Overview
- Tip-off is 10:30 p.m. ET at Crypto.com Arena with local TV on Spectrum SportsNet and streaming on Fubo and NBA League Pass.
- Los Angeles enters at 20-11 after dropping seven of its last 12, while Memphis is 15-18 following an overtime loss earlier this week.
- Lakers absences include Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura and Adou Thiero, Jarred Vanderbilt is questionable, and Gabe Vincent’s status is uncertain after being listed as a game-time decision.
- The Grizzlies list multiple players out, including Vince Williams Jr., Brandon Clarke, John Konchar, Zach Edey, Ty Jerome and Scotty Pippen Jr., with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope most recently listed as out.
- This is the first of two meetings this weekend that will conclude the season series, which the Lakers lead 2-0, with the rematch set for Jan. 4 in Memphis.