MEMPHIS, Tenn.—LeBron James had a triple-double with 23 points, 14 rebounds, and 12 assists, and Rui Hachimura scored 32 points as the Los Angeles Lakers built a big lead in the third quarter and beat the Memphis Grizzlies 136–124 on Wednesday night, Mach 27.
Coming off a 128–124 double-overtime victory in Milwaukee without James the night before, the Lakers won their fifth consecutive game to pull within 2 1/2 games of the idle Dallas Mavericks for sixth place in the NBA’s Western Conference, a spot that would enable them to avoid a play-in game.
