Life without LeBron James is going to be very challenging for the Los Angeles Lakers. He is expected to miss at least two weeks with a right foot injury.
Without him, they took on the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday, and for a while, they competed hard.
The Lakers were right there with Ja Morant and company in the first half and held a 49-46 halftime lead. The dam burst in the third quarter, however. They gave up 47 points in that frame, 28 of which were scored by Morant.
Los Angeles just didn’t have the firepower to respond after falling behind by double digits, and it lost to the Grizzlies 121-109. The biggest problem was turnovers; it gave the ball away a whopping 26 times, which led to 33 fast-break points for Memphis.
The Lakers will take the court Wednesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, who are one spot behind them in 13th place in the Western Conference.