Rui Hachimura had a career-best playoff scoring performance with 29 points as the Lakers stole Game 1 from the Grizzlies in the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Rui Hachimura had a career-best playoff scoring performance with 29 points, including 21 in the second half, and LeBron James added 21 points and 11 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 128-112 on Sunday in the opening game of their Western Conference playoff series.
Austin Reaves added 23 points, including nine straight in the closing minutes as the Lakers pulled away. Anthony Davis had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and D’Angelo Russell, who scored only two points in the Lakers’ play-in win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, finished with 19 points.Ja Morant had 18 points before leaving in the fourth quarter with an injured right hand.
Los Angeles wrested home-court advantage from the Grizzlies, who had the NBA’s best home record at 35-6.It was Hachimura from Japan who provided Los Angeles some breathing room in the third quarter, connecting on all four of his 3-point attempts.Hachimura’s only previous playoff experience was in 2021 with Washington, which lost a first-round series to Philadelphia.The Lakers earned the seventh seed in the West by beating Minnesota in the play-in tournament.
Los Angeles missed the playoffs in 2022 and was eliminated in the first round by the Phoenix Suns a year earlier.Austin Reaves put in nine straight points in the closing minutes for Los Angeles.Morant had 18 points but left in the fourth quarter with an injured right hand.The Lakers led by as much as 10 in the first half as Memphis faced some early ballhandling woes.But Memphis outscored the Lakers 38-27 in the second quarter to carry a 65-59 lead into the break.
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