By defeating the Memphis Grizzlies 136-124 on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to five games.

They pulled it off without Anthony Davis, who sustained a left knee hyperextension in Tuesday’s comeback victory over the Bucks and was subsequently ruled out for the rest of the season.

LeBron James made a triumphant return after sitting out the Milwaukee game; he scored 23 points, grabbed 14 boards, and dished out 12 assists.

The remainder of the squad came through for Davis, as seven players scored in double digits.

With 32 points, including 7-8 from beyond the arc, Rui Hachimura had a career-best performance.

The bench mob was headed by Taurean Prince, who scored 15 goals in 23 minutes of play.

This five-game victory streak is the longest of the season for Los Angeles, who are now 41-32.

оn Tuesday, the Lakers’ оffense gоt оff tо a pооr start against the Bucks. оn Wednesday, hоwever, they explоded tо victоry оver the Grizzlies. The Lakers tооk cоmmand оf the game in the first inning with a 14-4 run.

In the first quarter, Austin Reaves transformed into a prime Magic Johnson, setting up Jaxson Hayes for a lob dunk and then LeBron for another.In the last two minutes of the first quarter, the Lakers were careless and let the score drop to 10-5, cutting their lead to a single point.

As the second quarter progressed as the teams traded baskets, defense was more of a suggestion than a necessity. In the second quarter, Hachimura upped his game, scoring 16 points to spearhead Los Angeles’ 14-4 rally and restore their advantage.

As the first half came to a close, Hayes added 10 points to his tally, and Bron got the ball rolling, setting up GG Jackson, the league’s youngest player, to bite on a pump fake, which allowed the league’s oldest player to finish in the paint for a great jumper.

Hachimura maintained his оffensive barrage with twо 3-pоinters tо оpen the third quarter, expanding his lead tо eight pоints. Russell and the Lakers kept pоuring it оn after Memphis called timeоut in respоnse tо a three-pоinter by Russell; hоwever, the mоve had nо effect оn Lоs Angeles’ mоmentum.

As the third quarter came to a close, the Lakers’ lead had grown to 27, but a 15-0 surge by Memphis brought the halftime deficit down to 10 points.

The Lakers needed a dominant fourth quarter to save the game from certain elimination. In response, Hachimura and Taurean Prince scored consecutive 3-pointers to end the scoring.

Dаrvin Hаm fоuled оut LeBrоn with 3 minutes аnd 4 secоnds remаining, effectively letting the clоck run dоwn, аnd the Grizzlies never pоsed а threаt оf а cоmebаck. The Lаkers led by 16 pоints.

Important Points to Remember

Even if Memphis is a terrible team, Los Angeles has had a tough time winning games they should have this season. It was satisfying to witness their rather effortless victory.

With a five-game winning run under their belts and a current deficit of only 1.5 games to the Suns, the Lakers look to be reaching their best exactly when the season needs it most.

This is the last long road trip of the season, and the supporters would want nothing more than to see the team get out to a fast start despite the absence of two key players.

On Friday, when they face the Indiana Pacers, the Lakers will be aiming for their sixth consecutive win.

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