When the Lakers last faced the Memphis Grizzlies earlier this month, LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook were all active but unfortunately still dropped that game to the young team without Ja Morant. It was also after this specific game that Davis mentioned that the Lakers will have to start playing like underdogs given how they’ve failed to meet expectations to start the season.
At that point, the Lakers were still trying to figure their issues out, and were looking for some sort of winning momentum on the road. And while a lot has changed since then, the team’s goal hasn’t.