Memphis Grizzlies down 3-1 in the series after OT loss to the Los Angeles Lakers

LOS ANGELES — The Memphis Grizzlies haven't scored a road win against the Los Angeles Lakers this season, but Monday's meeting has the highest stakes yet. A pivotal Game 4 could either lead to Memphis reclaiming homecourt advantage or needing to win three games in a row to save their season.

The Lakers have built a 2-1 lead in their 2023 NBA playoff series behind the domination of Anthony Davis. In the two Lakers wins, Davis is averaging 26.5 points and 14.5 rebounds. He finished with 13 points and nine rebounds when the Grizzlies won Game 2.

Ja Morant (hand injury) returned for Game 3 and finished with 45 points and 13 assists. It was an encouraging performance, but he was the only Grizzlies players that performed well on Saturday.

Five players off the Memphis bench combined for 12 points in Saturday's loss. In particular, Tyus Jones and Luke Kennard have been instant offense off the bench, but the duo combined for four points and missed all six of their total 3-point attempts.

Through three games, both teams have shown why they have two of the NBA's best defenses. Rebounding the ball and scoring transition points are big focal points on both sides, and the key to that success is getting defensive stops.

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Memphis Grizzlies score vs. Los Angeles Lakers: Live 2023 NBA playoff updates from Game 4

Overtime

FINAL: Lakers 117, Grizzlies 111. Two sub-40% shooting nights for Memphis in LA. Tough to overcome.

17.6 seconds left: Not a good possession out of the timeout for Memphis. Morant's corner 3 is contested and short. Lakers will shoot free throws.

29.4 seconds left: LeBron and-1 after a missed Morant floater. Lakers 113, Grizzlies 108.

Bane up to 36 points on 13-29 shooting. Morant 19 points on 8-23 shooting.

LeBron James has 22 points, 20 rebounds and 7 assists.

1:23 left: Brooks fastbreak dunk. Then a Davis offensive putback. Memphis down 3.

1:54 left: Last two trips for the Grizzlies was a missed driving layup by Morant (who may have been fouled) and a missed 3 by Bane, who has gone cold from behind the arc. Lakers by 3, timeout LA. Everyone on the floor is tired.

3:08 left: Morant floater is good. Grizzlies within 2.

3:46 left: Consecutive baskets by James and Davis gives Lakers the lead.

Fourth quarter

End of regulation: Davis blocks Morant at the buzzer. James' 65-foot heave comes after the buzzer, but it did go in. Anyway, OT! Grizzlies 104, Lakers 104.

0.8 seconds left: James, with Tillman defending, ties the game with a teardrop layup over the outstretched help by JJJ. 104-104.

6.7 seconds left: Morant and Bane on the fast break off of a JJJ block, and Bane lays it in for the lead. Wow.

1:04 left: Morant's first fourth quarter point comes on the free throw line. Grizzlies by 2.

1:45 left: Russell fouls out on a Bane drive. Bane hits both free throws. Grizzlies by 1.

2:02 left: Two offensive rebounds and a foul sends Anthony Davis to the line. He splits the pair. Lakers lead 100-99. Grizzlies must dig deep here.

2:24 left: Morant offensive foul again with LeBron taking the charge. That one was obvious.

3:00 left: Bane, not Morant, is the one driving the offense. Bane with two corner 3 misses in one possession.

3:55 left: Another Russell 3 puts the Lakers up. Bane responds with a midrange jumper.

4:18 left: Back-to-back 3s by D'Angelo Russell gets the Lakers to within 97-96.

4:31 left: Both teams are increasingly showing their emotion with the officiating. Something to monitor.

5:12 left: Huge 3 off of an offensive rebound for Bane. Grizzlies had Tillman and JJJ going for the rebound as Davis watched.

6:01 left: Good night for Xavier Tillman, who has 12 points. Grizzlies up 4 with the ball. Davis and James with a combined 22 points so far.

7:57 left: JJJ with the offensive foul on an illegal screen. He caught Dennis Schroder in the midsection, but no flagrant foul upon review.

8:40 left: Bane and Morant back into the game after they sat to start the quarter.

9:14 left: Davis, back in with 4 points tonight, shortarms a floater. Grizzlies have been very good defensively against him.

10:00 left: Tillman and JJJ with blocks on back-to-back possessions. Grizzlies up 3.

Third quarter

End of the quarter: Morant with a dunk at the buzzer. Oh my! It went down in time, and the Grizzlies lead 83-81. Morant up to 16 points.

1:40 left: Morant called for an offensive foul as LeBron stands in for the charge. Morant still aggressive.

2:22 left: Brooks drains his first 3 of the game. He's up to 9 points.

3:09 left: An odd game, this. Rui Hachimura and Austin Reaves are running the Lakers offense with Davis on the floor.

Grizzlies 76, Lakers 71.

5:10 left: Desmond Bane with a great stretch here, up to 22 points. Awful stretch for D'Angelo Russell, who just missed a long 3 off an offensive rebound, then got blown by on a Bane drive and committed a clear-path foul on a Morant fast break. Grizzlies up 73-69 and still pushing.

5:52 left: Aldama in the game for the Grizzlies as JJJ sits. We'll see what that will mean during this stretch.

7:00 left: Morant looks good, passing behind his back to Tillman for a dunk. Grizzlies lead.

Austin Reaves is sitting with 4 fouls. Dillon Brooks has 3 fouls.

7:32 left: Morant lays the ball in but is in considerable pain as he lands on his bad hand. Game tied at 66. Morant has 11 points and 3 assists. Bane up to 17 points.

9:00 left: Both teams getting good looks to start the half.

Second quarter

Halftime: Huge run by the Grizzlies, punctuated by a Desmond Bane 3 with a few seconds left. 14-1 run. Lakers 54, Grizzlies 52.

Grizzlies finally made a few shots at the end of the half, and the starting five is the best defensive lineup they can put out there. Something to remember when it's best on best in the fourth quarter.

1:05 left: Grizzlies on a 11-1 run to cut the Lakers lead to 54-49. Third foul for Austin Reaves.

2:39 left: JJJ and-1. Back-to-back possessions with offensive rebounds and putbacks for the Grizzlies. Lakers lead is 53-43.

4:16 left: Grizzlies shooting 31%. Lakers 53, Grizzlies 38.

6:15 left: David Roddy 3 is good. He's got a team-high 9 points.

6:32 left: Troy Brown isolates Morant and drives through him for a layup. Not a good half for the Grizzlies, who are approaching the halftime margin from Game 3. Lakers 44, Grizzlies 30.

Here comes another challenge, this from Lakers coach Darvin Ham on an Anthony Davis foul call. Challenge is successful.

6:56 left: Taylor Jenkins challenging an out-of-bounds call, if only to use a timeout to settle down the Grizzlies. The last few minutes have included two LeBron blocks, a Davis block, a Dillon Brooks airball and badly missed 3-pointers from Bane and Morant.

After a lengthy review, the challenge is unsuccessful.

7:29 left: LeBron made baskets sandwich a LeBron block. Meanwhile, Memphis' offense continues to struggle.

8:39 left: Anthony Davis is holding his hip on the floor. He's back up, but looks to be in pain.

8:59 left: Grizzlies offense stagnant without Morant, and Taylor Jenkins calls timeout with the Lakers up 38-29.

10:32 left: David Roddy and-1 with LeBron called for the foul.

First quarter

End of the quarter: Lakers finish the quarter on a 9-2 run to take a 29-23 lead, punctuated by a LeBron 3.

1:43 left: First points from LeBron James come from the free throw line. Lakers 24, Grizzlies 21.

2:49 left: Grizzlies get early 3s from Roddy and Kennard off the bench. They'll need that to balance out the Lakers bench, which has been their strength.

4:28 left: Anthony Davis earns his second foul but will stay in the game.

6:02 left: Ja Morant 3-pointer good! Grizzlies back in front by 1.

10:12 left: Dillon Brooks with a basket, and the Grizzlies lead 6-0 early. Much better start.

Pregame: Starting five remains the same for the Grizzlies

The starting lineup remains unchanged for the Grizzlies, with Ja Morant healthy alongside Dillon Brooks, Desmond Bane, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Xavier Tillman.

Morant will need some help tonight that he didn't receive in Game 3 during his 45-point performance, especially from Jackson and Brooks on the offensive end.

The game begins soon on TNT, just after the top of the hour from LA.

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