Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) reaches for the ball between Lakers forward LeBron James (23) and guard Luka Doncic (77) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill) Lakers center Jaxson Hayes, front right, handles the ball ag ainst Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey, left, in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill) Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) talks with referee Tyler Ford in the second half of an NBA basketball game against Memphis Grizzlies Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill) Lakers guard Gabe Vincent (7) shoots against the Memphis Grizzlies in the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill) Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) shoots against Memphis Grizzlies guard Scotty Pippen Jr. (1) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill) Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) handles the ball against Lakers guard Austin Reaves (15) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill) Lakers forward LeBron James (23) handles the ball against Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane (22) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill) Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) handles the ball against Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaylen Wells (0) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill) Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) handles the ball against Lakers forward Rui Hachimura (28) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill) Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey reacts after scoring in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Lakers, Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill) Show Caption1 of 10Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) reaches for the ball between Lakers forward LeBron James (23) and guard Luka Doncic (77) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill) Expand MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Austin Reaves had 31 points and eight assists, Luka Doncic added 29 points and nine assists and the Lakers held on for a 134-127 win over Memphis on Saturday night in the Grizzlies’ first game under interim coach Tuomas Iisalo. LeBron James scored 25 points as the Lakers led by 20 points in the first half, but squandered the advantage to make it a close game in the fourth quarter. Desmond Bane led Memphis with 29 points, while Jaren Jackson Jr. added 24 points. Ja Morant finished with 22 points and 10 assists. Iisalo took over Friday night hours after Memphis fired Taylor Jenkins, the winningest coach in franchise history, with nine games left in the regular season. Takeaways Lakers: While the Lakers had played well in their previous 36 games, they came in losers of four of their last five, including a last-second loss at Chicago on Thursday night. The game was close but did not have the late drama. Grizzlies: Memphis went 1-4 on a five-game road trip coming back home still reeling after the first of three games in four nights. Key moment The teams exchanged the lead through the middle part of the fourth quarter when Doncic entered with about eight minutes left. After four straight points from Doncic and a 3-pointer from Dorian Finney-Smith, the Lakers had retaken the lead. Key stat Midway through the second quarter, the Lakers had made a dozen 3-pointers and were shooting at 55% as they built the lead to 20 before Memphis cut into the advantage to trail 72-61 at halftime. The Lakers ended up making 19 3-pointers, one short of their season-high. Up next Both teams play at home Monday night, the Lakers entertaining the Rockets and the Grizzlies playing host to Boston. Related Articles Grizzlies surprisingly fire Taylor Jenkins, franchise’s winningest coach After stunning loss to Bulls, Lakers look to bounce back to close trip Lakers fall to Bulls on Josh Giddey’s half-court buzzer-beater Lakers convert Jordan Goodwin to standard NBA contract Lakers edge Pacers on LeBron James’ buzzer-beating tip-in to end skid ...read more read less