NBA 2018-19: 3 Talking points as the Los Angeles Lakers romp the Memphis Grizzlies

After losing their previous match against the San Antonio Spurs the Lakers went head to head against the Memphis Grizzlies in a Western Conference match-up which seemed one-sided from the beginning. The Lakers showed no signs of letting go off the gas pedal this time and finished the job with utmost professionalism.

The Grizzlies entered the contest after a convincing win against the Los Angeles Clippers and were supposed to be favorites to win this game as it was on their own turf and they had won just the previous night.

LeBron James v/s Marc Gasol was highly anticipated who have had a pretty interesting rivalry in the past as well. But the whole Lakers showed up as a team and romped the Grizzlies. They showed a lot of effort on both ends of the floor and made sure that they get this crucial victory and keep fighting for a top spot in the Playoff race. Here, are the top three takeaways of this contest.

#3 Strong offensive display from multiple players for Lakers

Kyle Kuzma had a great night for the Los Angeles Lakers

The biggest problem for the Lakers lately has been the over-reliance on the shoulders of LeBron James. He must do it all if the Lakers want to get a win. But in a positive light for the Lakers, this wasn’t the case on Sunday as the visitors came with only one goal in mind, that is to win and make a strong, bold statement for anyone thinking that they’re not a team to be reckoned with.

Everybody contributed one way or another especially on the offensive end, with 6 players scoring in double digits. It was a welcome performance for Josh Hart who seemed out of touch lately. He scored 16 points shooting 50% from the field.

Svi Mykhailuk also put in the numbers with 11 points of his own on 4-8 shooting. This was a much-needed game for the rookie who hasn’t been performing well so far.

#2 Nobody showed up for the Grizzlies

Memphis Grizzlies had a disappointing outing

After getting a shocking victory over the Clippers in their previous game it was expected that the Grizzlies might be coming back in form and will try to make another push into the playoff race.

Coming into the game they were the favorites but since the game began all those speculations faded as the Grizzlies had an abysmal night, one that they would want to forget quickly.

Nobody showed up for them and the team looked lost at times. They seemed to have already thrown in the towels when they were being led by as many as 26 points by the visitors. They were dominated on the boards as well, which has been the case for them the whole season as they are ranked number 30th for total rebounds as a team.

In their next match-ups, the Lakers will host the Miami Heat while the Grizzlies will travel to Denver to get back to winning ways.

#1 Great effort on the glass from the Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers did great rebounding the basketball

After a lackluster performance from the Lakers on the defense and board especially in the fourth quarter of the last game, they came roaring back with a strong rebounding performance in which they gathered 57 rebounds which was their season high.

The rebounding efforts of JaVale McGee and Tyson Chandler were especially praiseworthy as they both had 10 rebounds and 14 rebounds respectively.

LeBron James also showed good effort on the boards with 8 rebounds to make sure that this time he delivers a win for the Lakers.

Kyle Kuzma also had 9 rebounds along with a strong scoring performance with 20 points shooting 50% from the field.

The Lakers are now 5-1 on the second night of a back to back encounter. They started this match with great energy and continued their dominant display throughout the match.