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Sanjesh Singh

Lakers player grades: L.A. puts up embarrassing effort in loss to Grizzlies

The Los Angeles Lakers turned in an embarrassing performance against the Memphis Grizzlies, losing 108-95.

After a solid first quarter where Talen Horton-Tucker, LeBron James and Anthony Davis threw down back-to-back-to-back dunks, the Lakers gradually unraveled as the game progressed.

The Lakers turned the ball over nine times in the second quarter alone; L.A. had 22 on the night compared to just 11 for Memphis.

By the time the fourth quarter rolled around, the Lakers trailed by 16 points. James seemed to be the only one giving effort. He made nice passes to Davis for easy baskets near the rim that trimmed the deficit, but the intensity on defense never came through.

Here is how the Lakers, now 13-13 on the season, graded individually:

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