LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers outlast Memphis Grizzlies - ESPN

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — With the Los Angeles Lakers looking to salvage some momentum on their four-game road trip that featured a gut-punch loss on a half-court buzzer-beater by the Chicago Bulls, Lakers coach JJ Redick gathered LeBron James, Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves for a meeting in Memphis on Saturday morning.

«We challenged all three of them when we get to their three-man actions to play with a little more force and a little more thrust and a little more creativity,» Redick said of his message.

The trio responded by combining for 85 points and 25 assists in Los Angeles' 134-127 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. The three generated 120 of Los Angeles' points.

«We played as well as we've played so far, offensively,» Redick said.

Reaves led all scorers with 31 points on 8-for-16 shooting (5-of-8 on 3-pointers), adding 8 assists and 7 rebounds. Doncic scored 29 with 9 assists and 8 rebounds. James scored 25 with 8 assists and 6 rebounds — his most points since returning from a two-week absence because of a strained left groin.

«I think the meeting was just still trying to build that chemistry amongst the three of us to help the team be successful,» Reaves said. «Tonight, it just showed that when we play the right way and trust one another, especially offensively, we can have open looks on almost every possession.… It was really just a conversation about how bad all of us want to win and win at a high level.»

Los Angeles shot 50.6% and 44.2% on 3-pointers, hitting 19-for-43 from the outside.

Seven of those 3s came from reserves Gabe Vincent (4-of-6) and Dorian Finney-Smith (3-of-7).

«The ball was flying around because of the advantages and [James, Doncic and Reaves] getting into the paint,» Finney-Smith said. «Me, Gabe, Rui