[8:00 PM] Lakers @ Grizzlies

Who will WIN this matchup?

Los Angeles Lakers (10-10)

@ Memphis Grizzlies (12-8)

 

• The line for this game is Memphis by 2.5 points.

• A banged-up Memphis Grizzlies squad will try to patch together another victory with a makeshift lineup when they host the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday. Due to injuries to several key players and a personal leave for forward Zach Randolph, the Grizzlies have been able to dress just nine players in each of their last two games, including Thursday’s 95-94 win over Orlando.

• Only one starter – Brandon Ingram (17 points) – scored in double figures against the Raptors as Los Angeles fell for the sixth time in nine games. The Lakers have been held under 90 points in three of their last five contests after going 14 consecutive games with at least 96. Reserve guard Louis Williams remains one of the few constants with nine straight double-digit scoring efforts, but he is shooting 34.8 percent over the last five games while making 6-of-26 3-pointers.

• A key contributor during this injury-plagued stretch has been reserve guard Troy Daniels, who has scored 19 points in each of the last two games while shooting a combined 12-of-21 and making 7-of-13 3-pointers. The hot streak stands out even more when compared to Daniels’ rocky start this season, as the fourth-year pro made four of his first 28 shots over a span of seven contests. Rookie point guard Andrew Harrison has stepped in for the injured Mike Conley to start the last two games and is averaging 16 points and six assists.

• Conley (back), F Chandler Parsons (knee), G Vince Carter (hip), F James Ennis (calf) and Randolph (personal) make up the list of sidelined regulars for Memphis.

• The Grizzlies have won five straight home meetings with the Lakers.

• Gasol is averaging 22.5 points on 57.6 percent shooting over his last four games

 

StreakSmarts Pick: Memphis Grizzlies

Confidence: 5/10

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