By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Jack Nicholson and Dr. Dre were in the house, so the Lakers had to deliver. And they did exactly that by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 125-85, making it to the next round of the playoffs with 4-2 wins over the second best team of the West in the regular season.
However the playoffs proved to be a different story, the absence of Steve Adams hurt them and the Lakers defense stopped them.
On their most crucial game of the season, Memphis was held to 30% FG efficiency and the game was over practically in the third period with the Lakers scoring 41 points.
D’Angelo Russel with 31 points was the top scorer of the Lakers, LeBron James had 22 and German guard Dennis Schroder added two points, five assists, four rebounds and two steals.
For the losing side Spaniard Santi Aldama ended up being the top scorer with 16 points plus five rebounds, however that ended up being just a side note on a really disappointing night for the Grizzlies.