grizzlies, the Los Angeles Lakers scored 41 points. They ended the match with a 9-3 scoreline thanks to the help of Russell Westbrook and Dennis Schroder.

“We wanted to try to defend before fouling and that tactic worked. I saw Bane's back and I was in a good position, so I jumped in to steal the ball, completing the score," Schroder shared after the game.

The owner of the and-1 phase brought the Lakers victory with 19 points, 8 assists and 8 rebounds. LeBron James pocketed 23 points and 6 assists to continue the race to the title of scoring king of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Today's Lakers Player of the Year is Russell Westbrook. He scored 29 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds despite coming on as a substitute. Despite four turnovers, Westbrook was the most efficient player on the team with 10-18 FG, 2-4 3PT and 7-11 FT.

This victory helps the Los Angeles Lakers regain their spirits with 2 wins in the last 3 appearances, temporarily forgetting the series of 3 consecutive defeats a week ago.

As for the Memphis Grizzlies, their longest unbeaten streak in the NBA (11 games) was unexpectedly halted, ending a series of club-record-setting matches.

In the next game, the "bears" will try to reopen a new winning streak with a trip to the Phoenix Suns, while the Lakers will face the Portland Trail Blazers.