Anthony Davis and Key Lakers Players to Watch vs. the Grizzlies - March 27

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Lakers vs. Grizzlies: Players to Watch

Lakers Key Players

Anthony Davis is averaging 24.7 points, 12.6 boards and 3.6 assists. At the other end, he averages 1.2 steals and 2.4 blocked shots (third in league).

James' numbers on the season are 25.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 8 assists per contest, shooting 53.1% from the floor and 40.5% from downtown, with an average of 2.2 made treys.

Austin Reaves averages 16.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.6 assists, shooting 49.1% from the floor and 37.7% from downtown, with 1.9 made treys per contest.

D'Angelo Russell is averaging 18.2 points, 6.4 assists and 3.1 boards.

Spencer Dinwiddie is averaging 12.6 points, 6 assists and 3.3 boards.

Grizzlies Key Players

Jaren Jackson Jr. is averaging 22.4 points, 5.5 boards and 2.3 assists for the Grizzlies.

Per game, Desmond Bane provides the Grizzlies 23.7 points, 4.4 boards and 5.2 assists. He also averages 1 steal and 0.5 blocks.

Per game, Santi Aldama gets the Grizzlies 10.9 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists, plus 0.7 steals and 0.9 blocks.

Vince Williams Jr. averages 10 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists. He is sinking 44.6% of his shots from the floor and 37.8% from beyond the arc, with 1.5 triples per game.

Per game, John Konchar gives the Grizzlies 4.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2 assists, plus 0.9 steals and 0.9 blocks.

Lakers vs. Grizzlies Stat Insights

Los Angeles Key Stats

The Lakers have a +8 scoring differential, putting up 117.8 points per game (eighth in the league) and giving up 117.7 (23rd in the NBA).

Los Angeles pulls down 43 rebounds per game (18th in the league) while conceding 44.5 per outing to its opponents. It is outrebounded by 1.5 boards per game.

The Lakers knock down 11.7 three-pointers per game (22nd in the league), 2.5 fewer than their opponents (14.2).

Los Angeles averages 113.5 points per 100 possessions on offense (14th in the league), and gives up 113 points per 100 possessions (13th in the NBA).

Memphis Key Stats

The Grizzlies have a -497 scoring differential, falling short by 6.9 points per game. They're putting up 105.9 points per game, 30th in the league, and are giving up 112.8 per outing to rank 11th in the NBA.

Memphis ranks 24th in the league at 42.2 rebounds per game. That's 3.6 fewer than the 45.8 its opponents average.

The Grizzlies connect on 13.3 three-pointers per game (10th in the league) at a 34.6% rate (29th in NBA), compared to the 13.3 their opponents make, shooting 37.6% from deep.

Memphis ranks 30th in the NBA with 104.2 points scored per 100 possessions, and 11th defensively with 111.6 points conceded per 100 possessions.

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