While LeBron James and Luka Doncic led the Lakers in scoring, Jake LaRavia brought energy needed during a win over the Grizzlies at Crypto.com Arena.

LA jumped to an early eight-point lead. Marcus Smart and Jake LaRavia both knocked down triples. Former Laker Christian Koloko threw down a dunk off the assist from Ja Morant. Los Angeles was shooting 80% from the field. At the 7:36 mark, the Lakers were up by 11.

The Lakers will try to complete a sweep of their three-game season series against the Memphis Grizzlies Sunday at Crypto.com Arena. The Lakers defeated the Grizzlies on Friday thanks in part to three-pointers by Jarred Vanderbilt and Jake LaRavia during a late run resulting in a 128-121 final score at Crypto.

Preview the Los Angeles Lakers' NBA matchup with Memphis, including live stream, TV channel, odds, and game information.

The Memphis Grizzlies announced on Friday that the team has signed center Christian Koloko to a second 10-day contract using an injury hardship exception. As is standard team policy, the team did not disclose the financial terms of the agreement. This is Koloko’s second short-term deal with Memphis after initially joining the roster on Dec. 22.

After a rough month of December, the Los Angeles Lakers were looking to get back on track to start the new year when they hosted the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night. Both teams were missing a number of key contributors due to injury, but it was the Lakers that came out on top with a 128-121 win to improve their record to 21-11.

Both the Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies may be without multiple key players in Friday night's matchup.

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