Total dominance, LA Lakers taught a lesson to the grizzlies

The Los Angeles Lakers team qualified for the semifinals of the Western Conference in the NBA. Darwin Hamm's men eliminated the West's second-best regular season team in the Memphis Grizzlies with a 4-2 victory after crushing them 125-85 (31:20, 28:22, 41: 25, 25:18) in front of 18,997 spectators at the "Crypto Arena" in LA.

Thus, the "lakes" continue to the next phase in the playoffs, where they await the winner of the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings series, which will be decided in the seventh game tomorrow night. Thus, the 17-time champions in the strongest league in the world closed the mouths of the young "grizzlies", who were too convinced that they would achieve something significant in the current season.

The Lakers became the second team in this year's playoffs (after the Miami Heat) to win a series after earning the right to participate in the final phase of the season through the play-in tournament. The success of the Californians can also be considered the second surprise of the playoffs based on the final standings of the regular season, as they finished seventh with a 43-39 decision over Memphis, which finished in second place with a 51-31 record.

The Lakers team played one of its strongest games of the season, not wavering at any point in the match and gradually increasing the gap. With a strong start from D'Angelo Russell, the hosts pulled away with nine points at the end of the first quarter, and in the middle of the second period it reached an impressive 20 points at 49:29.

Memphis basketball players were never able to recover from the early shock, while on the other side, the "lakes" continued to accumulate a lead that first transferred the 30 points in the third part to reach 40 at the end of the meeting at 125:85 .

D'Angelo Russell led the way for the winners with 31 points on 12/17 shooting from the field. LeBron James added 22 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Anthony Davis added 16 points, 14 rebounds and 5 blocks, and Austin Reaves added 11 points, 6 steals and 8 assists.

Reserve Santi Aldama recorded 16 points and 5 sacks for Memphis. Desmond Bain scored 15 points, Jaron Jackson Jr. finished with 14 points, Dylan Brooks scored 10, and big star Ja Morant also finished with 10 points, shooting 3/16 from the field.

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