James makes the tying layup with 0.8 seconds left in regulation and a critical basket late in overtime as the Lakers move closer to their first playoff series victory outside the Florida bubble sin…
LOS ANGELES — The Crypto.com Arena court was no place for the faint of heart Monday night.
James then sealed the deal in the extra period with a driving layup and a flex, propelling the Lakers to a 117-111 victory and a 3-1 series lead with the last of his 22 points. James’ basket sent the crowd into a frenzy with 29.4 seconds remaining and capped a game in which he had a career-high 20 rebounds and seven assists in 45 minutes.
The Grizzlies had zero interest in returning home with zero margin for error. They lost Game 1 on their home court before rebounding to win Game 2. They were then run off the floor in the opening minutes of Game 3 inside a raucous Crypto.com Arena and were never in the game. If you had Jarred Vanderbilt as the Lakers’ leading scorer with 10 points by the end of the first quarter on your bingo card, well, congratulations. The Lakers, sparked by Vanderbilt’s perimeter shooting, found their rhythm and confidence in due course and led comfortably for most of the first half.
Vanderbilt averaged 4.0 points in the first three games of the series and was scoreless on 0-for-1 shooting in the Lakers’ victory in Game 3 on Saturday. Davis, averaging 22 points, didn’t make his first shot in Game 4 until hitting a hook in the paint in the opening moments of the third quarter.
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