#Los Angeles Lakers at Memphis Grizzlies
FedExForum- Memphis, TN
[ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/401541231)
[TV/Radio](https://reddit.com/r/lakers/comments/1301sb8/game_thread_los_angeles_lakers_31_at_memphis/jhugitx/)
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|Time Clock|
|:–:|
|Final|
||Q1|Q2|Q3|Q4|Total|
|:–|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|
|LAL |24|28|24|23|99|
|MEM |38|23|33|22|116|
###Player Stats
**Los Angeles Lakers**
|Player|MINS|PTS|FGM-A|3PM-A|FTM-A|ORB|DRB|REB|AST|STL|BLK|TO|PF|+/-|
|:–|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|
|J. Vanderbilt|17:47|7|3-4|0-1|1-2|0|2|2|3|0|0|1|4|2
|L. James|36:57|15|5-17|1-9|4-6|2|8|10|5|1|1|5|1|-1
|A. Davis|35:10|31|14-23|1-3|2-3|4|15|19|1|1|2|1|3|6
|A. Reaves|40:02|17|4-13|3-8|6-6|2|6|8|6|1|0|4|4|5
|D. Russell|30:25|11|4-11|2-5|1-2|2|2|4|10|1|0|1|1|0
|D. Schroder|19:00|0|0-2|0-1|0-0|1|0|1|1|1|0|0|0|-20
|R. Hachimura|21:11|9|4-8|1-3|0-0|0|2|2|0|0|0|0|3|-18
|M. Beasley|11:08|6|2-6|2-6|0-0|1|0|1|0|0|0|1|0|-23
|T. Brown Jr.|11:41|0|0-2|0-2|0-0|0|4|4|1|0|0|0|0|-26
|W. Gabriel|8:02|3|1-3|0-0|1-1|2|0|2|0|2|0|0|1|-5
|L. Walker IV|4:40|0|0-1|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|-3
|S. Harrison|1:58|0|0-1|0-0|0-0|0|1|1|0|1|0|0|0|-1
|M. Christie|1:58|0|0-1|0-1|0-0|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|0|-1
**Memphis Grizzlies**
|Player|MINS|PTS|FGM-A|3PM-A|FTM-A|ORB|DRB|REB|AST|STL|BLK|TO|PF|+/-|
|:–|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|–:|
|D. Brooks|29:34|8|3-15|2-10|0-0|0|2|2|0|0|0|1|4|-7
|J. Jackson Jr.|37:57|18|5-11|2-5|6-6|4|6|10|0|1|2|2|5|1
|X. Tillman|31:06|8|4-10|0-1|0-1|3|3|6|4|0|0|1|1|11
|D. Bane|42:50|33|12-21|4-9|5-6|1|9|10|5|0|0|2|1|18
|J. Morant|37:33|31|13-26|2-5|3-4|2|8|10|7|1|0|2|2|19
|L. Kennard|17:39|6|2-3|2-3|0-0|1|4|5|1|1|0|0|3|26
|S. Aldama|13:53|7|3-5|1-2|0-0|2|3|5|3|1|0|0|1|17
|T. Jones|15:07|3|1-4|1-4|0-0|0|1|1|3|2|0|2|0|12
|J. Konchar|10:08|0|0-2|0-1|0-0|1|2|3|0|0|0|0|2|-9
|K. Lofton Jr.|1:24|2|1-2|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|-1
|Z. Williams|1:24|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|-1
|D. Roddy|1:24|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|-1
###Team Stats
|Team|FGM-A|3PM-A|FTM-A|AST|PF|STL|TO|BLK|OREB|DREB|REB|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|LAL|37-92|10-39|15-20|28|17|8|13|3|14|40|62|
|MEM|44-99|14-40|14-17|24|19|6|11|2|14|38|56|
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Ham subbing off AD when we were 1 point down in the 3rd Q. And those Troy/Beasley minutes… Just zero sense
Ham needs to answer for this shit
Before you all gloom and doom, the Warriors lost by FIFTY against them in this same exact situation last year.
They’ll show up at home, and LeBron won’t have the worst game of his playoff career this time. We just need Ham to not coach AGAINST us.
Game 6 must win. Cannot afford a game 7 in Memphis.
I wish Jeannie was Jewish or Muslim, because Ham ain’t it
Closeout game Bron gone wrong. We’ll see next game.
I wish Ham, Beas and TBJ to have a good time with Dwight next season.
Game changed the exact moment Ham subbed out AD for Troy Brown (who had a +/- of **-24**).
The Lebron center lineup has been literal dogshit all series. Grizzlies go on 7-0 run. Ham asks AD to sub back in less than a minute after he subbed out. Elite incompetence.
Fire Darvin Ham
Mo Bamba not even playing in garbage time was really sad. Darvin Ham cooked us
bench AD when we’re within 1, run him into the ground down 20. Darvin Ham disasterclass.
Even if we win this series, we still won’t make it far unless Ham decides to be a real coach
What a fucking embarrassment
Keeping in AD for most of the 4th after taking him out when it’s a 1 point game in the 3rd is one of the most outrageous things I’ve seen in my life. Should be ashamed of a coaching decision like that
This shit better not go to 7 games
Can we fire a coach mid series??
It’s game 5 (now game 6) Darvin, it’s time to get serious. No more 10-man rotations, no more all-bench lineups, no more fucking Beasley.
I straight up have no idea why Darvin was even trying to come back in the 4th quarter. AD played 8 extra minutes, Bron an extra 5 that they shouldn’t have. What the fuck man.
Tough loss but no we’re going back to staples, we gotta be LOUD
some takeaways from tonight:
1. Bamba and Lonnie need to get some playing time especially in certain situations (when we need a big to replace AD and need Lonnie’s instant offense).
2. Malik Beasley is not going to save us. He might have a game where he makes a few shots but temper your expectations
3. Can’t afford to stagger Bron and AD’s mins especially when we’re down
4. Again, the three guard lineup has got to be abandoned. Ham has not tightened up his rotations and it’s appalling.
5. We have the ability to come back from being down big but this isn’t a sustainable way to play
Let’s finish the job at home and get some rest. GO LAKERS.
I fear if we lose on Friday that we are over.
FUCK DARVIN HAM!
Flush it, let’s close these fuckers out on Friday.
We would’ve been crushed if Adams and Clarke were healthy. Just too small.
Lakers are 74-75 vs the Grizzlies in the 3rd with 4 minutes left in the quarter.
Darvin Ham immediate go-to move:
Sit Anthony Davis
That is all.
In the negative plus minus whenever we run a center less lineup all series. These aren’t “rookie head coach” mistakes from Ham. These are genuinely bad mistakes that are signs of a bad coach
This was a one point game at one point
Nick Nurse please save us
i wonder if ja and dbricks will show up to the post game interviews??
Ham is so stupid its beyond frustrating.
Turning point was when Ham took AD out in a 1 point game.
I want Mo Bamba, not No Bamba.
AD – A
Everyone else – F
Ham and Beasley – should walk home
Cut it to 1, they’re shitting themselves, Bane got cold and ham sub out AD and put lebron at 5 in a close out game. Taking this L would’ve been way easier if it wasn’t on our dumbass coach.
Cost us the game by taking out AD while we’re down 1, and putting beasley and brown in
time to put in Lonnie and put away Malik
End the Beasly minutes.
darvin ham 上海大鲨鱼的新任主教练
Lakers aren’t doing anything this postseason with LeBron playing like this. 5-17 and just continues chucking threes.
Darvin Scam is also an absolute liability, terrible rotations and feel for the game.
We really got a championship team with a dleague coach.
Been saying this after wins, after losses and on off days.
Darvin Ham is a moron. Also Rui needs more minutes.
The Malik Beasley and Troy Brown minutes were an absolute disaster that’s all I took from that game.
Troy brown and Beasley got to stop playing together. More rui minutes in the 1st half. Keep Austin reaves out there longer during his stints. Get rid of lebron st center lineups
1. I wonder how many more games it’s gonna take this fuckin idiot to realize Lebron at the 5 is not it? Bam or Thompson ain’t gotta do shit but give us 10 minutes of rebounding and effort.
2. Rui should be playing 25 mins at least, period.
3. Beasley is garbage, why the fuck is he scared to mix shit up and see what Lonnie got?
What we saw tonight was a masterclass in coaching malpractice. The Lakers brought it within 1 late in the 3rd quarter. Ham then takes out AD and plays LeBron at center which allows the grizzlies go on a 9-0 run to take a big lead again. Grizzlies runs happened every game against the LeBron at center lineups. At what point do you stop playing LeBron at the 5? When are you gonna make any adjustment and stop with this small ball bullshit?? Also how the fuck do you let a team go on a 19-2 run without calling a single time out???
Darvin Ham is the worst coach in the playoffs and it’s not even close.
Nothing really demonstrates how much Ham has been skating by riding an AD carry job quite like taking him out with still almost 5 minutes to go in the 3rd with Ja and JJJ still in the game, giving up a 7-0 run with inside scoring, offensive rebounding, and a JJJ 3, all of which AD typically locks down, then subbing him back in in a panic as a bandaid solution attempt.
I really doubt how far we can go with him as coach. Rui got 2 fouls and Ham sat him for the entire fucking half. I just don’t get it. I typically want to act like a coach knows better than we do but the results show that this team literally just does well with AD in and is ass with him on the bench. He has yet to figure out how to just be regular bad without AD.
Rotation for Game 6 should be Anthony Davis, Lebron, Vando, Austin, DLo, Dennis, Rui, and Wenyen, and Wenyen should only play when AD is not on the floor.