The Los Angeles Lakers traveled to Memphis to face the Grizzlies in Game 5 after taking a 3-1 series lead by handling their business at Crypto.com Arena. However, the result was a 116-99 loss, and the team is now heading back to Los Angeles for a pivotal Game 6 showdown.
The Lakers were in contention until late in the third quarter, but were undone by a 26-2 extended run into the early fourth. Obviously the Lakers would have liked to finish off the series in Memphis, but it was always going to be a tall task considering Memphis is one of the best home teams in the league and the Lakers still had a game in hand at home.