LeBron James and the Lakers didn’t make it easy, but they survived a wild and ugly Game 4 matchup on Monday night in Los Angeles.
The Lakers surged ahead in overtime to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 117-111 in Game 4 of their opening round playoff series. That gave them a 3-1 series lead, and pushed the Grizzlies to the brink of elimination headed into Wednesday’s Game 5. The Lakers haven’t made it past the first round of the playoffs since their title run inside the COVID-19 bubble in 2020.
The Lakers, after opening the extra period on a 5-2 burst, took a three point lead after Anthony Davis tipped-in a missed bucket at the rim.