Julius Randle led the Lakers with a triple-double.
The 3-ball was strong for the Los Angeles Lakers (13-25) last night, as they hit a season high 17 of 33 from beyond the arc crushing the Memphis Grizzlies (22-15) 116-102 snapping their three-game losing streak.
All the long-shots opened up the inside for Julius Randle who finished with his third career triple-double with 19 points, 14 rebounds, and a career-high 11 assists. Nick Young scored 20 and D’Angelo Russell had 18 both of them dropping a flurry of 3’s, each with 6 a piece and five Lakers had at least one.
“When shooters get hot, a good offense is going to beat a good defense,” Los Angeles coach Luke Walton said.
The Lakers held the Grizzlies to just 39% from the field and outrebounded them 43-39.
“We had our L.A. cool jacket on tonight,” Memphis coach David Fizdale said. “I don’t know who we were performing for, but it wasn’t for each other.
“We show signs of greatness and then we are just zombies out there. Tonight was one of those nights.”
Marc Gasol led the Grizzlies in scoring with 22 with Mike Conley right behind him with 21.
Walton said he got on Randle at practice Monday about his inconsistency and later called him at home to see if he was still mad at him.
“I think he can be great and I’m going to continue to hold him to high standards,” Walton said. “He obviously responded pretty well and gave us a nice effort.”
