Overview
- Tip-off is 7:30 p.m. PT (10:30 p.m. ET) at Crypto.com Arena, with local TV on Spectrum SportsNet and streaming options including Fubo and NBA League Pass.
- Los Angeles enters 20-11 (fifth in the West) after dropping four of its last five, while Memphis is 15-18 (ninth) and coming off an overtime loss in Philadelphia.
- Key Lakers absences include Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura, with Adou Thiero out, Gabe Vincent a game-time decision, and Jarred Vanderbilt listed as questionable.
- The Grizzlies list Zach Edey, Brandon Clarke, Ty Jerome, John Konchar, Scotty Pippen Jr., and Vince Williams as out, with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope questionable.
- This is the first of a two-game set that concludes Sunday in Memphis, and the season series currently favors the Lakers 2-0.