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hotel across the street from bound to set up the final at least 10 3s. ... Outscored
the FedExForum, where No. try. the Lakers 52-46 in the paint
16 Memphis beat Mississippi The Grizzlies lost their third and outrebounded them
87-86 earlier Saturday. straight on a night they 47-40. ... Memphis now is
"We're lucky to get out of wore their Vancouver teal 4-1 in games decided by six
here with a win. Credit to uniforms for the first time to or fewer points this season.
the Grizzlies for coming out celebrate their 25th NBA MOVING ON UP
strong," said Lakers coach season along with a throw- James had six rebounds
Frank Vogel, who used back court. and now has 9,002 for his
earplugs to help him rest. Memphis led 35-25 after career. He also had two
"There young guys really the first quarter and 63-55 more steals, giving him
came after us, in the first at halftime. 1,958 to move past Derek
quarter in particular. Mo- TIP-INS Harper for 14th all-time. He
rant and Jackson are spe- Lakers: Rondo played hours explained why he's been
cial talents and they put us after the NBA fined him so successful taking the ball
in a hole." $35,000 for the foul that got away.
Memphis Grizzlies' Dillon Brooks (24), Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) and LA never led in the first half him ejected from the Lak- "Anticipation, being in the
Los Angeles Lakers' Dwight Howard (39) go after a loose ball in
the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Nov. 23, and trailed by as much as ers' win over the Thunder right place at the right
2019, in Memphis, Tenn. 15 in the second quarter. for kicking guard Dennis time, being healthy for the
Associated Press The Lakers got going in Schroder in the groin area. majority of my career so
the third and opened the Against Memphis, Rondo far, and then also being
Continued from Page 18 26 points. Jae Crowder fourth by jumping out to also had six assists and around some really good
"I was going to catch it and added 21, Jackson finished their biggest lead at 94-87. three rebounds. ... James defensive coaches," James
see if I had time to get a with 20, Dillon Brooks had The Grizzlies led 105-100 on snapped his seven-game said.
shot off or hit Ja (Morant), 12 and Anderson scored a tip-in by Brandon Clarke streak with 10 or more as- NO FOUL TRIPPING
who would've probably 10, making rookie coach with 3:24 to go. The Lakers sists, the longest in his ca- Davis set a Lakers fran-
been running full speed Taylor Jenkins very proud. scored the next nine with reer, with just four assists. It chise record by making 26
right next to me," Jackson "If we can play like that James hitting his layup for was the longest such streak free throws on 27 attempts
said. "Obviously, we didn't every night, we have our- the go-ahead bucket, and for the Lakers since Magic when these teams first met
get to do all that." selves a chance," Jenkins Davis followed by tipping Johnson had 10 straight in Oct. 29. Jackson recalled
James finished with 30 said. in James' miss for a 109-105 1990-91. barely playing in that game
points. Anthony Davis add- The Lakers showed the ef- lead with 53.5 seconds left. Grizzlies: They hit their first because of foul trouble. This
ed 22, Rajon Rondo had 14, fects of winning in Okla- Morant's layup with 28 eight 3-pointers before time, the No. 4 overall pick
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope homa City on Friday night. seconds left pulled Mem- Jackson missed with 10:38 of the 2018 draft played 33
scored 12 and Dwight How- James made clear on so- phis within a point. James left in the second. The team minutes, having picked up
ard had 10. cial media he had trouble missed a jumper with the finished 14 of 30, the eighth only two fouls. Davis was 5
Morant led Memphis with getting a nap with their Grizzlies grabbing the re- time in nine games it has hit of 6 at the line this time.q

For Dad: Bautista Agut gives Spain 1-0 lead over Canada

By TALES AZZONI Cup after an ankle injury
Associated Press that kept him sidelined
MADRID (AP) — Three days through the group stage
after the death of his fa- and the first two rounds of
ther, Roberto Bautista Agut the knockout round.
beat Félix Auger-Aliassime Canada came to Madrid
7-6 (3), 6-3 to give Spain a without Milos Raonic be-
1-0 lead over Canada in cause of a back injury.
the Davis Cup final on Sun- Shapovalov and Pospisil
day. were the only players who
An emotional Bautista Agut had competed until Sun-
pointed his finger to the sky day.
while celebrating his vic- Spain used its five players
tory. this week, with Nadal win-
Top-ranked Rafael Nadal ning all of his seven match-
can secure Spain the title es entering the final.
at the inaugural Davis Cup Colombian singer Shakira
Finals with a victory against performed before the final
Denis Shapovalov in the at the Caja Mágica cen-
second singles match later ter court, and Spanish King
Sunday. Felipe VI was among those
Bautista Agut hadn't watching.
played since leaving the The new Davis Cup Finals is
Spanish team a day after the result of a 25-year part-
defeating Nikola Mektic of Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut returns the ball to Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime during their tennis nership between the Inter-
Croatia on Wednesday. His singles match of the Davis Cup final in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019. national Tennis Federation
father died on Thursday af- Associated Press and the Kosmos group co-
ter an illness that stemmed founded by Barcelona star
from a 2016 accident. Spain's Marcel Granol- play if the title was at stake. champion Spain — in its Gerard Piqué, Shakira's hus-
Bautista Agut prevailed in lers and Feliciano López Nadal played in the deci- 10th final — hasn't won the band.
the first-set tiebreaker and were scheduled to face sive doubles on Friday and competition since 2011. The new event was cre-
earned two breaks early in Shapovalov and Vasek Saturday. The 19-year-old Auger- ated to make the team
the second set to clinch the Pospisil in the doubles, al- Canada is seeking its first Aliassime was making his competition more attrac-
win on his first match point. though Nadal is likely to Davis Cup title. Five-time debut in this year's Davis tive and lucrative.q