On Monday night, the Crypto.com Arena court was not a place for the weak of heart. With bodies flying around the court at breakneck speed and every possession fought over as if it would be.
the final one of the 2022–23 season, the Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies resumed hostilities in Game 4 of their heated first-round playoff series. LeBron James sent the game into overtime
With a driving layup with 0.8 seconds left in regulation, after the Grizzlies' Desmond Bane had given his team the lead with a layup with 6.7 seconds left.
The regular 48 minutes were not enough to settle what loomed as a vital game. James then put the Lakers over the top in overtime with a driving layup, a scream.
And a flex, scoring the final of his team-high 22 points to lift the Lakers to a 117-111 victory and a 3-1 series lead. With 29.4 seconds left, his basket erupted.
Sending the sellout crowd of 18,997 into a frenzy. James had 20 rebounds for the first time in his career, making him the first Laker since Shaquille O'Neal on June 13, 2004, to have a 20-point, 20-rebound.
Game in the playoffs. In his record-setting 270th playoff game, the NBA's all-time leading scorer added seven assists and two blocked shots while making just one turnover. In 45 minutes of frantic action that brought the Grizzlies to the verge of collapse.
James went 8 for 18 from the field but just 1 for 7 from beyond the arc. Wednesday at Memphis' FedEx Forum is Game 5. Game 6 will be place at Crypto.com Arena on Friday night, if necessary.