NBA Wrap: Los Angeles Lakers defeat Memphis Grizzlies in matchup during playoffs

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Rui Hachimura scored 29 points in the playoffs, including 21 in the second half, to set a new career high.

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In the first game of their Western Conference series on Sunday night, Los Angeles defeated Memphis 128-112 with the help of LeBron James' 21 points and 11 rebounds.

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In the final minutes as the Lakers grew ahead, Austin Reaves scored 23 points total, including nine straight.

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With only two points in the Lakers' play-in victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves, D'Angelo Russell finished with 19 points while Anthony Davis had 22 points and 12 rebounds.

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Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis with 31 points, while Desmond Bane scored 22. Ja Morant had 18 points before leaving in the fourth quarter with an injured right hand.

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The No. 2 seeded Grizzlies, who had the best home record in the NBA at 35-6, lost their home-court advantage to the seventh-seeded Lakers.

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Los Angeles defeated Phoenix in the first game of their West series behind 38 points from Kawhi Leonard, including a pair of clutch 3-pointers.

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A late 3-pointer by Eric Gordon gave the Clippers the lead and added 19 points to their total.

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With 17.7 seconds left, Russell Westbrook sank a pair of free throws to give Los Angeles a three-point lead after shooting only 3 of 19 from the field.

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Then, with 10.1 seconds left, he swatted the ball off Devin Booker after blocking his layup attempt at the opposing end.

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Phoenix, which will try to avoid being down 2-0 at home on Tuesday, added 26 points from Devin Booker.

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