Grizzlies tie Lakers series 1-1 without Ja Morant

Grizzlies tied their first-round Western Conference series at 1-1 Wednesday night beating Los Angeles Lakers 103-93. Memphis were missing their All-Star guard Ja Morant, who is still recovering from a hand injury. In his absence Xavier Tillman scored a career-high 22 points and had 13 rebounds.

At one point of the game the Grizzlies led by as much as 20 and had fans waving their towels chanting “Whoop That Trick” with 30 seconds left with this series guaranteed a return to Memphis for Game 5.

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