Grizzlies Looking To Extend Winning Run To 12 Games Against Hosting Lakers

Ja Morant will lead the Memphis Grizzlies anew on Friday when they visit the Lakers. Getty Images/Christian Petersen

KEY POINTS

The Grizzlies and Lakers will meet for the first time in the regular season
The Grizzlies are favored to register their 12th-straight win
LeBron James will have tough time ahead against a good defensive team like Memphis

The Los Angeles Lakers are in for another rough night at the Crypto.com Arena on Friday, January 20 when the Memphis Grizzlies pay them a visit.

The Grizzlies will be looking for win No. 12 when they lock horns with the Lakers, a team that has been struggling throughout this season.

The Lakers suffered another loss recently against the Sacramento Kings, 111-116, despite the 32-point effort of LeBron James.

Based on his post-game comments, the four-time NBA champion admitted that they need to do better as a team.

"We're definitely a ballclub that has zero room for error. We have to continue to play how we played the last couple of games and trying to play mistake-free basketball," James said.

James played his part in practically all departments that he could. Aside from his 32 points, the 38-year-old star also had nine assists and eight rebounds.

Russell Westbrook chipped in 19 points, seven rebounds, and five assists.

The Lakers hold an offensive rating of 113, 16th in the league.

Defensively, Los Angeles owns a defensive rating of 113.8, which is 20th in the NBA today.

The situation of the Grizzlies is a whole lot different with Memphis on a winning roll.

In their last assignment, they won a close encounter with the Cleveland Cavaliers, 113-112, thanks to a game-saving block by Dillon Brooks on Darius Garland.

"I just wanted to stay on [Garland]," Brooks shared. "He tried to side-step me and take a jump shot, but I got the block."

Desmond Bane led the win with 25 points, four rebounds, and four assists.

Ja Moran was not far behind with 24 markers and eight dimes.

Memphis is sixth in the league in terms of offensive rating with 114.8. Moreover, the Grizzlies hold a grade of 109.1 defensively.

The Grizzlies are installed as -6.5 favorites to prevail over the Lakers, who are at +6.5.

Furthermore, the moneyline is -260 for Memphis and +220 for Los Angeles.

The Lakers will have their work cut out for them when they host the red-hot Grizzlies on Friday at the Crypto.com Arena.

The game will be telecast over ESPN at 10:00 PM ET, with live streaming available via fuboTV.