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The Lakers and LeBron James didn't make it easy, but they managed to win a chaotic and brutal Game 4 contest against the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night in Los Angeles.
In their first-round playoff series against the Grizzlies, the Lakers pulled away in overtime to win 117-111. L.A. now leads the series 3-1, and the Grizzlies are on the verge of losing Game 5 on Wednesday in Memphis (7:30 p.m., TNT). Since their drive for the title within the COVID-19 bubble in 2020, the Lakers have failed to go past the first round of the playoffs.
After the Lakers went on a 5-2 run to start the extra frame, Anthony Davis tipped in a missed shot at the rim to give the Lakers a three-point lead.
The Lakers' six-point victory was secured with a stop at the opposite end. James had 22 points, 20 rebounds, and 7 assists to lead Los Angeles. Since Shaquille O'Neal in 2004, he is the only Lakers player to have at least 20 points and 20 rebounds in a playoff game.
Lakers force overtime after wild final 10 seconds
At the last minute, the Grizzlies appeared to have won at Crypto.com Arena.
Jaren Jackson Jr. of the Grizzlies made a strong block on Rui Hachimura, which led to a fast break and sent Ja Morant rushing in the opposite direction. Desmond Bane received the pass from Morant and laid it in with 6.1 seconds remaining to give Memphis a two-point lead. James' fourth-quarter bucket was his first in six attempts.
On the opposite end, the Grizzlies had one more opportunity to score, but Davis blocked Morant's attempt. After their first-half performance, the Lakers ought to have sailed to an easy victory. Early in the second quarter, they accelerated to a 14-point advantage, and the Grizzlies appeared to be playing out of rhythm. However, Memphis came back shortly before the break and finished the period on a 14-1 surge that was completed by a 3-pointer by Bane right before the final horn. This reduced the Lakers' advantage to two points.
The Grizzlies remained competitive throughout the third quarter as well, and Morant gave them a two-point lead once more at the end of the frame with a buzzer-beating dunk.
The Lakers' offense was having difficulty. After going 0 for 5 from the floor in the first half, Davis had just two points, and Jarred Vanderbilt was their top scorer for the most of the third quarter.
But in the fourth, D'Angelo Russell went on a fast run, making three straight three-pointers to keep the Lakers in the game and tie the game late. The pointless final sequence and the extra period resulted from that.
With 36 points and 7 rebounds while shooting 13 of 29 from the field, Bane led the Grizzlies. Jackson ended with 14 points and 14 rebounds, while Morant contributed 19 points and 7 assists.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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