Although the Los Angeles Lakers dropped their 2019-20 NBA season opener at Staples Center, they have managed to go 3-0 as the home team against the Memphis Grizzlies.
The Grizzlies opened the game on a 15-2 run due to a lackluster effort on both ends of the floor from the Lakers. Despite experiencing some discomfort in his shoulder early on, Anthony Davis was able to make his presence felt by helping the Lakers respond with an 11-2 run of their own to cut the deficit to four midway through the first quarter.
With Davis serving as the central force on offense, head coach Frank Vogel opted to surround him with a more defensive lineup by inserting Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Dwight Howard in the mix and it paid huge dividends on that end of the floor to start.