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2022/23 National Basketball Association (NBA) season
Regular Season
Los Angeles Lakers v Memphis Grizzlies
Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles, USA
Saturday, 21 January 2023
05h00
Los Angeles Lakers will take on the Memphis Grizzlies in a
National Basketball Association (NBA) match on January 21.
This will be the 100th meeting between the two teams in regular-season games since 1995 when the Grizzlies were established.
The Lakers have been dominant in this rivalry having registered 61 wins compared to the Grizzlies' 38 victories.
However, it was the Grizzlies who emerged victorious in their last meeting which was on 10 January 2022 at Lakers' home ground, Crypto.com Arena.
The Grizzlies made it nine consecutive wins when they defeated the Lakers, 127-119 with Ja Morant recording 16 points, five rebounds and seven assists for the winning team.
The Lakers are sitting in 13th place on the Western Conference standings having recorded 20 victories and 24 defeats from 44 games.
While the Grizzlies are placed second on the Western Conference standings having registered 30 wins and 13 defeats from 43 matches.
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On Tuesday, January 17, the Grizzlies secured a 136-106 victory over the Phoenix Suns and extended their win streak to 10 in a row, the longest current win streak in the NBA.
”I’ll be the first one say, you to throw basketball out the window when we talk about today," Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins said after the game.
"You know this is a special day in and of itself. Whether you win a game, you lose a game, today is about that the legacy that he has left
"But that we’ve got to each and every one of us carry on."
Head-to-Head (Last Five NBA Matches)
Matches - 5
Lakers - 2
Grizzlies- 3
NBA fixtures - 21-22 January
Saturday, January 21
01:00 - Orlando Magic v New Orleans Pelicans
01:30 - Atlanta Hawks v New York Knicks
01:30 - Cleveland Cavaliers v Golden State Warriors
01:30 - Dallas Mavericks v Miami Heat
02:00 - San Antonio Spurs v Los Angeles Clippers
03:00 - Denver Nuggets v Indiana Pacers
03:00 - Utah Jazz v Brooklyn Nets
04:00 - Los Angeles Lakers v Memphis Grizzlies
04:00 - Sacramento Kings v Oklahoma City Thunder
Sunday, January 22
23:00 - Toronto Raptors v Boston Celtics
01:00 - Washington Wizards v Orlando Magic
01:30 - Atlanta Hawks v Charlotte Hornets
01:30 - Cleveland Cavaliers v Milwaukee Bucks
02:00 - Minnesota Timberwolves v Houston Rockets
03:00 - Phoenix Suns v Indiana Pacers
04:00 - Sacramento Kings v Philadelphia 76ers
21:30 - Miami Heat v New Orleans Pelicans
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