Grizzlies 112, Lakers 95
LOS ANGELES -- For the second time in three days, the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Los Angeles Lakers.
Forward P.J. Hairston scored 21 points and forward Vince Carter had 19 points, and the Grizzles rolled past the Lakers 112-95 on Friday night at Staples Center.
Point guard Mike Conley had 17 points and seven assists as six Memphis players reached double figures in scoring. Center Zach Randolph added 15 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, guard Lance Stephenson contributed 14 points and seven rebounds, and forward JaMychal Green chipped in 10 points for the Grizzlies (34-23), who dropped the Lakers for the eighth consecutive time.
Point guard D'Angelo Russell led the Lakers (11-49), losers of eight in a row, with 22 points. Forward Julius Randle finished with 17 points and seven rebounds, while guard Lou Williams scored 13 points.
Lakers forward Kobe Bryant missed the contest with a sore right shoulder. The Grizzles played without guard Tony Allen, who had a sore left knee.
On Wednesday, the Grizzles earned a 128-119 win over Los Angeles at Memphis behind a season-high 25 points by former Laker and Memphis forward Matt Barnes. This game, though, was practically over before intermission.
Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson scored the game's first bucket, but Los Angeles never led again. Memphis held a 32-25 advantage after one quarter and blew the contest open in the second period. Carter nailed four of his five first-half 3-pointers -- he ended the half five-for-five from 3-point range -- in the second quarter as the Grizzlies coasted to a 67-50 at the break.
The Grizzlies made 58.7 percent of their shots to 46.2 percent for the Lakers in the first half. They also converted eight of 16 3-point attempts (50 percent) to four of 11 (36.4 percent) for the Lakers.
For the game, Memphis shot 50.6 percent to 41 percent for Los Angeles.
In the third quarter, the Grizzlies, who led by as much as 29 points, owned a 90-71 edge heading into the final quarter.
NOTES: With the Lakers off until Tuesday's contest against the Brooklyn Nets at Staples Center, F Kobe Bryant will essentially have had a week to rest his ailing shoulder. "I think the next couple of days is just trying to get the (shoulder) as manageable as possible," Lakers coach Byron Scott said. "Hopefully, he'll feel no pain going into the next two games. Other than that, he does a real good job of taking care of himself, so that's nothing we really worry about." Los Angeles will follow the Brooklyn game with a visit to Denver to play the Nuggets on Wednesday. ... The Grizzlies ranked first in the NBA in total turnover differential (minus-174) entering the contest. ... The Lakers and Grizzlies will meet in their final regular-season game March 22 at Staples. ... Memphis visits the Phoenix Suns on Saturday.