After dominating the Grizzlies to close out Game 1 and finding out that Ja Morant wouldn’t be able to suit up for Game 2 only hours before tip-off, the Lakers looked set to take a 2-0 lead home with them to Los Angeles. Instead, the Grizzlies improved their record without Ja Morant to 33-17 over the last two regular seasons and playoffs, evening the series at 1-1 with a 103-93 win.
With the series now tied at one game apiece heading back to Los Angeles, here are three takeaways from the Lakers’ second playoff game.