Anthony Davis dominated with 31 points, 17 rebounds and three blocked shots to lead the host Los Angeles Lakers to a solid 111-101 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 3 of their tense first-round series on Saturday night.
LeBron James added 25 points and nine rebounds as the Lakers took a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference matchup. D'Angelo Russell had 17 points and Rui Hachimura scored 16 for Los Angeles, which led by as many as 29 points in the wire-to-wire victory.
Morant energized Memphis in the fourth quarter by scoring 22 straight Grizzlies' points to pull his club within 106-96 with 2:54 left. Bane ended the Morant run with a 3-pointer that cut the Los Angeles lead to 108-99 with 1:24 remaining.Austin Reaves added 13 points for Los Angeles, which shot 45.6 percent from the field and was 7 of 28 from 3-point range.
Memphis' shooting was colder than the Arctic at the outset as it missed 10 of its first 11 shots and was 3-of-25 in the opening period. Los Angeles capitalized and Russell's three-point play gave the Lakers an 18-2 lead with 6:13 left in the first quarter.
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