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Sanjesh Singh

Lakers player grades: Grizzlies top L.A. despite LeBron James’ 35 points

The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Memphis Grizzlies, 127-119, but the scoreline was not this close for most of the game.

The Lakers trailed by 29 points as Memphis shot 60% for a good portion of the game, but L.A. made a wild fourth-quarter comeback led by Austin Reaves and Wayne Ellington to give life to a game that seemed to have none entering the final 12 minutes.

Reaves, Ellington, Kent Bazemore, Trevor Ariza and DeAndre Jordan comprised the five-man lineup that sparked a 21-0 run.

But the heroic effort just came too late. LeBron James had 31 points at one point while no other Laker had over eight, so the four-game winning streak has been snapped.

Here is how the Lakers, now 21-20, graded after the loss:

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